Coastline Community College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small city.

Overview

Coastline Community College is a community college located in Fountain Valley, California. It was established in 1976 and is part of the Coast Community College District. The college offers Associate in Arts degrees and career and technical courses for occupational certificates. The college also offers instruction in more than seven different cities within the college service area.

The college operates an art gallery in Huntington Beach, which showcases the artistic works of its students. The student body of Coastline Community College has an impressive number of international students. The campus is home to several student clubs and organizations.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Large number of students.
• High male/female ratio.

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.
• 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 12,011 in 2009-2010 (5,390 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 29% of the student body. About 30% 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 (2 awarded)

• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (36 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (2 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (35 awarded)

• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Engineering Technologies/Technicians

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (24 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Human Services

LAW (46 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (1,866 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (2 awarded)

• Mathematics

MEDIA (0 awarded)

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

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Medical/Clinical Assistant

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

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

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (8 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (0 awarded)

• Psychology