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Berkeley City College

Berkeley, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
36%
Enrollment
6,278
peer median 4,464
Avg net price
$8,957
+$2.3k vs Community College
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About

Berkeley City College is a public community college in Berkeley, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Peralta Community College District. Berkeley City College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
63%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,645
$30–48k$8,121
$48–75k$11,806
$75–110k$13,384
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$8,957
+$2,274vs Community College median $6,683
Pell recipients
79.7%
Federal loans
1.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

342 total
01Liberal Arts
10631.0%
02Social Sciences
6819.9%
03Business
4613.5%
04Psychology
4112.0%
05Mathematics
277.9%
06Communication
205.8%
07Visual/Performing Arts
123.5%
08Biological Sciences
82.3%
09Comm. Technologies
72.0%
10Education
72.0%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
6,278
12-mo unduplicated
11,265
Undergraduate
11,265
Graduate
7,726

Gender split

Men
43%4,805
Women
57%6,460

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
28.0%
White
23.0%
Asian
18.6%
Black
16.8%
Two or more
7.5%
Unknown
4.0%
Non-resident
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
33.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
64

Berkeley City College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Berkeley City College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectBerkeley City College
36%6,278$8,957Community College
Barton County Community College
5,092$11,865Community College
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
4,203$4,443Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
2,723$8,829Community College
Canada College
6,625$10Community College
Cayuga County Community College
3,580$7,278Community College
Central Virginia Community College
3,481$5,525Community College
Cerro Coso Community College
5,549$6,078Community College
Clackamas Community College
5,545$8,236Community College
College of Alameda
6,141$9,280Community College
Finger Lakes Community College
6,004$14,186Community College
Heartland Community College
4,855$11,389Community College
Hill College
4,158$6,615Community College
Inver Hills Community College
3,804$10,651Community College
Leeward Community College
6,471$7,636Community College
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,371$6,683Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Mitchell Community College
3,979$5,761Community College
Moberly Area Community College
5,384$6,935Community College
North Hennepin Community College
5,563$9,804Community College
Paris Junior College
4,533$6,662Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College
5,263$6,347Community College
Rappahannock Community College
2,962$5,310Community College
Schenectady County Community College
3,490$5,298Community College
Shoreline Community College
4,477$10,116Community College
Snead State Community College
2,917$6,369Community College
South Piedmont Community College
4,013$4,072Community College
South Suburban College
3,818$2,919Community College
Southside Virginia Community College
3,306$6,194Community College
SUNY Corning Community College
3,720$8,488Community College
Taft College
4,464$2,699Community College
Tompkins Cortland Community College
4,958$12,851Community College
Ulster County Community College
3,091$4,586Community College
Peer group median36%4,464$6,683

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
510-981-5014
Address
2050 Center Street, Berkeley, California 94704

The Berkeley City College Office of Institutional Research is responsible for the analysis and delivery of data for planning and reporting purposes. It generates reports and statistical analyses that inform management, faculty, staff, government agencies, and the general public about BCC’s academic programs, students, personnel, and services.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Phoumy Sayavong, Ph.D.
    Senior Research & Planning Analyst

Documents & reports (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

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