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De Anza College

Cupertino, California Public 4-year Small city

Overview

De Anza College is a public four-year institution in Cupertino, California. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 17,425 students. It is part of California Community College System.

De Anza College offers certificates and associate degrees across 86 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 2,868 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 76% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
17,425
Students enrolled
76%
First-year retention
2,868
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
86
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 86

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 8
Liberal Arts and General Studies 3
Social Sciences 6
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Computer and Information Sciences 7
Psychology 1
Communication and Journalism 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Health Professions 6
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Visual and Performing Arts 9
Precision Production 1
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 9
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 5
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
Communications Technologies 2
Engineering Technologies 6
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
English Language and Literature 2
History 1
Education 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 2
Public Administration and Social Services 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
76%
First-year retention, part-time students
33%
Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
2,110
Certificates under 1 year
470
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
288

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
17,425
Undergraduates, fall 2024
17,425
Full-time, fall 2024
49%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
28,589
Full-time, 2024-25
36%
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
49%
Men
51%
White
21%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
40%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
6%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
23
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
51%
Students taking some online courses
40%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Quarter
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Omar Torres, Ed.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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