Shasta College

11555 Old Oregon Trail
Redding, CA 96003

Shasta College is part of the California Community College system, which is the largest system of higher education in the world, with 107 colleges organized into 72 districts, serving nearly 1.4 million students. Students who receive an associate degree earn 66% higher wages after three years on the job. Shasta College ranks second highest in the state in university transfer. The college has articulation agreements to facilitate transfer to the University of California and California State University systems, and many private college campuses.

School Highlights

Shasta College serves 9,307 students (38% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 18:1 is lower than the state community college average of 24:1.

Minority enrollment is 38% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 77%.

The teacher population of 518 teachers has grown by 91% over five years.

	Shasta College	(CA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant	Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional
Institution Level	Four or more years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Public	Public
Total Faculty	518 staff	308 staff

School Calendar	Link to School Calendar

The student population of Shasta College has grown by 11% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 18:1 has decreased from 41:1 over five years.

The Shasta College diversity score of 0.57 is less than the state average of 0.70. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	9,307 students	8,365 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	18:1	24:1

# Full-Time Students	3,555 students	2,015 students

# Part-Time Students	5,752 students	6,350 students


Total Dormitory Capacity	126	140

% American Indian/Alaskan	2%	-

% Asian	4%	12%

% Hispanic	18%	47%

% Black	2%	6%

% White	62%	23%

% Two or more races	7%	4%

% Unknown races	5%	6%

Diversity Score	0.57	0.70

College Completion Rate	19%	28%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$30,600	$34,700

The public in-state tuition of $1,183 is less than the state average of $1,997. The in-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

The public out-state tuition of $6,223 is less than the state average of $7,123. The out-state tuition has stayed relatively flat over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$1,183	$1,997

Out-State Tuition Fees	$6,223	$7,123

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	94%	79%

Median Debt for Graduates	$10,500	$10,376

Median Debt for Dropouts	$7,500	$6,000

Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Since 1950 Shasta College has served the residents of Northern California with outstanding programs of education and public service. The campus is located on 337 acres, and is referred to as the Stillwater campus because it is bordered by Stillwater Creek on the East Side. The District also owns an additional 350 acres in Bella Vista. The District encompasses the counties of Shasta, Tehama, and Trinity, and small portions of Lassen, Modoc, and Humboldt counties as well. The college has a childcare center, residence halls, its own waste water treatment facility, a park, a horse arena, an Olympic-sized swimming pool, an Olympic-sized diving pool, and a fire station, which serves the surrounding area. The campus includes wooded groves –including a redwood memorial grove--ponds, nature trails, two streams, a Christmas Tree farm, and a 150-acre farm. There is also a man-made waterfall made of lava rock from Hat Creek, designed by The Shasta College Art Department. Shasta College was one of the first community colleges to possess a Carillon, which dates back to 1968.

The nearest community college to Shasta College is College of the Siskiyous (54.3 miles away).