SanFACC Facts
SanFACC Degrees/Certificates Awarded
Degrees and Certificates
| College |
AA |
AS |
Certificate |
Total |
| Chaffey |
1,144 |
250 |
737 |
2131 |
| Citrus |
487 |
361 |
429 |
1,277 |
| Glendale |
460 |
189 |
343 |
992 |
| Mt. SAC |
1,578 |
615 |
599 |
2,792 |
| Pasadena |
1,078 |
544 |
635 |
2,257 |
| Rio Hondo |
418 |
423 |
671 |
1,512 |
| |
5,165 |
2,382 |
3,414 |
10,961 |
| |
47.1% |
21.7% |
31.2% |
|
Total Percentage of the Student Body
- 1. Black/African-American: 4.6%
- 2. Asian/Pacific Islander: 18%
- 3. Hispanic/Latino: 37%
- 4. White/Caucasion: 24%
- Unknown/Other: 16.3%
Age Distribution of the Student Body
- 1. Younger than 24: 61.9%
- 2. 25-49: 30.2%
- 3. 50+: 7.9%
- Unknown/Other: Less than 1%
SanFACC Fact: Colleges in the SanFACC consortium offer more than 800 programs, including everything from graphic design to biotechnology.
SanFACC Fact: More than 9,500 students who attend SanFACC colleges transfer to four-year institutions annually.
SanFACC Fact: More than 7,800 faculty and staff serve students in our region’s community colleges.
California Community College Facts
- More than half (55 percent) of CSU graduates and more than
one-quarter (28 percent) of UC graduates began their college
careers at a community college. Upon transferring to either four-year institution, these students obtain GPAs equal to or better
than students who attended CSU or UC schools for the duration.
- California community colleges have credentialed 80 percent of
firefighters, law enforcement officers, and EMTs; 39 colleges
administer Police Officers Standards and Training (POST)
academies and 64 colleges have fire-technology programs for
training firefighters.
- Seventy percent of California’s nurses received their education
from community colleges.
- The average lifetime earnings of a graduate with an associate
degree is $400,000 to $1.6 million more than that of a high school
graduate.
- California’s community colleges are the gateway to the middle
class. Community college students who earned a vocational
degree or certificate saw their wages jump from $25,600 to
$47,571 three years after earning their degree.
- Almost one in four community college students nationwide are
enrolled in a California community college.
- Community colleges comprise 70 percent of California’s college
enrollment.
