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Liberal Arts & Humanities community-college programs in California

94 community colleges in California report awarding credentials in Liberal Arts & Humanities. Broad transfer-oriented general education preparing students for a four-year degree. 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 Liberal Arts & Humanities 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. California Indian Nations CollegePalm Desert93%
  2. Lassen Community CollegeSusanville71%
  3. Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica70%
  4. Los Angeles Southwest CollegeLos Angeles65%
  5. Compton CollegeCompton65%
  6. Golden West CollegeHuntington Beach61%
  7. Los Angeles Harbor CollegeWilmington61%
  8. Saddleback CollegeMission Viejo58%
  9. Bakersfield CollegeBakersfield57%
  10. West Valley CollegeSaratoga56%
  11. Hartnell CollegeSalinas53%
  12. Los Angeles Pierce CollegeWoodland Hills53%
  13. Ventura CollegeVentura53%
  14. Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley53%
  15. Moorpark CollegeMoorpark52%
  16. Irvine Valley CollegeIrvine51%
  17. Rio Hondo CollegeWhittier45%
  18. Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy45%
  19. Santa Barbara City CollegeSanta Barbara45%
  20. College of AlamedaAlameda44%
  21. Las Positas CollegeLivermore43%
  22. Clovis Community CollegeFresno43%
  23. Norco CollegeNorco43%
  24. Grossmont CollegeEl Cajon42%
  25. Chabot CollegeHayward42%
  26. Shasta CollegeRedding42%
  27. West Los Angeles CollegeCulver City41%
  28. San Bernardino Valley CollegeSan Bernardino41%
  29. Oxnard CollegeOxnard41%
  30. Los Angeles Mission CollegeSylmar40%
  31. Skyline CollegeSan Bruno39%
  32. Lemoore CollegeLemoore38%
  33. Los Angeles City CollegeLos Angeles37%
  34. Napa Valley CollegeNapa37%
  35. College of the RedwoodsEureka35%
  36. Madera Community CollegeMadera35%
  37. Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest35%
  38. Gavilan CollegeGilroy34%
  39. Monterey Peninsula CollegeMonterey34%
  40. San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton34%
  41. Taft CollegeTaft33%
  42. Moreno Valley CollegeMoreno Valley33%
  43. Los Medanos CollegePittsburg33%
  44. Columbia CollegeSonora33%
  45. Imperial Valley CollegeImperial32%
  46. Mission CollegeSanta Clara32%
  47. Contra Costa CollegeSan Pablo32%
  48. Folsom Lake CollegeFolsom31%
  49. Los Angeles Valley CollegeValley Glen31%
  50. Fullerton CollegeFullerton31%
  51. San Jose City CollegeSan Jose30%
  52. Cabrillo CollegeAptos29%
  53. Yuba CollegeMarysville29%
  54. College of the CanyonsSanta Clarita27%
  55. Palo Verde CollegeBlythe27%
  56. Fresno City CollegeFresno26%
  57. Merced CollegeMerced26%
  58. East Los Angeles CollegeMonterey Park26%
  59. El Camino Community College DistrictTorrance26%
  60. Pasadena City CollegePasadena25%
  61. Coastline Community CollegeFountain Valley25%
  62. Evergreen Valley CollegeSan Jose24%
  63. Cuyamaca CollegeEl Cajon24%
  64. Woodland Community CollegeWoodland24%
  65. Riverside City CollegeRiverside23%
  66. Copper Mountain Community CollegeJoshua Tree23%
  67. San Diego City CollegeSan Diego23%
  68. Southwestern CollegeChula Vista22%
  69. Antelope Valley Community College DistrictLancaster21%
  70. Canada CollegeRedwood City20%
  71. College of the SequoiasVisalia18%
  72. Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga18%
  73. American River CollegeSacramento18%
  74. San Diego Miramar CollegeSan Diego18%
  75. College of the SiskiyousWeed18%
  76. Diablo Valley CollegePleasant Hill17%
  77. Solano Community CollegeFairfield17%
  78. College of San MateoSan Mateo17%
  79. San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego16%
  80. Laney CollegeOakland15%
  81. De Anza CollegeCupertino15%
  82. College of MarinKentfield14%
  83. Porterville CollegePorterville14%
  84. Mt San Jacinto Community College DistrictSan Jacinto14%
  85. Sacramento City CollegeSacramento14%
  86. Barstow Community CollegeBarstow13%
  87. Glendale Community CollegeGlendale8%
  88. Cosumnes River CollegeSacramento8%
  89. Mendocino CollegeUkiah8%
  90. Lake Tahoe Community CollegeSouth Lake Tahoe4%
  91. Modesto Junior CollegeModesto3%
  92. Sierra CollegeRocklin2%
  93. Mt San Antonio CollegeWalnut2%
  94. Ohlone CollegeFremont0%

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