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Contra Costa College

General Information

Name: Contra Costa College
Address: 2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA 94806-3195
Phone:

  • General information: (510) 235-7800
  • Financial aid office: (510) 235-7800 x4508
  • Admissions office: (510) 235-7800 x4210

Website: www.contracosta.cc.ca.us
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$732$722$722
        Out-of-state$4,526$3,460$3,460
Books and supplies$1,332$1,288$1,260
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,522$9,116$8,334
        Other expenses$3,294$3,214$3,204
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$6,930$6,580$6,318

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$14,880$14,340$13,520
        Off-campus with family$8,994$8,590$8,300
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$18,674$17,078$16,258
        Off-campus with family$12,788$11,328$11,038

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 62%
  • Federal grants: 39%
  • State/local grants: 61%
  • *loans: 1%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3163
  • State/local grants:$649

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6670
First-time student retention: 65%
Overall graduation rate: 25%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 33%
    • Part Time: 67%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 36%
    • Women: 64%

White non-hispanic: 16%
Black non-hispanic: 29%
Hispanic: 24%
Asian/pacific islander: 22%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 7%

Degrees offered

    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - Associate
    Biological and Biomedical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General - Associate, Certificate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Certificate
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Real Estate - Associate, Certificate
    Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
  • Journalism - Associate, Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other - Associate
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General - Associate, Certificate
  • Computer Science - Associate
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Associate
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General - Associate
    Education
  • Health Teacher Education - Certificate
    Engineering Technologies/Technicians
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General - Associate, Certificate
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development - Associate, Certificate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Dental Assisting/Assistant - Associate, Certificate
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant - Associate, Certificate
  • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant - Certificate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate, Certificate
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer - Associate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Associate
    Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians
  • Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician - Associate, Certificate
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General - Associate, Certificate
    Personal and Culinary Services
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General - Associate, Certificate
    Physical Sciences
  • Chemistry, General - Associate
  • Geology/Earth Science, General - Associate
  • Physics, General - Associate
    Psychology
  • Psychology, General - Associate
    Science Technologies/Technicians
  • Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician - Associate, Certificate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Corrections - Associate, Certificate
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science - Associate, Certificate
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Associate
  • Economics, General - Associate
  • Geography - Associate
  • Political Science and Government, General - Associate
  • Sociology - Associate
    Visual and Performing Arts
  • Art/Art Studies, General - Associate
  • Music, General - Associate


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