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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.
| 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
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