Contra Costa College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Contra Costa College is a community college located in San Pablo, California. It was established in 1950 on a temporary location in Richmond, California. A permanent campus for the college was opened in the year 1957. CCC is the west campus of the Contra Costa Community College District. It forms a part of the California community colleges system.

CCC owns a nationally honored weekly newspaper, known as The Advocate. This student run publication has won more than 10 National Newspaper Pacemaker Awards since 1990. The Speech and Debate Team at the Contra Costa College is one of the top community college teams of its kind in the nation.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

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.
• ROTC.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 7,580 in 2009-2010 (4,472 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 56% 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 (0 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (0 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (60 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Science
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (15 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (4 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (49 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Community Services
• Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (234 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• French Language and Literature
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature

MATHEMATICS (5 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (17 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair

MEDIA (6 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (61 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical/Clinical Assistant
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (0 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (49 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (6 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (2 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (49 awarded)

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

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (19 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (12 awarded)

• Psychology