City College Of San Francisco

The City College of San Francisco is a two-year community college located in San Francisco, California. It was established in August of 1935. The college’s primary location is the Ocean Avenue campus in Ingleside. CCSF enrolls more than 100,000 students. It offers a variety of degrees and programs through the following schools:

School of Applied Science and Technology
School of Behavioral and Social Sciences
School of Business
School of Health and Physical Education
School of International Education and ESL
School of Liberal Arts
School of Science and Math

The City College of San Francisco was the first college to offer women the opportunity to train as aircraft mechanics. It went on to establish one of the first Women's Studies programs in the United States.

Campus Location

50 Phelan Ave
San Francisco, CA 94112-1898
USA
Main Tel: (415) 239-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

City College Of San Francisco Highlights

Where City College Of San Francisco stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in liberal arts, medical adminstration, medicine, family and social work, and science and laboratory technician.
Large number of students.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
High faculty salary.
Good faculty-to-student ratio.
Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
Racially diverse student body.

Other important characteristics:

Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates
Faculty tenure system
Library on-campus
Study abroad option
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	1,230	55
< 1 year certificate	717	64
1-2 year certificate	158	26
2-4 year degree	138	22

City College Students

The student enrollment at City College was 46,411 in 2007 (21,273 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students living in the US make up 100% of incoming freshmen.

Tuition and Other Costs

Item	Cost
State Tuition and fees	$ 572
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 4,466
Books and supplies	$ 1,422

Financial Aid: City College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.

Similar Schools

Based on computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to City College:

School	Location	Enrollment
Santa Barbara City College	Santa Barbara, CA	21,632
American River College	Sacramento, CA	33,821
Santa Ana College	Santa Ana, CA	33,514
College of the Canyons	Santa Clarita, CA	17,499
Diablo Valley College	Pleasant Hill, CA	19,768
Sierra College	Rocklin, CA	18,859
Hartnell College	Salinas, CA	9,890
Glendale Community College	Glendale, CA	16,827
Monterey Peninsula College	Monterey, CA	9,238
Palomar College	San Marcos, CA	27,222

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		486
Without tenure; working toward tenure		254
Without tenure; tenure not available		41

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (0 awarded)

Architectural Technology/Technician
Architecture and Related Services

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (49 awarded)

Accounting
Banking and Financial Support Services
Business Administration and Management
International Business/Trade/Commerce
Labor and Industrial Relations
Retailing and Retail Operations
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Information Technology
System Administration/Administrator
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (16 awarded)

Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
Plumbing Technology/Plumber

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (55 awarded)

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

DESIGN (9 awarded)

Fashion/Apparel Design
Graphic Design
Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (4 awarded)

Dance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (11 awarded)

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
Engineering Technology
Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (142 awarded)

Child Development
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management

HOSPITALITY (14 awarded)

Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (11 awarded)

Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
Landscaping and Groundskeeping
Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (16 awarded)

Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (1,296 awarded)

Chinese Language and Literature
English Language and Literature
Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature
French Language and Literature
German Language and Literature
Italian Language and Literature
Japanese Language and Literature
Latin Language and Literature
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Library Assistant/Technician
Russian Language and Literature
Sociology
Spanish Language and Literature

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (103 awarded)

Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Avionics Maintenance Technology/Technician
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (25 awarded)

Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
Broadcast Journalism
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Graphic Communications
Journalism
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (54 awarded)

Community Health and Preventive Medicine
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (100 awarded)

Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
Dental Assisting/Assistant
Electrocardiograph Technology/Technician
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
Medical/Clinical Assistant
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MEDICINE (115 awarded)

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (42 awarded)

Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (19 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded)

Cinematography and Film/Video Production
Film/Cinema Studies
Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (5 awarded)

Real Estate

SCIENCE (48 awarded)

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (20 awarded)

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (45 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Police Science
Fire Science/Fire-fighting
Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (19 awarded)

Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling