Ventura College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a medium-sized city.

Overview

Ventura College, or VC, was established 1925 as a California-state funded community college. The campus of VC covers more than 110 acres in Ventura, California, and is administrated by the Ventura County Community College District. Some of the academic departments of VC are business information systems, environmental science and resource management, paramedic/emergency medical technology, and fashion design and merchandising.

There are a variety of active student organizations at VC including the African American Student Union, American Institute of Architectural Students, Campus Crusade for Christ, Extended Opportunities Programs and Services Student Association, Society for Hispanic Professional Engineers, Psychology Club, and many more.

The athletic teams of VC are known as the Pirates and are members of the Western State Conference. The men’s sports include water polo, basketball, track and field, baseball, tennis, golf, swimming and diving, football, and cross country. The women’s sports include softball, volleyball, basketball, soccer, track and field, cross country, water polo, tennis, and swimming and diving.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in liberal arts and music.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Many mature (40+ year old) students.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.

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.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Ventura College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 59% 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 14,207 in 2009-2010 (8,333 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 67% of the student body. About 13% 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)

• Crop Production

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (6 awarded)

• Architectural Technology/Technician

ART STUDIES (2 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (37 awarded)

• Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Commerce

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration
• Information Technology

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (0 awarded)

• Environmental Studies
• Natural Resources/Conservation

CONSTRUCTION TRADES (20 awarded)

• Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
• Building/Construction Site Management/Manager
• Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector

DESIGN (1 awarded)

• Fashion/Apparel Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (5 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING (4 awarded)

• Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (18 awarded)

• Biomedical Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Elect CAD/CADD
• Engineering Technology
• Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
• Water Quality & Wastewater Treatment Mgmt & Recycling Tech

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (37 awarded)

• Child Care Provider/Assistant
• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Human Services

FINE ARTS (0 awarded)

• Ceramic Arts and Ceramics

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (0 awarded)

• Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping
• Plant Nursery Operations and Management
• Turf and Turfgrass Management

LIBERAL ARTS (818 awarded)

• Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
• Geography
• Humanities/Humanistic Studies
• International Relations and Affairs
• Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (11 awarded)

• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (0 awarded)

• Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
• Journalism

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (0 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MUSIC (6 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (124 awarded)

• Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
• Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Studies

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (4 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (7 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art
• Photography

PRODUCTION TRADES (3 awarded)

• Machine Tool Technology/Machinist
• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (0 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences
• Biology/Biological Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (47 awarded)

• Criminal Justice/Police Science