Contra Costa College Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Contra Costa College Ranked?

2022 Rankings

College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.

Contra Costa College was awarded 22 badges in the 2022 rankings.

Overall Quality

CCC was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.

Is It Hard to Get Into CCC?

Acceptance Rate

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.

Learn more about Contra Costa College admissions.

Contra Costa College Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Contra Costa College, the student to faculty ratio is 21 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.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

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 36%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Contra Costa College

Freshmen Retention Rate

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%.

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Contra Costa College Undergraduate Student Diversity

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.

How Much Does Contra Costa College Cost?

The overall average net price of CCC is $5,213. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

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.

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At CCC, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $6,557 a year. That adds up to $26,228 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at CCC is 15.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do CCC Graduates Make?

Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor's degree recipients from CCC make around $33,200 per year during the early years of their employment. This is about 17% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

See which majors at Contra Costa College make the most money.

Location of Contra Costa College

Located in San Pablo, California, Contra Costa College is a public institution. San Pablo is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for CCC are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA 94806-3195
Phone:	510-235-7800
Website:	https://www.contracosta.edu/

Contra Costa College Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Contra Costa College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at CCC

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 2019-2020, 4,593 students took at least one online class at Contra Costa College. This is an increase from the 2,472 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	4,593	2,354
2018-2019	2,472	1,079
2017-2018	1,947	841
2016-2017	1,662	721
2015-2016	1,366	462

Learn more about online learning at Contra Costa College.

Notes and References

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

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.