Santa Barbara City College

Santa Barbara, CA

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 10,570
Graduate Enrollment: 0
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Highest degree awarded: Associate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Small City (<100k)
Two-year, large // mixed part/full-time

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 0%

Male/Female: 46% / 54% (2017)

First generation college students: 45.7% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 7.9% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.7% (2017)

Test scores for admission:


Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 52.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 32.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 24.7% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 19.3% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 40.9%
Black: 2.3%
Hispanic: 37.4%
Asian: 4.9%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.2%
2+ races: 5.7%
Non-resident alien: 3.8%
Unknown race: 4.6%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $18,904
In-State tuition: $1,232
Out-of-State tuition: $8,912

Estimated books and supplies: $1,125 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board:
Estimated on-campus other fees:

Estimated off-campus room & board: $17,253 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $0 (2022)

Average Family Income: $44,320 (2017)
Median Family Income: $22,910 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 19.7%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 4.2%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $11,725 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $117 (2020)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $9,854
$30k-48k $10,505
$48k-75k $13,518
$75k-110k $16,368
$110k+ $18,441

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 0%
6-year graduation rate: 0%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.4% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $11,725 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $7,116 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $8,250 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 58.5% (2015)
@3 year 64.2% (2017)
@5 year 70.0% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 29.8% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 29.8% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $57,433 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $45,801 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Associate's Degree Culinary Arts and Related Services. 7
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 5
Associate's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 2
Associate's Degree Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Communication and Media Studies. 2
Associate's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 156
Associate's Degree Journalism. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 6
Associate's Degree Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Graphic Communications. 5
Associate's Degree Graphic Communications. 5
Associate's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 5
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Programming. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Science. 1
Associate's Degree Computer Science. 16
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 8
Associate's Degree Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications. 5
Associate's Degree Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 57
Associate's Degree Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Culinary Arts and Related Services. 9
Associate's Degree Engineering, General. 31
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians. 4
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 5
Associate's Degree Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians. 5
Associate's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 28
Associate's Degree American Sign Language. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 25
Associate's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 22
Associate's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 1
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1144
Associate's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 1037
Associate's Degree Biology, General. 55
Associate's Degree Mathematics. 81
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Biological and Physical Sciences. 23
Associate's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 469
Associate's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 2
Associate's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 24
Associate's Degree Philosophy. 19
Associate's Degree Chemistry. 18
Associate's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 4
Associate's Degree Physics. 39
Associate's Degree Psychology, General. 102 $31,100 ($2,592)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Criminal Justice and Corrections. 24
Associate's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 50
Associate's Degree Anthropology. 20
Associate's Degree Economics. 155
Associate's Degree Geography and Cartography. 12
Associate's Degree International Relations and National Security Studies. 15
Associate's Degree Political Science and Government. 48
Associate's Degree Sociology. 95
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 4
Associate's Degree Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 17
Associate's Degree Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies. 12
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Marine Transportation. 22
Associate's Degree Marine Transportation. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Design and Applied Arts. 13
Associate's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 10
Associate's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 13
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 5
Associate's Degree Film/Video and Photographic Arts. 24
Associate's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 28
Associate's Degree Music. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Health and Medical Administrative Services. 69 $18,728 $44,608 ($3,717)
Associate's Degree Health and Medical Administrative Services. 63 $23,505 $50,649 ($4,221)
Associate's Degree Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. 28 $66,797 ($5,566)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 13
Associate's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 7
Associate's Degree Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. 60 $21,037 $195 $87,312 ($7,276) $97,093 ($8,091)
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 25
Associate's Degree Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants. 17
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Administration, Management and Operations. 3
Associate's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 124
Associate's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 3
Associate's Degree Business Operations Support and Assistant Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 3
Associate's Degree Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Finance and Financial Management Services. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Hospitality Administration/Management. 3
Associate's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 3
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma International Business. 4
Associate's Degree International Business. 6
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma Real Estate. 2
Associate's Degree Real Estate. 2
Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 37
Associate's Degree General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations. 26
Associate's Degree History. 14
Associate's Degree Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services. 16


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $88,749
Full time faculty: 39%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 34.0

School's endowment start of year: $56,378,677 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $70,249,587 (2022)