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- 5,994
- institutions
- 401
- programs
- 648
- occupations
- 59
- states & territories
193 institutions
Showing 1–30
ABC Adult School
Cerritos, California
Allan Hancock College
Santa Maria, California
American River College
Sacramento, California
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, California
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education
Baldwin Park, California
Barstow Community College
Barstow, California
Beaumont Adult School
Beaumont, California
Berkeley City College
Berkeley, California
Butte College
Oroville, California
Butte County Regional Occupational Program
Chico, California
Cabrillo College
Aptos, California
California Indian Nations College
Palm Desert, California
California Polytechnic State University - San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
California State Polytechnic University - Humboldt
Arcata, California
California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
Pomona, California
California State University Maritime Academy
Vallejo, California
California State University - Bakersfield
Bakersfield, California
California State University - Chancellors Office
Long Beach, California
California State University - Channel Islands
Camarillo, California
California State University - Chico
Chico, California
California State University - Dominguez Hills
Carson, California
California State University - East Bay
Hayward, California
California State University - Fresno
Fresno, California
California State University - Fullerton
Fullerton, California
California State University - Long Beach
Long Beach, California
California State University - Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
California State University - Monterey Bay
Seaside, California
California State University - Northridge
Northridge, California
California State University - Sacramento
Sacramento, California
How the 659 institutions in California break down
Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.
8 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.
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By Carnegie class
Federal Carnegie classification: research universities, master's, baccalaureate, community colleges.
- Community College920
- Master's646
- Baccalaureate493
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions230
- Doctoral/Professional185
By designation
Minority-serving and federally designated institutions: HBCUs, HSIs, Land-grant, Tribal.
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