Berkeley City College
Tel:
(510) 981-2800
- Berkeley City College (BCC), an innovative and caring learning community. We are deeply committed to sustaining our student-centered learning environment, as we continue to foster partnerships with our community’s business, educational, civic, and nonprofit organizations. We take pride in programs that address the needs and learning styles of all students, and which help contribute to underrepresented populations’ success in college. BCC will provide you with a unique, dynamic and rewarding learning environment. Our students, faculty and staff reflect the ethnic and economic diversity of our community and, from a broader perspective, that of California’s community colleges. You can choose from majors in a variety of areas, including American Sign Language, Accounting, Art, Biotechnology, Business Administration, Computer Information Systems, English, Global Studies, Office Technology, Liberal Arts, Multimedia Arts, Psychology, Public and Human Services, Sociology, Spanish and Spanish Medical Interpreting. Internships in the sciences and community service opportunities will enhance your education. All prepare you for employment, improve your skills or allow you to continue your education at a four-year institution.
School Highlights
Berkeley City College serves 5,644 students (26% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 30:1 is higher than the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 79% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the state average of 77%.
Top Rankings
Berkeley City College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
School Overview
The teacher population of 186 teachers has grown by 121% over five years.
| Berkeley City College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 186 staff | 308 staff |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Vista is a premier, diverse student-centered learning community, dedicated to academic excellence, collaboration, innovation, and transformation. Vista, one of California's 107 community colleges, is located at 2020 Milvia Street in downtown Berkeley, in one of the world's great education centers. It is only two blocks from the University of California at Berkeley. Model Programs in American Sign Language, biotechnology, business, computer information systems, the liberal arts and social sciences, place Vista on the cutting edge of community college education in California. Classes convene at the college's urban setting in downtown Berkeley and at the University of California. Vista Community College offers a wide variety of financial aid programs and services to help you meet your educational costs. The college participates in the Federal Pell Grant Program, the Federal Supplemental Education Opportunity Grant Program (SEOG), the Federal College-Work Study Program, and the Board of Governors Waiver Program (BOGEFW). Vista Community College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Berkeley City College is Laney College (5.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Laney CollegePublic10,424 students | 5.10 Mi900 Fallon Sreet
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 834-5740 5.1010,424 - College of AlamedaPublic5,667 students | 6.30 Mi555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pky
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-7221 6.305,667 - Merritt CollegePublic6,857 students | 7.80 Mi12500 Campus Dr
Oakland, CA 94619
(510) 531-4911 7.806,857 - Contra Costa CollegePublic7,127 students | 7.90 Mi2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA 94806
(510) 235-7800 7.907,127 - FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San FranciscoPrivate for-profit188 students | 9.50 Mi55 Stockton St
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 675-5200 9.50188
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