Santa Barbara City College
Tel:
(805) 965-0581
- Santa Barbara City College is a comprehensive community college serving the south coast of Santa Barbara County. Established in 1909, SBCC is renowned as one of the leading two-year community college in California - and the nation. The college has a wide range of associate degree and certificate programs, as well as transfer programs that provide the first two years of study toward the baccalaureate degree. Students are attracted to SBCC by virtue of its outstanding faculty, small classes, state-of-the-art facilities and numerous student services.
School Highlights
Santa Barbara City College serves 14,133 students (46% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 14:1 is lower than the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 66% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 77%.
School Overview
The teacher population of 1,041 teachers has grown by 151% over five years.
| Santa Barbara 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 | 1,041 staff | 308 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- Established in 1909, SBCC is a public, co-educational two-year college which offers both academic and technical/vocational certificates and associate degrees. Known for its outstanding faculty and curriculum, SBCC is a premier California Community College and a leader in preparing students to transfer to respected universities and colleges. International students have always played an important role in the life of the college. Santa Barbara City College provides an outstanding education for the South Coast's future workforce - the health care workers, technicians, teachers, hotel/restaurant staff, and business managers that will keep our community strong. SBCC is also the home of an outstanding lifelong learning program - our continuing education classes provide lifelong learning opportunities for more than 42,000 people every year. The primary purpose of the Office of Student Life is to coordinate co-curricular student activities and specific services on campus. The staff assists individual students, student organizations, athletics, and instructional departments in coordinating activity projects, in addition to providing assistance and direction to the A.S. Student Senate.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Santa Barbara City College is Ventura College (28.0 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Ventura CollegePublic12,696 students | 28.00 Mi4667 Telegraph Rd
Ventura, CA 93003
(805) 654-6400 28.0012,696 - California Aeronautical UniversityPrivate for-profit230 students | 28.80 Mi1450 Boughton Drive
Bakersfield, CA 93308
(661) 615-5915 28.80230 - Oxnard CollegePublic7,464 students | 35.10 Mi4000 S Rose Ave
Oxnard, CA 93033
(805) 986-5800 35.107,464 - Moorpark CollegePublic14,275 students | 49.70 Mi7075 Campus Rd
Moorpark, CA 93021
(805) 378-1400 49.7014,275
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