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Education & Early Childhood community-college programs in California

52 community colleges in California report awarding credentials in Education & Early Childhood. Early childhood and paraeducator pathways, plus transfer routes into four-year teaching degrees. The list below ranks them by share of total credentials awarded in this field — a directional measure of program scale and focus.

If you are choosing a Education & Early Childhood program in California, weigh program-specific accreditation, clinical or apprenticeship placement, and the institution's articulation agreements with California public universities (for transfer-bound students) or its local employer relationships (for occupational tracks). Within California published tuition tends to fall in a tight range, so the program-quality questions usually matter more than cost. The ranked list below is a useful starting point but should not substitute for a campus visit and a conversation with the program advisor.

Each college below links to a full profile with cost, enrollment, completion, and transfer numbers from the College Scorecard. Use the cost-and-aid guide for California and the state's transfer-outcomes guide for additional context.

  1. Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe8%
  2. Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley6%
  3. Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose4%
  4. Columbia CollegeSonora3%
  5. Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto3%
  6. Woodland Community CollegeWoodland2%
  7. Norco CollegeNorco2%
  8. Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga2%
  9. Riverside City CollegeRiverside2%
  10. East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park2%
  11. San Jose City CollegeSan Jose2%
  12. Ventura CollegeVentura2%
  13. College of the SequoiasVisalia2%
  14. Fullerton CollegeFullerton2%
  15. Modesto Junior CollegeModesto2%
  16. Moorpark CollegeMoorpark1%
  17. Pasadena City CollegePasadena1%
  18. Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen1%
  19. Clovis Community CollegeFresno1%
  20. Southwestern CollegeChula Vista1%
  21. Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield1%
  22. Canada CollegeRedwood City1%
  23. Fresno City CollegeFresno1%
  24. West Valley CollegeSaratoga1%
  25. Palo Verde CollegeBlythe1%
  26. Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon1%
  27. Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey1%
  28. Oxnard CollegeOxnard1%
  29. Napa Valley CollegeNapa1%
  30. Las Positas CollegeLivermore1%
  31. Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo1%
  32. Sacramento City CollegeSacramento0%
  33. Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach0%
  34. Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley0%
  35. Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles0%
  36. Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier0%
  37. San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino0%
  38. Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara0%
  39. Chabot CollegeHayward0%
  40. Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill0%
  41. Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut0%
  42. Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster0%
  43. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica0%
  44. Imperial Valley CollegeImperial0%
  45. Taft CollegeTaft0%
  46. College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita0%
  47. Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley0%
  48. San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton0%
  49. Mission CollegeSanta Clara0%
  50. American River CollegeSacramento0%
  51. De Anza CollegeCupertino0%
  52. Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills0%

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