Contra Costa College (CCC)

• About CCC
• Why CCC? 

About CCC

• Founded in 1949
• San Pablo, California
• Nearest BART Station (Train/Subway): Richmond Station
• Full-time students: 1,921
• International student population: 59 students from 20 countries (Fall 2019)
• 2019-2020 Academic Year
  • Fall Semester: August 26 - December 13, 2019
  • Spring Semester: January 27 - May 22, 2020
• Tuition: $9,630 per academic year (30 units@$321/unit)
• Health Insurance: $1,332 for 12 months
• I-20 Estimate: $23,000 (all estimated costs per academic year) 

Why CCC?

1. Urban San Francisco Bay Area location: 32 km to San Francisco; 17 km to Berkeley; on-campus bus service to Bay Area Rapid Transit (BART) commuter train
2. Culturally diverse campus: Students identify as 42% Hispanic, 20% African American, 14% Asian, 11% White, 6% Filipino, and 6% Multi-Ethnic.
3. Scholarships: International students are eligible for most after enrollment
4. Average class size of 24 students
5. 26 student clubs and organizations
6. Concurrent enrollment at UC Berkeley, California State University - East Bay or Mills College.
7. Presidential Award-winning Center for Science Excellence program offers support to students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields.
8. National award-winning student newspaper, The Advocate
9. Free bus tours to nearby universities such as UC Davis and San Francisco State University along with free plane trips (for 12 students) to tour Historically Black Colleges and Universities
10. 50% of international student transfers to 4-year institutions since 2015 have enrolled at UC Berkeley, UCLA, UC Davis, UC San Diego, or UC Santa Barbara.