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Cypress College

Cypress, California Public 4-year Small city

Overview

Cypress College is a public four-year institution in Cypress, California. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 15,924 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

Cypress College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 103 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Automobile, and Business Administration and Management. It awarded 3,637 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
15,924
Students enrolled
3,637
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
103
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 103

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 12
Computer and Information Sciences 10
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 8
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Health Professions 12
Transportation and Materials Moving 3
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 6
Engineering Technologies 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Physical Sciences 3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
English Language and Literature 2
Communications Technologies 4
History 1
Legal Professions and Studies 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Engineering 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
5
Associate degrees
1,753
Certificates under 1 year
677
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,176
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
26

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
15,924
Undergraduates, fall 2024
15,924
Full-time, fall 2024
37%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
23,044
Full-time, 2024-25
29%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students

Student body

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

Women
58%
Men
42%
White
10%
Hispanic or Latino
53%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
24%
Two or more races
6%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
30%
Students taking some online courses
43%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Athletic association
NJCAA
President
Scott Thayer
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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