San Jose City College

San Jose City College, also known as SJCC, is a coeducational, community college located in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California, United States. It was founded in 1921 with as the San Jose School. The school was renamed to San Jose City College in 1958.

San Jose City College is organized into the following divisions:

Applied Science
Business and Service Careers
Humanities & Social Science
Language Arts
Math and Science

The sports teams at San Jose City College are called the Jaguars. The official mascot is the Jaguar. The College sponsors football, basketball, baseball, cross country, track, soccer, softball, and volleyball.

Notable faculty of SJCC include John Shrader, Professor of Journalism, has an extensive background in television and radio sports anchoring and sports reporting; and Reginald Lockett, Professor of English, is the author of The Party Crashers of Paradise (2001) and has composed many other short stories, novels, articles, and poems.

Campus Location

2100 Moorpark Ave
San Jose, CA 95128-2798
USA
Main Tel: (408) 298-2181
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

San Jose City College Highlights

Where San Jose City College stands out most compared to other schools (details below):

Many students concentrating in family and social work, real estate and construction management, therapy and counseling, engineering technician, beauty and cosmetology, and religion and philosophy.
Affordable tuition & fees.
Large number of students.
High faculty salary.
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
Distance learning available
Part-time classes available

Degrees Awarded (in 2007)

Degree	Total Earned	Different Programs
Associate	298	47
< 1 year certificate	208	32
1-2 year certificate	156	22

Students

The student enrollment at San Jose City College was 9,805 in 2007 (4,990 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	$ 588
Out-of-state tuition and fees	$ 5,712
Books and supplies	$ 1,422

Financial Aid: San Jose City College 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 San Jose City College:

School	Location	Enrollment
Contra Costa College	San Pablo, CA	7,147
San Bernardino Valley College	San Bernardino, CA	12,839
College of the Sequoias	Visalia, CA	11,697
Chabot College	Hayward, CA	13,229
Oxnard College	Oxnard, CA	6,803
Mt San Antonio College	Walnut, CA	29,842
Long Beach City College	Long Beach, CA	25,536
Reedley College	Reedley, CA	12,158
San Diego City College	San Diego, CA	17,013
Rio Hondo College	Whittier, CA	21,041

Faculty

Tenure (2007):

Full-Time Faculty		Total
With tenure		92
Without tenure; working toward tenure		27
Without tenure; tenure not available		5

Housing and Meals

On-campus housing is not available.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (4 awarded)

Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (57 awarded)

Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (55 awarded)

Accounting
Business Administration and Management
Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
Business/Commerce
E-Commerce/Electronic Commerce
Labor and Industrial Relations
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations
Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

Computer Programming/Programmer
Computer Science
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
System Administration/Administrator
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (10 awarded)

Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
Construction Trades
Glazier

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (53 awarded)

Biomedical Technology/Technician
Heating/AC/Refrigeration Technology/Technician
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician
Manufacturing Technology/Technician
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (74 awarded)

Child Development
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences

LIBERAL ARTS (169 awarded)

English Language and Literature
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
Foreign Languages and Literatures
Humanities/Humanistic Studies
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (0 awarded)

Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (13 awarded)

Communications Systems Installation and Repair Technology
Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (9 awarded)

Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia
Journalism

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (75 awarded)

Dental Assisting/Assistant
Medical/Clinical Assistant

MEDICINE (0 awarded)

Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences

MUSIC (0 awarded)

Music

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (10 awarded)

Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (15 awarded)

Machine Tool Technology/Machinist

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (18 awarded)

Real Estate

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (11 awarded)

Philosophy

SCIENCE (5 awarded)

Biology/Biological Sciences
Chemistry
Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (9 awarded)

Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (48 awarded)

Psychology
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling