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There are 212 community colleges located throughout California (125 public colleges and 87 private colleges), serving 1,509,679 students.
For California community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,636 per year for in-state students and $6,773 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $18,081 per year (view national tuition costs).
The average community college acceptance rate in California is 85% (view national acceptance rates).
California community colleges have a diversity score of 0.73, which is higher than the national average of 0.66 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 68% (majority Hispanic) and the student:teacher ratio is 44:1.

Sierra Hall, located on West campus, houses lecture halls, classrooms, a state-of-the-art electronics lab and the department office for Technical Education.

San Bernardino Valley College's historic auditorium

Offering a variety of post-secondary programs, including Associate of Applied Science Degree's.

West creates a path for students to prestigious universities and to satisfying careers.

Student by Ethnicity

(CA) School Average

Asian

13%

Hispanic

37%

Black

White

32%

Two or more races

Non Resident

Unknown

CA All Ethnic Groups Ethnicity Breakdown

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