Contra Costa College

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.

Campus Location

2600 Mission Bell Dr
San Pablo, CA 94806-3195
USA
Main Tel: (510) 235-7800
Web Site

The campus is in a large suburb.

Contra Costa College Highlights

Where Contra Costa College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in family and social work and mechanics and repair.
Affordable tuition & fees.
High faculty salary.
Large number of students.
Large number of programs of study offered.
Racially diverse student body.
Many mature (40+ year old) students.

Other important characteristics:

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

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	392	45
< 1 year certificate	190	21
1-2 year certificate	80	14

Contra Costa Students

The student enrollment at Contra Costa was 7,147 in 2007 (3,901 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	$ 570
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,415
Books and supplies	$ 1,422

Financial Aid: Contra Costa 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 Contra Costa:

School	Location	Enrollment
San Jose City College	San Jose, CA	9,805
Rio Hondo College	Whittier, CA	21,041
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA	12,839
Chabot College	Hayward, CA	13,229
Los Angeles City College	Los Angeles, CA	17,204
West Los Angeles College	Culver City, CA	9,975
Long Beach City College	Long Beach, CA	25,536
East Los Angeles College	Monterey Park, CA	28,889
Oxnard College	Oxnard, CA	6,803
Skyline College	San Bruno, CA	8,359

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		91
Without tenure; working toward tenure		11
Without tenure; tenure not available		20

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

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (0 awarded)

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (61 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

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

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (21 awarded)

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (5 awarded)

Drafting and Design Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (68 awarded)

Child Development
Family Systems
Human Services

LIBERAL ARTS (186 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (3 awarded)

Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (72 awarded)

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

MEDIA (4 awarded)

Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (59 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 (101 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 (8 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (4 awarded)

Real Estate

SCIENCE (17 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Geology/Earth Science
Physics

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (6 awarded)

Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (26 awarded)

Corrections
Criminal Justice/Police Science
Security and Loss Prevention Services

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (15 awarded)

Psychology