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Berkeley City College

General Information

Name: Berkeley City College
Address: 2050 Center St, Berkeley, CA 94704
Phone:

  • General information: (510) 981-2800
  • Financial aid office: (510) 981-2807
  • Admissions office: (510) 981-2805

Website: www.peralta.cc.ca.us/vista/
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$644$732$732
        Out-of-state$5,460$5,492$5,632
Books and supplies$1,332$1,287$1,260
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,622$9,117$8,743
        Other expenses$3,438$3,385$3,377
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,672$3,385$3,377

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$15,036$14,521$14,112
        Off-campus with family$5,648$5,404$5,369
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$19,852$19,281$19,012
        Off-campus with family$10,464$10,164$10,269

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 37%
  • Federal grants: 32%
  • State/local grants: 29%
  • *loans: 10%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3347
  • State/local grants:$995

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 3723
First-time student retention: 49%
Overall graduation rate: 35%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 19%
    • Part Time: 81%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 38%
    • Women: 62%

White non-hispanic: 30%
Black non-hispanic: 25%
Hispanic: 13%
Asian/pacific islander: 15%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 17%

Degrees offered

    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Associate
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Business/Commerce, General - Associate
  • International Business/Trade/Commerce - Associate, Certificate
  • Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations - Certificate
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia - Associate, Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General - Associate
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Associate
  • Information Technology - Associate
  • Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design - Associate, Certificate
    English Language and Literature/Letters
  • Creative Writing - Associate, Certificate
  • English Language and Literature, General - Associate
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • American Sign Language (ASL) - Associate, Certificate
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Associate, Certificate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Human Services, General - Associate, Certificate
    Science Technologies/Technicians
  • Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician - Associate, Certificate
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Associate
  • Drawing - Associate


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