California Community Colleges System

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community college system public higher education system

The California Community Colleges System is the largest higher education system in the United States, providing accessible, low-cost two-year academic and vocational programs across hundreds of campuses in California.

Aliases (5)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	community college system → public higher education system →
accessPolicy	open admissions for most programs →
chancellorOffice	California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office →
country	United States →
educationLevel	postsecondary →
focus	academic transfer → career preparation → community education → remedial education → workforce training →
fundingSource	State of California → federal funds → local revenues → student fees →
governanceStructure	locally elected district boards of trustees →
governedBy	California Education Code →
governingBody	California Community Colleges Board of Governors →
headquartersLocation	Sacramento, California →
isPartOf	public higher education in California →
language	English →
numberOfCampuses	more than 116 →
numberOfColleges	116 →
offersDegree	Associate Degree for Transfer (ADT) → Associate in Arts (AA) → Associate in Science (AS) →
offersProgramType	adult education → associate degree programs → basic skills education → career and technical education programs → certificate programs → noncredit education → transfer preparation programs → workforce development programs →
offersService	transfer pathways to California State University → transfer pathways to University of California →
primaryMission	provide accessible, affordable higher education →
relatedSystem	California State University → University of California →
sector	public education →
serviceArea	statewide →
state	California →
supervisedBy	California Community Colleges Chancellor →
targetPopulation	adult learners → high school graduates → returning students → workforce trainees →
tuitionPolicy	low-cost tuition →
typicalProgramLength	two-year programs →

Referenced by (24)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Barstow Community College ("California Community Colleges system") → Chabot College ("California Community Colleges system") → College of the Sequoias ("California Community Colleges system") → Mission College ("California Community Colleges system") → San Diego Mesa College ("California Community Colleges system") → Santa Monica College ("California Community Colleges system") → Victor Valley College ("California Community Colleges") →	partOf
Antelope Valley College ("California Community Colleges system") → Fresno City College ("California Community Colleges") → Los Angeles Harbor College ("California Community Colleges") →	educationSystem
Modesto Junior College ("California Community Colleges system") → Santa Monica College ("California Community Colleges system") →	academicAffiliation
Santa Barbara City College ("California Community Colleges system") → Victor Valley College ("California Community Colleges system") →	governedBy
California Commission on Higher Education ("California Community Colleges system") →	affiliatedWith
Fresno City College ("California Community Colleges system") →	belongsToSystem
Senate Budget Subcommittee No. 1 on Education ("California community colleges") →	focusesOn
California Education Code ("California Community Colleges") →	governs
Los Angeles City College ("California Community Colleges system") →	isMemberOf
California Master Plan for Higher Education ("California Community Colleges") →	organizesIntoTier
California State University →	relatedTo
College of San Mateo ("community college system of California") →	sector
California Master Plan for Higher Education ("California Community Colleges as open-access, lower-division and vocational education provider") →	segmentMission
San Diego Mesa College ("California Community Colleges") →	system