Community Colleges

 

 

What is great about community colleges?

•  Low Cost: Total cost for tuition, books and fees for a community college is less than $1200 a year.

• Transfer Program: Community colleges offer lower division general education courses for UC/CSU bound students.  A community college counselor can help you plan your program to make sure that your courses are transferable.

• Occupational Programs: Community colleges offer a full range of career and technical programs.  Students who successfully complete these programs earn a Certificate of Achievement. 

• Location:  Many community colleges are located very close to your home.

Admission Requirements

• Be a high school graduate (diploma, satisfactory GED or CHSPE)

• A person 18 years of age or older

 

Applications

• Long Beach City College applications are available in the Career Center.

• There is no application fee.

Placement Tests

•  Must take English and math placement test prior to enrolling. 

 

Local community colleges

 

 

Cerritos College

 

11110 Alondra Boulevard  Norwalk CA 90650-6269

(562) 860-2451  www.cerritos.edu

 

Compton College

 

1111 East Artesia Boulevard Compton CA 90221-5393

(310) 900-1600  www.compton.edu

 

Cypress College

 

9200 Valley View Street Cypress CA 90630-5897

(714) 484-7000 www.cypresscollege.edu

 

Long Beach City College

 

4901 East Carson Street Long Beach CA 90808-1706

(562) 938-4353  www.lbcc.edu

 

For more information on other community colleges please visit: www.ccco.edu