Santa Barbara, California · Public · 2-year · Small city
Overview
Santa Barbara City College is a public two-year institution in Santa Barbara, California. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 12,334 students in fall 2024.
Santa Barbara City College offers certificates and associate degrees across 118 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Humanities. It awarded 4,275 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 9 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
The school has an open admission policy. 65% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 24 to 1.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
12,334
Students enrolled
65%
First-year retention
4,275
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
118
Programs and majors
24:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 118
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
65%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
24:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,804
Certificates under 1 year
198
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,271
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
2
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
12,334
Undergraduates, fall 2024
12,334
Full-time, fall 2024
39%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,834
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
56%
Men
44%
White
36%
Hispanic or Latino
34%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
5%
International (U.S. nonresident)
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
14%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
9
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
36%
Students taking some online courses
39%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Superintendent/President
Erika Endrijonas, Ph.D.
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Undergraduate research, 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