Contra Costa College (CCC)
About CCC
- Founded in 1949
- 2600 Mission Bell Dr., San Pablo, CA 94806
- Nearest BART Station (Train/Subway): Richmond Station
- Full-time students: 1,644
- International student population: 24 students from 13 countries (Spring 2022)
Why CCC?
- 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
- Culturally diverse campus: Students identify as 42% Hispanic, 20% African American, 14% Asian, 11% White, 6% Filipino, and 6% Multi-Ethnic.
- Scholarships: International students are eligible for most after enrollment
- Average class size of 24 students
- 26 student clubs and organizations
- Concurrent enrollment at UC Berkeley, California State University - East Bay or Mills College.
- Presidential Award-winning Center for Science Excellence program offers support to students majoring in science, technology, engineering, or mathematics (STEM) fields.
- National award-winning student newspaper, The Advocate
- 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
- 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.
