Chabot College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Chabot College is a community college in California located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. The campus is situated in Hayward, California, which is a few miles from California State University, East Bay. The college was founded on September 11, 1961, on a 7.5-acres temporary site in San Leandro. Chabots college’s present campus sits on an area of 94 acres.

Chabot offers more than 100 associate degrees and certificates in over 170 majors of study. The college operates on a semester basis. The campus features a 200-seater theatre, 1,432-seater performing arts center, full-size planetarium, athletic fields, and olympic-size swimming pool. The college also hosts a flea market on the third Saturday of every month.

Chabot has an enrollment of more than 15,000 students from over 25 countries and all continents. The most notable alumnus of the college is Academy Award winning actor, Tom Hanks.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, science, liberal arts, mathematics, and office and administration.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

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.
• 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 13,398 in 2009-2010 (7,491 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% of the student body. About 15% 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)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (2 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (72 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Computer Science
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (0 awarded)

• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Electrician
• Painting/Painter and Wall Coverer
• Plumbing Technology/Plumber
• Roofer

DESIGN (11 awarded)

• Graphic Design
• Illustration
• Interior Design

ENGINEERING (1 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (145 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Human Services
• Public Administration and Social Service Professions

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
• Sculpture

LIBERAL ARTS (372 awarded)

• Creative Writing
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (8 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (33 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (7 awarded)

• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (2 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (48 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Medical/Clinical Assistant

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (37 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (4 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (53 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (2 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Drawing

PRODUCTION TRADES (20 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Sheet Metal Technology/Sheetworking
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (95 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Chemistry
• Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (22 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Psychology