Top Orange County Community Colleges
- For the 2020 school year, there are 17 top community colleges in Orange County, California, serving 173,475 students.
- The average community college acceptance rate in California is 86% (view national acceptance rates).
- Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), and the student:teacher ratio is 50:1.
Top Orange County Community Colleges (2020)
- College Location Students
- American Career College-AnaheimPrivate, for profit1200 N. Magnolia Ave.
Anaheim, CA 92801
(949)783-4800 1,415 students - Career College of CaliforniaPrivate, for profit201 E. 4th Street, Suite 200
Santa Ana, CA 92701
(714)586-5775 194 students - Career Networks InstitutePrivate, for profit702 W Town and Country Rd
Orange, CA 92868
(714)437-9697 651 students - 11460 Warner Ave.
Fountain Valley, CA 92708
(714)546-7600 24,886 students - Concorde Career College-Garden GrovePrivate, for profit12951 Euclid Street, Suite 101
Garden Grove, CA 92840
(714)703-1900 974 students - Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-Orange CountyPrivate, for profit17590 Gillette Avenue
Irvine, CA 92614
(949)851-6200 156 students - Golden West CollegePublic15744 Goldenwest St.
Huntington Beach, CA 92647
(714)892-7711 12,394 students - Maric College-AnaheimPrivate, for profit1360 S Anaheim Blvd
Anaheim, CA 92805
(714)758-1500n/astudents - South Coast CollegePrivate, for profit2011 W. Chapman Avenue
Orange, CA 92868
(714)867-5009 342 students
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