Notable Community and Technical Colleges in California

This directory-style roundup highlights 50 community and technical colleges in California, selected from available COSMIQ profiles with enrollment data. The order reflects reported enrollment as a rough measure of institution size—not educational quality, outcomes, or endorsement. Enrollment figures are intentionally not shown.

Institutions

• East Los Angeles College — Monterey Park, California.
• American River College — Sacramento, California.
• Mt San Antonio College — Walnut, California.
• Fresno City College — Fresno, California.
• Long Beach City College — Long Beach, California.
• Pasadena City College — Pasadena, California.
• El Camino Community College District — Torrance, California.
• Cerritos College — Norwalk, California.
• Chaffey College — Rancho Cucamonga, California.
• Riverside City College — Riverside, California.
• Fullerton College — Fullerton, California.
• College of the Canyons — Santa Clarita, California.
• Sacramento City College — Sacramento, California.
• Palomar College — San Marcos, California.
• Saddleback College — Mission Viejo, California.
• Orange Coast College — Costa Mesa, California.
• Southwestern College — Chula Vista, California.
• De Anza College — Cupertino, California.
• San Joaquin Delta College — Stockton, California.
• City College of San Francisco — San Francisco, California.
• Diablo Valley College — Pleasant Hill, California.
• Sierra College — Rocklin, California.
• Santa Rosa Junior College — Santa Rosa, California.
• Los Angeles Pierce College — Woodland Hills, California.
• Mt San Jacinto Community College District — San Jacinto, California.
• Los Angeles Valley College — Valley Glen, California.
• Cosumnes River College — Sacramento, California.
• Los Angeles City College — Los Angeles, California.
• College of the Sequoias — Visalia, California.
• San Diego Miramar College — San Diego, California.
• Grossmont College — El Cajon, California.
• Santa Barbara City College — Santa Barbara, California.
• Victor Valley College — Victorville, California.
• Moorpark College — Moorpark, California.
• San Diego City College — San Diego, California.
• Santiago Canyon College — Orange, California.
• San Bernardino Valley College — San Bernardino, California.
• Chabot College — Hayward, California.
• Glendale Community College — Glendale, California.
• Ventura College — Ventura, California.
• Irvine Valley College — Irvine, California.
• College of the Desert — Palm Desert, California.
• Los Angeles Trade Technical College — Los Angeles, California.
• Allan Hancock College — Santa Maria, California.
• Merced College — Merced, California.
• Golden West College — Huntington Beach, California.
• Citrus College — Glendora, California.
• Cuesta College — San Luis Obispo, California.
• Laney College — Oakland, California.
• Norco College — Norco, California.

Selection and source notes

This list uses IPEDS institution levels 1 and 2: less-than-two-year and two-year institutions. It is not limited to schools whose names include “community college.”

COSMIQ college profiles use 2022 IPEDS records. Institutions are selected from available profiles with reported enrollment.

Source references: COSMIQ college profiles; National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).

The article includes 50 profiles from the largest available enrollment estimates in this category. This is a size-based selection, not a “best schools” or academic-quality ranking.

Editorial note: COSMIQ has not independently evaluated or endorsed the listed institutions. Profile availability and source years vary; readers should consult each institution for current details.