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Berkeley City College

Berkeley City College

Berkeley, CA · City · 4,456 students
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$9,096
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
39%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$41,217
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

Berkeley City College (BCC) is an urban community college renowned for boasting one of the highest transfer rates to the University of California, Berkeley, which is located just two blocks away. The college features standout academic programs in Multimedia Arts, Biotechnology, and American Sign Language, alongside highly structured associate degree pathways designed for seamless four-year university articulation. Housed in an innovative, vertical downtown facility rather than a sprawling traditional campus, BCC offers a diverse, socially conscious student experience deeply integrated into the rich cultural and intellectual landscape of the East Bay.


Wikipedia:Berkeley City College is a public community college in Berkeley, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. Berkeley City College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Location
Berkeley, CA, 94704 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
OAK · Oakland
11 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
These figures are federal data and may be out of date.
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$1,258$9,898
Books & supplies$1,492$1,492
Cost of attendance$18,845$27,485 est.
Average net price$9,096Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$9,898
In-state: $1,258
Books & supplies$1,492
Cost of attendance$27,485 est.
In-state: $18,845
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $9,096
est. = the in-state cost of attendance with out-of-state tuition swapped in; no out-of-state figure is published.
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$7,979
$30–48k
$7,182
$48–75k
$12,123
$75–110k
$13,213
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
39%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
45% graduated · 20% transferred · 35% left or unknown · none still enrolled
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$35,404
10 yrs after entry$41,217
Debt
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$10k
90th percentile$18,650
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs, $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
Admissions

No admissions data available for this college.

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Student Body
Gender
Men 43%Women 57%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
33 : 1
Pell grant
13%
First-gen
47%
Family income
$13,864
Independent
45%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
25.0
Part-time
80%
Race & ethnicity
White
22%
Hispanic
29%
Black
17%
Asian
18%
Two or more
8%
Non-resident
1%
Unknown
4%
Varsity sports

No data. This school isn't in the U.S. Department of Education's athletics (EADA) file, so we can't list its teams. That doesn't mean it has none.

Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
40%
Faculty salary
$12,330/mo
Teaching spend
$5,062
per student
Federal loans
1%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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