by our College Data Analytics TeamExplore the best ranked schools for the programs you are most interested in.
College Factual ranked CCC as #1,024 out of 2,152 colleges and universities in the country on its 2025 Best Colleges list.
CCC is also ranked #115 out of 161 schools in California.
If you are worried about getting into Contra Costa College, don't be. The school has a liberal open admissions policy, which means you only need to meet basic requirements in order to be admitted. Still, be sure to submit a complete application and provide any other requested materials.
At Contra Costa College, the student to faculty ratio is 20 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Contra Costa College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Contra Costa College is 65%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,249 undergraduates at CCC with 1,409 being full-time and 4,840 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of CCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
See which majors at Contra Costa College make the most money.
Get more details about the location of Contra Costa College.
Contact details for CCC are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA 94806 |
| Phone: | 510-235-7800 |
| Website: | https://www.contracosta.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 459 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 368 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 106 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 66 | NA |
| Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) | 51 | NA |
| General Psychology | 46 | NA |
| Nursing | 38 | NA |
| Human Services | 29 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 26 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 21 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 4,752 students took at least one online class at Contra Costa College. This is a decrease from the 5,119 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 4,752 | 3,230 |
| 2021-2022 | 5,119 | 3,860 |
| 2020-2021 | 4,593 | 2,354 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,947 | 841 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
References
More about our data sources and methodologies.