Shasta College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

Shasta College is a two-year community college located in Redding, California. It was established in 1950 and dedicated by President Harry Truman. The college enrolls more than 7,000 students annually. Shasta College offers a wide variety of transfer-level and pre-transfer-level classes and programs in diverse areas of study. The college is famous for its music department.

Shasta College is home to a community band, which has over 100 members. The College’s athletic department fields several men’s and women’s sports teams. Their official mascot is the Knight. The campus is also home to several student clubs and organizations like the Ability Awareness Club, the Equipment Operators Club and Intercultural Club.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and security and law enforcement.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Number of dorm rooms for students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.

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.
• Campus housing is available.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Shasta College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 66% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 10,334 in 2009-2010 (6,275 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 58% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

Shasta College provides on-campus housing for 120 of its 6,275 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

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 (14 awarded)

• Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology
• Agricultural Production Operations
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (1 awarded)

• Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (45 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce
• Retailing and Retail Operations
• Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (6 awarded)

• Forestry
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (5 awarded)

• Construction Trades

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (7 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (2 awarded)

• Health Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (3 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (3 awarded)

• Drafting and Design Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technologies/Technicians
• Engineering Technology
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (19 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foodservice Systems Administration/Management

HOSPITALITY (2 awarded)

• Hospitality Administration/Management
• Resort Management

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (1 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LAW (5 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary
• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (393 awarded)

• English Language and Literature/Letters
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
• Social Sciences
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (9 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Computer Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
• Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (2 awarded)

• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (18 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (16 awarded)

• Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (3 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (62 awarded)

• Home Health Aide/Home Attendant
• Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (2 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (7 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science

PRODUCTION TRADES (6 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Real Estate

SCIENCE (31 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Geology/Earth Science
• Oceanography, Chemical and Physical

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (55 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (1 awarded)

• Psychology