Contra Costa College
Tel:
(510) 235-7800
- Contra Costa Community College District was established on December 14, 1948, with boundaries nearly identical to those of Contra Costa County. There are three colleges in the district: Contra Costa College (San Pablo), Los Medanos College (Pittsburgh), and Diablo Valley College (Pleasant Hill), which also operates the Center for Higher Education (San Ramon).
School Highlights
Contra Costa College serves 7,127 students (26% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 24:1 is same as the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 77%.
Top Rankings
Contra Costa College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Average community college minority breakdown
School Overview
The teacher population of 294 teachers has grown by 70% over five years.
Contra Costa College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-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 | 294 staff | 308 staff |
School Calendar | Link to School Calendar |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- The Center for Science Excellence is a special scholarship program in the Science Division at Contra Costa College that began due to a generous grant by the Army Research Office in the Department of Defense. The overall goal of the Center is to increase the number of underrepresented graduates in the physical and biological sciences, mathematics and engineering.The mission of the CCC Foundation is to perpetuate financial assets through a variety of fundraising activities in order to offer financial assistance to the college's scholarship,educational, and training programs. Since 1982 the College For Kids program at Contra Costa College has been offering educational enrichment classes during the summer for students entering grades 2 through 12. Class offerings include English, Math, Culinary Arts, Journalism, Computers, Science, Art, Drama, and Dance. Each class is taught by a qualified instructor assisted by an Instructional Aide.The Contra Costa College Skills Center web site is a useful resource for students, faculty, and staff at the college. The new machines are great internet computers and they host Skills Bank and a large collection of other computer-aided instruction programs.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Contra Costa College is Berkeley City College (7.9 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Berkeley City CollegePublic5,644 students | 7.90 Mi2050 Center Sreet
Berkeley, CA 94704
(510) 981-2800 7.905,644 - College of MarinPublic5,182 students | 11.30 Mi835 College Ave
Kentfield, CA 94904
(415) 457-8811 11.305,182 - Laney CollegePublic10,424 students | 12.70 Mi900 Fallon Sreet
Oakland, CA 94607
(510) 834-5740 12.7010,424 - FIDM-Fashion Institute of Design & Merchandising-San FranciscoPrivate for-profit188 students | 13.10 Mi55 Stockton St
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 675-5200 13.10188 - College of AlamedaPublic5,667 students | 13.50 Mi555 Ralph Appezzato Memorial Pky
Alameda, CA 94501
(510) 522-7221 13.505,667
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