Fullerton College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Fullerton College or FC was founded in 1913 as the Fullerton Junior College. Later in 1972, the college adopted its current name. It is the oldest community college in California, which is operating continuously. In its first year in 1913, the college enrolled 28 students. Presently, FC covers more than 80 acres in Fullerton, California. The first newspaper of the college was called The Weekly Torch and was introduced in 1923.

Fullerton College offers around 90 degree programs and more than 100 certificate programs. Some of the academic departments of the college are the philosophy department, history department, electronics department and computer science department.

The athletic teams of FC are popularly known as the Hornets. The men’s teams include baseball, basketball, water polo, cross country, swimming, soccer, tennis, and football. The women’s teams include badminton, soccer, golf, tennis, softball, volleyball, water polo, swimming and basketball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in beauty and cosmetology, liberal arts, mathematics, engineering, security and law enforcement, drama and performing arts, art studies, media, therapy and counseling, and business and management.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• 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.
• 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 22,068 in 2009-2010 (14,167 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 75% of the student body. About 7% 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)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Agricultural Production Operations

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (3 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (23 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (98 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (195 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
• International Business/Trade/Commerce
• Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

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

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Science

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (15 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Manufacture
• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Apparel and Textiles
• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
• Carpentry/Carpenter
• Construction Trades

DESIGN (10 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (12 awarded)

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

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

• Teacher Assistant/Aide
• Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (15 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
• Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (16 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Child Care and Support Services Management
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management

LAW (19 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (651 awarded)

• Anthropology
• Area Studies
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Foreign Languages and Literatures
• Geography
• History
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Sociology
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MATHEMATICS (15 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (3 awarded)

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

MEDIA (37 awarded)

• Advertising
• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Broadcast Journalism
• Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator, General Production
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICINE (21 awarded)

• Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (3 awarded)

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

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

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

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (2 awarded)

• Cabinetmaking and Millwork/Millwright
• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (1 awarded)

• Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (1 awarded)

• Philosophy
• Religion/Religious Studies

SCIENCE (58 awarded)

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

SCIENCE AND LABORATORY TECHNICIAN (0 awarded)

• Chemical Technology/Technician

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (95 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (43 awarded)

• Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage
• Psychology