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: 1,651
• International student population: 38 students from 16 countries (Fall 2020)
• 2021-2022 Academic Year
  • Application Deadlines 
    • Fall Semester: July 1 (outside the U.S.); August 15 (inside the U.S.)
    • Spring Semester: December 1 (outside the U.S.); January 15 (inside the U.S.)
  • Fall Semester: August 23 - December 10, 2021
  • Spring Semester: January 24 - May 20, 2022
  • Tuition: $10,380 (30 units @ $346/unit)
  • Health Insurance: $1,524 for 12 months
  • I-20 Estimate: $24,000 (all estimated costs per academic year )
  • Fall 2022 Application Opens September 15, 2021

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.