Skip to content
CC

Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, California Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Rancho Cucamonga, California, Chaffey College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. It enrolled 22,460 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Chaffey College offers certificates and associate degrees across 119 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 3,483 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 69% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
22,460
Students enrolled
69%
First-year retention
3,483
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
119
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

Free, no obligation

Request information about Chaffey College

Tell us which programs interest you and we will reply with details on this school and others like it.

  • Tell us the programs you are considering and when you want to start.
  • We reply by email with schools and programs that fit what you told us.
  • We use your details only to respond to your request.
Your plans

Asking about Chaffey College

Add up to five. If yours is not in the list, just type it.

Your details

Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 119

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Business, Management and Marketing 15
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Health Professions 12
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 3
Computer and Information Sciences 12
Social Sciences 6
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Visual and Performing Arts 12
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 4
Family and Consumer Sciences 7
Construction Trades 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Communications Technologies 3
Physical Sciences 4
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Engineering Technologies 9
English Language and Literature 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 5
History 1
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 2
Engineering 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 2
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Education 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
69%
First-year retention, part-time students
47%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
2,376
Certificates under 1 year
469
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
618
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
20

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
22,460
Undergraduates, fall 2024
22,460
Full-time, fall 2024
32%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
34,865
Full-time, 2024-25
24%
Size category
20,000 students or more

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
60%
Men
40%
White
13%
Hispanic or Latino
62%
Black or African American
7%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
6%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
17
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
55%
Students taking some online courses
33%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Superintendent/President
Henry D. Shannon, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

Similar schools in California

All colleges in California
RCC
Public

Riverside City College

Riverside, CA

Admission
Open
Students
21,730
Retention
70%
Programs
114
CampusHybrid
HumanitiesBiological and Physical SciencesBusiness Administration and Management +111
ECC
Public
Admission
Open
Students
21,664
Retention
73%
Programs
91
CampusHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBusiness Administration and ManagementHumanities +88
SC
Public

Southwestern College

Chula Vista, CA

Admission
Open
Students
20,986
Retention
70%
Programs
121
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBusiness Administration and ManagementPsychology, General +118
SJD
Public
Admission
Open
Students
20,969
Retention
68%
Programs
139
CampusOnlineHybrid
HumanitiesBiological and Physical SciencesPsychology, General +136
SC
Public

Saddleback College

Mission Viejo, CA

Admission
Open
Students
20,764
Retention
77%
Programs
126
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBusiness Administration and ManagementPsychology, General +123
PCC
Public

Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA

Admission
Open
Students
24,597
Retention
76%
Programs
111
CampusOnlineHybrid
Liberal Arts and SciencesBusiness Administration and ManagementBiological and Physical Sciences +108
Get matched