Cypress College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a large suburb.

Overview

Cypress College is a comprehensive, two-year, community college located in Cypress, California, United States. It was established on September 12, 1966. The college offers more than 50 associate degrees, transfer courses, and over 130 vocational programs leading to Associate degrees and certificates. It enrolls nearly 14,000 students per semester.

Cypress College's campus covers an area of 440,000 square meters. The student population is very ethnic and diverse. It includes 33% Caucasian, 27% Latinos, 19% Asian/Pacific Islander, 8% Filipino, 6% African American, and others - 5%.

Cypress College's student body has a good number of international students. Some of the notable alumni of the college are Brian Downing, Major League Baseball Player; Eric Stefani, recording artist; and Jason Vargas, Major League Baseball Pitcher.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in mechanics and repair, funeral and mortuary science, cooking and culinary arts, transportation, hospitality, and religion and philosophy.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of 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.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 15,102 in 2009-2010 (8,926 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 10% 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 (1 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies
• Visual and Performing Arts

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (55 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Selling Skills and Sales Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (29 awarded)

• Computer Graphics
• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Computer and Information Sciences
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Information Technology
• System Administration/Administrator
• Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
• Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (99 awarded)

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

DESIGN (4 awarded)

• Graphic Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
• Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Education
• Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (7 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (43 awarded)

• Adult Development and Aging
• Human Services

FUNERAL AND MORTUARY SCIENCE (37 awarded)

• Funeral Service and Mortuary Science

HOSPITALITY (46 awarded)

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

LAW (7 awarded)

• Court Reporting/Court Reporter
• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (482 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Sociology

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (155 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician

MEDIA (8 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (8 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (163 awarded)

• Dental Assisting/Assistant
• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer & Ultrasound Technician
• Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder
• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer

MUSIC (1 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (87 awarded)

• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (10 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (4 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (9 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (0 awarded)

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

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (23 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling

TRANSPORTATION (39 awarded)

• Airline Flight Attendant
• Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew
• Aviation/Airway Management and Operations