List of California Community Colleges
This is a list of California Community Colleges in order of the year founded, made up of 116 colleges within the California Community Colleges system, as well as surrounding districts of the system.
List of colleges
Name
Location
Founded [ 1] Enrollment
(Fall 2023) [ 2]
Nickname[ 3] (Athletic Conference)
Chaffey College Rancho Cucamonga (Main)Chino Fontana 1883
21,095
Panthers(IEC )
Santa Barbara City College Santa Barbara 1909
16,835
Vaqueros(WSC )
Fresno City College Fresno 1910
25,563
Rams(CVC )
Bakersfield College Bakersfield (Main)Delano Shafter 1913
31,021
Renegades(WSC )
Fullerton College Fullerton 1913
18,572
Hornets(OEC )
San Diego City College San Diego 1914
13,195
Knights(PCAC )
Citrus College Glendora 1915
10,281
Fighting Owls(WSC )
Santa Ana College Santa Ana 1915
36,941
Dons(OEC )
Riverside City College Riverside 1916
21,156
Tigers(OEC )
Sacramento City College Sacramento (Main)Davis West Sacramento 1916
19,034
Panthers(B8C )
Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa (Main)Petaluma Windsor Forestville 1918
22,215
Bears Cubs(B8C )
Gavilan College Gilroy (Main)San José Hollister San Martin 1919
6,580
Rams(CC )
Allan Hancock College Santa Maria (Main)Lompoc Santa Ynez 1920
12,866
Bulldogs(WSC )
Hartnell College Salinas (Main)King City Castroville Soledad 1920
8,557
Panthers(CC )
Modesto Junior College Modesto 1921
17,444
Pirates(B8C )
San José City College San José 1921
9,032
Jaguars(CC )
College of San Mateo San Mateo 1922
9,204
Bulldogs(CC )
Taft College Taft 1922
3,975
Cougars(CVC )
Pasadena City College Pasadena 1924
26,522
Lancers(SCC )
Lassen College Susanville 1925
2,028
Cougars
Los Angeles Trade Technical College Los Angeles 1925
13,497
Beavers(SCC )
Ventura College Ventura 1925
11,689
Pirates(WSC )
College of Marin Kentfield Novato 1926
6,186
Mariners(BVC )
College of the Sequoias Visalia Hanford Tulare 1926
13,978
Giants(CVC )
Reedley College Reedley 1926
8,505
Tigers(CVC )
San Bernardino Valley College San Bernardino 1926
13,209
Wolverines(IEC )
Compton College Compton 1927
4,918
Tartars(SCC )
Glendale Community College Glendale 1927
15,885
Vaqueros(WSC )
Long Beach City College Long Beach 1927
26,189
Vikings(SCC )
Porterville College Porterville 1927
5,055
Pirates(CVC )
Yuba College Marysville (Main)Yuba City 1927
5,851
Forty-Niners(BVC )
Antelope Valley College Lancaster (Main)Palmdale 1929
13,093
Marauders(WSC )
Los Angeles City College Los Angeles 1929
17,157
Cubs(SCC )
Santa Monica College Santa Monica (Main)Los Angeles Malibu 1929
26,748
Corsairs(WSC )
West Hills College Coalinga Coalinga 1932
3,690
Falcons(CVC )
MiraCosta College Oceanside (Main)Cardiff Carlsbad 1934
14,308
Spartans(PCAC )
City College of San Francisco San Francisco 1935
26,519
Rams(CC )
San Joaquin Delta College Stockton (Main)Mountain House Lodi Manteca 1935
18,226
Mustangs(B8C )
Sierra College Rocklin (Main)Grass Valley Truckee Roseville 1936
17,806
Wolverines(B8C )
Napa Valley College Napa (Main)St. Helena 1942
4,326
The Storm(BVC )
East Los Angeles College Monterey Park 1945
32,225
Huskies(SCC )
Solano Community College Fairfield (Main)Vallejo Vacaville Travis Air Force Base 1945
8,868
Falcons(BVC )
Contra Costa College San Pablo 1946
6,570
Comets(BVC )
Mt. San Antonio College Walnut 1946
38,269
Mounties(SCC )
Palomar College San Marcos (Main)Escondido Fallbrook San Diego Camp Pendleton Ramona San Marcos 1946
20,126
Comets(PCAC )
El Camino College Alondra Park 1947
21,971
Warriors(SCC )
Los Angeles Pierce College Woodland Hills 1947
18,081
Brahmas(WSC )
Monterey Peninsula College Monterey (Main)Seaside Marina 1947
7,737
Lobos(CC )
Orange Coast College Costa Mesa 1947
17,646
Pirates(OEC )
Palo Verde College Blythe 1947
3,605
Pirates(IEC)
Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill San Ramon 1949
16,504
Vikings(B8C )
Los Angeles Harbor College Los Angeles 1949
9,442
Seahawks(SCC )
Los Angeles Valley College Los Angeles 1949
17,642
Monarchs(WSC )
Shasta College Redding (Main)Burney Weaverville Red Bluff Redding 1950
8,658
Knights(GVC )
Laney College Oakland 1953
10,265
Eagles(BVC )
Merritt College Oakland 1954
6,818
Panthers(BVC )
American River College Sacramento (Main)Mather McClellan 1955
29,787
Beavers(B8C )
Cerritos College Norwalk 1955
22,948
Falcons(SCC )
College of the Siskiyous Weed (Main)Yreka 1957
1,860
Eagles(GVC )
Foothill College Los Altos Hills (Main)Sunnyvale 1957
13,945
Owls(CC )
College of the Desert Palm Desert (Main)Desert Hot Springs Indio Thermal Palm Springs 1958
12,123
Roadrunners(IEC )
Barstow Community College Barstow (Main)Fort Irwin 1959
3,514
Vikings(IEC )
Cabrillo College Aptos (Main)Watsonville 1959
9,968
Seahawks(CC )
Rio Hondo College Whittier (Main)Santa Fe Springs El Monte Pico Rivera 1960
18,887
Roadrunners(SCC )
Chabot College Hayward 1961
12,519
Gladiators(CC )
Grossmont College El Cajon 1961
13,694
Griffins(PCAC )
Southwestern College Chula Vista (Main)Coronado National City San Diego 1961
19,638
Jaguars(PCAC )
Victor Valley College Victorville (Main)Apple Valley Hesperia 1961
16,272
Rams(IEC )
Imperial Valley College Imperial 1962
8,815
Desert Valley Warriors[ 4] (PCAC )
Merced College Merced (Main)Los Banos 1962
12,875
Blue Devils(CVC )
Mt. San Jacinto College San Jacinto Menifee Banning Temecula 1962
19,040
Eagles(IEC )
Cuesta College San Luis Obispo (Main)Paso Robles Arroyo Grande 1963
11,756
Cougars(WSC )
San Diego Mesa College San Diego 1963
19,243
Olympians(PCAC )
West Valley College Saratoga 1963
9,283
Vikings(CC )
College of the Redwoods Eureka (Main)Crescent City Hoopa 1964
4,719
Corsairs(GVC )
Las Positas College Livermore 1964
7,605
Hawks(CC )
Golden West College Huntington Beach 1965
11,029
Rustlers(OEC )
Ohlone College Fremont Newark 1965
8,716
Renegades(CC )
Copper Mountain College Joshua Tree (Main)Twentynine Palms 1966
1,705
Fighting Cacti(IEC )
Cypress College Cypress 1966
14,026
Chargers(OEC )
Butte College Oroville (Main)Chico Orland 1967
11,026
Roadrunners(GVC )
De Anza College Cupertino 1967
17,189
Mountain Lions(CC )
Los Angeles Southwest College Los Angeles 1967
6,053
Cougars(SCC )
Moorpark College Moorpark 1967
14,147
Raiders(WSC )
Cañada College Redwood City 1968
6,144
Colts(CC )
College of Alameda Alameda 1968
5,856
Cougars(BVC )
Columbia College Sonora 1968
2,743
Claim Jumpers(CVC )
Feather River College Quincy 1968
1,767
Golden Eagles(CVC )
Saddleback College Mision Viejo 1968
24,778
Bobcats(OEC )
College of the Canyons Santa Clarita (Main)Castaic 1969
19,780
Cougars(WSC )
San Diego Miramar College San Diego 1969
13,555
Jets(PCAC )
Skyline College San Bruno 1969
9,433
Trojans(CC )
West Los Angeles College Culver City 1969
9,955
Wildcats(WSC )
Cosumnes River College Sacramento (Main)Elk Grove 1970
14,991
Hawks(B8C )
Crafton Hills College Yucaipa 1972
6,148
Roadrunner(IEC )
Cerro Coso Community College Ridgecrest (Main)Bishop Mammoth Lakes Tehachapi Edwards Air Force Base Lake Isabella 1973
5,755
Coyotes(IEC )
Mendocino College Ukiah (Main)Lakeport Willits Fort Bragg 1973
4,924
Eagles(BVC )
Berkeley City College Berkeley 1974
6,664
Knights(GVC )
Los Medanos College Pittsburg (Main)Brentwood 1974
8,358
Mustang(BVC )
Evergreen Valley College San José 1975
9,239
Hawks(CC )
Lake Tahoe Community College South Lake Tahoe 1975
3,945
Coyotes(GVC )
Los Angeles Mission College Los Angeles 1975
11,865
Eagles(WSC )
Mission College Santa Clara 1975
7,157
Saints(CC )
Oxnard College Oxnard 1975
7,141
Condors(WSC )
Coastline Community College Garden Grove Newport Beach Westminster Fountain Valley 1976
9,783
Dolphins[ 5] [ a]
Cuyamaca College El Cajon 1978
8,438
Coyotes(PCAC )
Irvine Valley College Irvine 1979
15,506
Lasers(OEC )
Santiago Canyon College Orange 1985
18,040
Hawks(OEC )
Norco College Norco 1991
11,003
Mustangs(IEC )
West Hills College Lemoore Lemoore 2002
4,245
Golden Eagles(CVC )
Folsom Lake College Folsom (Main)Placerville Rancho Cordova 2004
10,223
Falcons(B8C )
Clovis Community College Fresno (Main)Clovis 2007
9,106
Clovis Crush(CVC )
Woodland Community College Woodland (Main)Clearlake Williams 2008
3,844
Eagles(BVC )
Moreno Valley College Moreno Valley (Main)Riverside 2010
10,115
Lions[ 6] [ a]
Calbright College Online 2018
2,279[ b]
[ a]
Madera Community College Madera 2020
5,951
Mountain Lions(CVC )
^ a b c Coastline College, Moreno Valley College, and Calbright College have no varsity athletics teams
^ Enrollment information from Fall 2022
This is a list of California Community College Districts , made up of 73 districts that serve 12 million students per year.[ 7]
References
See also
Campuses Districts Athletics