Cabrillo College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized suburb.

Overview

Cabrillo College is a coeducational, community college located in Aptos, California, United States. It was established in 1959 and named after the famous explorer Juan Cabrillo.

Some of the departments of the College are as follows:

• Department of Biology
• Department of Horticulture
• Art Department
• Theatre Arts Department

The atheltic teams of Cabrillo College are called the Seahawks. The official mascot is the seahawk. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, football, golf, soccer, softball, swimming, diving & water polo, tennis, and volleyball.

Notable alumni of Cabrillo College include Brendan Ayanbadejo, linebacker for the Chicago Bears of the NFL; Camryn Manheim, Emmy Award-winning actress for The Practice; Sherman Cocroft, former defensive back for the Kansas City Chiefs; and Ward Bushee, editor of the San Francisco Chronicle.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, computer science and engineering, construction trades, music, family and social work, and engineering.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• High faculty salary.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Associates Colleges.

Features of note:

• Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 16,387 in 2009-2010 (8,458 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 54% of the student body. About 22% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (11 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (80 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (66 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (45 awarded)

• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (15 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (2 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (18 awarded)

• Health Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Archeology
• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Civil Drafting and Civil Engineering CAD/CADD
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (107 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Human Services

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (17 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LIBERAL ARTS (641 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Women's Studies

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (21 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (80 awarded)

• Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Phlebotomy/Phlebotomist
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (7 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (55 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (8 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (7 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (22 awarded)

• Astronomy
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Geology/Earth Science
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (44 awarded)

• Corrections
• Corrections and Criminal Justice
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (16 awarded)

• Psychology