City College Of San Francisco

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

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.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts, medicine, and mechanics and repair.
• Large number of students.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Good faculty-to-student ratio.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.

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.
• Part-time classes are available.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 34,868 in 2009-2010 (18,438 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 47% of the student body. About 19% 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 (5 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (61 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Banking and Financial Support Services
• Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
• Business/Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Labor and Industrial Relations
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (38 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 (14 awarded)

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

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (31 awarded)

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

DESIGN (14 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (6 awarded)

• Dance

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (1 awarded)

• Education
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (5 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (39 awarded)

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

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (105 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management
• Human Services

HOSPITALITY (22 awarded)

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

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (18 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (15 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (885 awarded)

• Chinese Language and Literature
• English Language and Literature
• Filipino/Tagalog Language and Literature
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Italian Language and Literature
• Japanese Language and Literature
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Library Assistant/Technician
• Russian Language and Literature
• Social Sciences
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (122 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 (20 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Broadcast Journalism
• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (50 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (99 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 (89 awarded)

• Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (174 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (30 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (13 awarded)

• Cinematography and Film/Video Production
• Film/Cinema Studies
• Photography

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (9 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (61 awarded)

• Biological and Biomedical Sciences
• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (45 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (11 awarded)

• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling