Yuba College

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a small suburb.

Overview

Yuba College is a coeducational, community college located in Marysville, California, United States. It is the main campus for the Yuba Community College District. It was established in 1927.

Yuba College is organized into the following departments:

• Applied Arts, Science and Technology
• Business
• Fine Arts
• Health and Physical Education
• Language Arts, Academic Skills
• Mathematics, Engineering, Science and Health Occupations
• Social Science

The College's sports teams are called the 49ers. The official mascot of Yuba College is 49er. The College sponsors baseball, basketball, football, soccer, softball, tennis, track and field, and volleyball.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in family and social work, therapy and counseling, and liberal arts.
• Affordable tuition & fees.
• Large number of students.
• High faculty salary.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Superior share of faculty on tenure track.
• 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.
• Distance learning is available.
• Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Yuba College participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 75% 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 8,677 in 2009-2010 (6,595 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 55% of the student body. About 15% 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 (1 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

ART STUDIES (0 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY (42 awarded)

• Cosmetology/Cosmetologist

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (76 awarded)

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

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (10 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
• Information Technology

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (9 awarded)

• Cooking and Related Culinary Arts

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (0 awarded)

• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (2 awarded)

• Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (119 awarded)

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

LANDSCAPING AND HORTICULTURE (2 awarded)

• Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations
• Landscaping and Groundskeeping

LAW (1 awarded)

• Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary

LIBERAL ARTS (357 awarded)

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

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

• Mathematics

MECHANICS AND REPAIR (17 awarded)

• Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician
• Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
• Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair
• Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA (1 awarded)

• Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant
• Radio and Television

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (5 awarded)

• Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (49 awarded)

• Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician
• Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
• Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician/Veterinary Assistant

MUSIC (4 awarded)

• Music

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (45 awarded)

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

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

• Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (33 awarded)

• Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
• Office Management and Supervision

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

PRODUCTION TRADES (15 awarded)

• Welding Technology/Welder

SCIENCE (18 awarded)

• Biological and Physical Sciences

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (49 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Fire Science/Fire-fighting
• Forensic Science and Technology

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (67 awarded)

• Psychology
• Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling