159 two-year public and private colleges in California, with published tuition, average net price after aid, enrollment and transfer-level programs.
Open the interactive map →| School | City | Type | Tuition (in-state) | Avg net cost | Athletics |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATA College | El Cajon | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $19,722 | — |
| Agape College of Business and Science | Fresno | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $7,942 | $11,311 | — |
| Allan Hancock College | Santa Maria | Public · 2-year | $1,146 | $4,142 | NJCAA |
| American Academy of Dramatic Arts-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $38,325 | $42,510 | — |
| American Career College-Anaheim | Anaheim | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $27,785 | — |
| American Career College-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $28,592 | — |
| American Career College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $27,943 | — |
| American River College | Sacramento | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $5,459 | NJCAA |
| Asher College | Sacramento | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $4,801 | — |
| Barstow Community College | Barstow | Public · 2-year | $1,104 | $9,655 | NJCAA |
| Berkeley City College | Berkeley | Public · 2-year | $1,148 | $9,184 | — |
| Butte College | Oroville | Public · 2-year | $1,336 | $6,854 | NJCAA |
| Cabrillo College | Aptos | Public · 2-year | $1,262 | $14,797 | NJCAA |
| California Career College | Canoga Park | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | — | — |
| California Indian Nations College | Palm Desert | Public · 2-year | $7,743 | — | — |
| California Institute of Arts & Technology | San Diego | Private for-profit · 2-year | $15,390 | $35,758 | — |
| Canada College | Redwood City | Public · 2-year | $1,362 | $1,944 | NJCAA |
| Career Care Institute | Lancaster | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $42,642 | — |
| Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus | Pleasant Hill | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $29,716 | — |
| Carrington College-Sacramento | Sacramento | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $37,342 | — |
| Carrington College-San Jose | San Jose | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $30,797 | — |
| Carrington College-San Leandro Campus | San Leandro | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $31,368 | — |
| Carrington College-Stockton | Stockton | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $31,292 | — |
| Casa Loma College-Los Angeles | Sherman Oaks | Private nonprofit · 2-year | — | $16,163 | — |
| Central Coast College | Salinas | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,311 | — |
| Cerritos College | Norwalk | Public · 2-year | $1,364 | $2,437 | NJCAA |
| Cerro Coso Community College | Ridgecrest | Public · 2-year | $1,384 | $9,807 | NJCAA |
| Chabot College | Hayward | Public · 2-year | $1,150 | $6,476 | NJCAA |
| Chaffey College | Rancho Cucamonga | Public · 2-year | $1,184 | $11,666 | NJCAA |
| Citrus College | Glendora | Public · 2-year | $1,198 | $3,949 | NJCAA |
| City College of San Francisco | San Francisco | Public · 2-year | $1,696 | $6,613 | NJCAA |
| Clovis Community College | Fresno | Public · 2-year | $1,330 | $2,301 | NJCAA |
| Coalinga College | Coalinga | Public · 2-year | $1,380 | $7,640 | NJCAA |
| Coastline Community College | Fountain Valley | Public · 2-year | $1,174 | $10,537 | — |
| College of Alameda | Alameda | Public · 2-year | $1,148 | $13,355 | NJCAA |
| College of Marin | Kentfield | Public · 2-year | $1,494 | $8,938 | NJCAA |
| College of San Mateo | San Mateo | Public · 2-year | $1,376 | $2,369 | NJCAA |
| College of the Canyons | Santa Clarita | Public · 2-year | $1,162 | $4,212 | NJCAA |
| College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Public · 2-year | $1,326 | $11,041 | NJCAA |
| College of the Redwoods | Eureka | Public · 2-year | $1,147 | $4,711 | NJCAA |
| College of the Sequoias | Visalia | Public · 2-year | $1,394 | $1,026 | NJCAA |
| College of the Siskiyous | Weed | Public · 2-year | $1,444 | $7,777 | NJCAA |
| Columbia College | Sonora | Public · 2-year | $1,356 | $4,317 | NJCAA |
| Community Christian College | Redlands | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $9,010 | $21,403 | NJCAA |
| Compton College | Compton | Public · 2-year | $1,142 | $2,815 | NJCAA |
| Concorde Career College-Garden Grove | Garden Grove | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $19,972 | — |
| Concorde Career College-North Hollywood | North Hollywood | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $20,793 | — |
| Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | San Bernardino | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $22,496 | — |
| Concorde Career College-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,825 | — |
| Contra Costa College | San Pablo | Public · 2-year | $1,312 | $6,324 | NJCAA |
| Copper Mountain Community College | Joshua Tree | Public · 2-year | $1,114 | $9,158 | NJCAA |
| Cosumnes River College | Sacramento | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $4,248 | NJCAA |
| Crafton Hills College | Yucaipa | Public · 2-year | $1,182 | $12,681 | NJCAA |
| Cuesta College | San Luis Obispo | Public · 2-year | $1,340 | $10,149 | NJCAA |
| Cuyamaca College | El Cajon | Public · 2-year | $1,340 | $6,489 | NJCAA |
| De Anza College | Cupertino | Public · 2-year | $1,562 | $5,388 | NJCAA |
| Diablo Valley College | Pleasant Hill | Public · 2-year | $1,312 | $5,643 | NJCAA |
| East Los Angeles College | Monterey Park | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $11,518 | NJCAA |
| El Camino Community College District | Torrance | Public · 2-year | $1,144 | $3,592 | NJCAA |
| Evergreen Valley College | San Jose | Public · 2-year | $1,366 | $15,741 | NJCAA |
| Folsom Lake College | Folsom | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $5,856 | NJCAA |
| Fresno City College | Fresno | Public · 2-year | $1,330 | $3,461 | NJCAA |
| Fullerton College | Fullerton | Public · 2-year | $1,150 | $8,418 | NJCAA |
| Galaxy Medical College | North Hollywood | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $11,800 | — |
| Gavilan College | Gilroy | Public · 2-year | $1,166 | $6,835 | NJCAA |
| Glendale Community College | Glendale | Public · 2-year | $1,171 | $6,923 | NJCAA |
| Golden West College | Huntington Beach | Public · 2-year | $1,190 | $3,513 | NJCAA |
| Grossmont College | El Cajon | Public · 2-year | $1,332 | $4,399 | NJCAA |
| Hartnell College | Salinas | Public · 2-year | $1,404 | $4,502 | NJCAA |
| High Desert Medical College | Lancaster | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $26,913 | — |
| Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Public · 2-year | $1,126 | $3,655 | NJCAA |
| Institute of Technology | Clovis | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,252 | — |
| InterCoast Colleges-West Covina | West Covina | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,317 | — |
| Irvine Valley College | Irvine | Public · 2-year | $1,150 | $3,085 | NJCAA |
| Lake Tahoe Community College | South Lake Tahoe | Public · 2-year | $1,131 | $10,475 | NJCAA |
| Laney College | Oakland | Public · 2-year | $1,148 | $14,106 | NJCAA |
| Las Positas College | Livermore | Public · 2-year | $1,168 | $2,513 | NJCAA |
| Lassen Community College | Susanville | Public · 2-year | $1,129 | $7,304 | NJCAA |
| Lemoore College | Lemoore | Public · 2-year | $1,380 | $9,977 | NJCAA |
| Long Beach City College | Long Beach | Public · 2-year | $1,556 | $4,839 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $9,800 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | Los Angeles | Public · 2-year | — | — | — |
| Los Angeles Harbor College | Wilmington | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $11,935 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles Mission College | Sylmar | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $11,721 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles Pacific College | Los Angeles | Private for-profit · 2-year | $7,130 | — | — |
| Los Angeles Pierce College | Woodland Hills | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $12,003 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles Southwest College | Los Angeles | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $6,411 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles Trade Technical College | Los Angeles | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $10,429 | NJCAA |
| Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Glen | Public · 2-year | $1,238 | $10,691 | NJCAA |
| Los Medanos College | Pittsburg | Public · 2-year | $1,312 | $5,306 | NJCAA |
| MTI College | Sacramento | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $21,124 | — |
| Madera Community College | Madera | Public · 2-year | $1,330 | $1,963 | NJCAA |
| Mendocino College | Ukiah | Public · 2-year | $1,423 | $9,150 | NJCAA |
| Merced College | Merced | Public · 2-year | $1,194 | $4,745 | NJCAA |
| Merritt College | Oakland | Public · 2-year | $1,167 | $14,376 | NJCAA |
| Mission College | Santa Clara | Public · 2-year | $1,480 | $6,275 | NJCAA |
| Monterey Peninsula College | Monterey | Public · 2-year | $1,188 | $9,771 | NJCAA |
| Moorpark College | Moorpark | Public · 2-year | $1,398 | $1,151 | NJCAA |
| Moreno Valley College | Moreno Valley | Public · 2-year | $1,420 | $3,795 | — |
| Mt San Antonio College | Walnut | Public · 2-year | $1,352 | $3,646 | NJCAA |
| Mt San Jacinto Community College District | San Jacinto | Public · 2-year | $1,406 | $6,093 | NJCAA |
| Napa Valley College | Napa | Public · 2-year | $1,156 | $13,078 | NJCAA |
| National Career College | Panorama City | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,567 | — |
| National Polytechnic College | Lakewood | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $28,115 | — |
| Norco College | Norco | Public · 2-year | $1,420 | $3,170 | NJCAA |
| North-West College-San Diego | San Diego | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $47,494 | — |
| North-West College-West Covina | West Covina | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $28,384 | — |
| Ohlone College | Fremont | Public · 2-year | $1,202 | $10,538 | NJCAA |
| Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public · 2-year | $1,202 | $4,551 | NJCAA |
| Oxnard College | Oxnard | Public · 2-year | $1,398 | $1,111 | NJCAA |
| Palo Verde College | Blythe | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $13,181 | NJCAA |
| Palomar College | San Marcos | Public · 2-year | $1,348 | $5,723 | NJCAA |
| Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public · 2-year | $1,172 | $1,756 | NJCAA |
| Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista | Chula Vista | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $26,628 | — |
| Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos | San Marcos | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $29,481 | — |
| Porterville College | Porterville | Public · 2-year | $1,409 | $5,084 | NJCAA |
| Premiere Career College | Irwindale | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,222 | — |
| Professional Golfers Career College | Temecula | Private for-profit · 2-year | $17,910 | $31,143 | — |
| Reedley College | Reedley | Public · 2-year | $1,330 | $3,340 | NJCAA |
| Regan Career Institute | El Monte | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | — | — |
| Riverside City College | Riverside | Public · 2-year | $1,420 | $4,699 | NJCAA |
| Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $5,208 | NJCAA |
| Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Public · 2-year | $1,150 | $3,543 | NJCAA |
| San Bernardino Valley College | San Bernardino | Public · 2-year | $744 | $7,099 | NJCAA |
| San Diego City College | San Diego | Public · 2-year | $1,144 | $5,933 | NJCAA |
| San Diego Miramar College | San Diego | Public · 2-year | $1,144 | $6,554 | NJCAA |
| San Francisco Film School | San Francisco | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $28,896 | — |
| San Joaquin Delta College | Stockton | Public · 2-year | $1,288 | $1,238 | NJCAA |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield | Bakersfield | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,258 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno | Fresno | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,693 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Hesperia | Hesperia | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,058 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster | Lancaster | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $22,580 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Modesto | Salida | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $21,216 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario | Ontario | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $23,583 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova | Rancho Cordova | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,051 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage | Rancho Mirage | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $19,250 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria | Santa Maria | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $19,090 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Temecula | Temecula | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,393 | — |
| San Joaquin Valley College-Trades Education Center | Fresno | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $23,817 | — |
| San Jose City College | San Jose | Public · 2-year | $1,366 | $17,076 | NJCAA |
| Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Public · 2-year | $1,234 | $11,174 | NJCAA |
| Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public · 2-year | $1,318 | $8,160 | NJCAA |
| Santiago Canyon College | Orange | Public · 2-year | $1,156 | $3,552 | NJCAA |
| Sierra College | Rocklin | Public · 2-year | $1,156 | $3,970 | NJCAA |
| South Coast College | Orange | Private for-profit · 2-year | $13,409 | $31,138 | — |
| Southwestern College | Chula Vista | Public · 2-year | $1,342 | $11,620 | NJCAA |
| Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology | Inglewood | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $27,457 | — |
| Taft College | Taft | Public · 2-year | $1,108 | $5,892 | NJCAA |
| Theatre of Arts | Hollywood | Private for-profit · 2-year | $20,895 | — | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of California Inc | Rancho Cucamonga | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $24,856 | — |
| Universal Technical Institute of Northern California Inc | Sacramento | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,073 | — |
| Universal Technical Institute-Southern California | Long Beach | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $25,114 | — |
| Ventura College | Ventura | Public · 2-year | $1,398 | $3,103 | NJCAA |
| Victor Valley College | Victorville | Public · 2-year | $1,425 | $12,319 | NJCAA |
| West Valley College | Saratoga | Public · 2-year | $1,490 | $2,251 | NJCAA |
| Woodland Community College | Woodland | Public · 2-year | $1,124 | $4,449 | NJCAA |
| Xavier College School of Nursing | Stockton | Private for-profit · 2-year | — | $17,030 | — |
| Young Americans College of the Performing Arts | Corona | Private nonprofit · 2-year | $14,030 | $33,455 | — |
| Yuba College | Marysville | Public · 2-year | $1,128 | $4,027 | NJCAA |
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