Career Programs at Golden West

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Golden West College is $9,854 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

57% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,226 (exclude student loans).

Golden West 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$9,854
Average Financial Amount	$3,226

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Golden West College offers 31 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 6,640 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Golden West College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	20	1,012
2 Years Certificate	11	1,497
Total	31	6,640

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

1,012 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,497 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
4,131 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	✕	10	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	20	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	11	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	637 completers	-
General Studies	✕	637	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	35 completers	-
Physiology	✕	35	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	53	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	5	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	0	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	185 completers	-
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management	✕	185	-
Business [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	18	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	15	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	3	-
	Total	1,012

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	42	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1,454 completers	$14,900
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1,454	$14,900
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	0	$61,300
Business [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	0	-
	Total	1,497

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	✕	2	-
Architecture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	71	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	1	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	4	-
Computer Science	✕	1	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	27	-
Education [+]	✕	47 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	47	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Foreign Languages and Literatures	✕	20	-
French Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	14	-
Vietnamese Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	9	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	33 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	33	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	2,255 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1,783	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	472	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	28	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	71 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	71	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	485 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	485	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	24	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	7	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	35	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	41	-
Psychology [+]	✕	201 completers	-
Psychology	✕	201	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	117 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	106	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	11	-
Forensic Science and Technology	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	191 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	4	-
Economics	✕	112	-
Geography	✕	5	-
Political Science and Government	✕	28	-
Sociology	✕	42	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	12	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	111 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	85	-
Dance	✕	0	-
Graphic Design	✕	14	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	0	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	10	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	0	-
Music	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	85 completers	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	85	-
Business [+]	✕	200 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	0	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	184	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	15	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	1	-
History [+]	✕	34 completers	-
History	✕	34	-
	Total	4,131

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 10,053 students are attending at Golden West College. There are 128 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 297 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 327 (full-time) and 308 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Golden West College is 42% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.

Golden West 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	10,053
Graduation Rate	42%
Number of Faculty	425
Student to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1

Student Population at Golden West

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 10,189 students enrolled into Golden West College. By gender, 4,385 male and 5,804 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Golden West College.

Student Population By Gender
Golden West College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,189	4,385	5,804
Full-time	2,963	1,365	1,598
Part-tme	7,226	3,020	4,206

There are 2,531 White (24.84%), 194 Black/African American (1.90%), 3,544 Hispanic (34.78%), 2,984 Asian (29.29%), and 4,431 students with other races attending Golden West College. 243 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Golden West College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,189	4,385	5,804
American Indian/Native American	18	8	10
Asian	2,984	1,343	1,641
Black/African American	194	108	86
Hispanic	3,544	1,356	2,188
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	49	30	19
White	2,531	1,113	1,418
Two More	494	235	259
Un-Known	132	65	67
Non-resident Alien	243	127	116

Golden West College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

5,846 students (57.38% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,958 students (29.03% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Golden West College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Golden West College
	Number of Students
Total	10,189
Enrolled Online Exclusively	5,846
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,958
Not in Online Courses	1,385

By age range, at Golden West College, 3,689 students are aged 20 to 24 (36.21% of total students), 3,649 students are aged below 20 (35.81%), 218 students are aged above 50 (3.22%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Golden West College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	10,189	4,385	5,804
Under 18	901	415	486
Age 18-19	2,748	1,249	1,499
Age 20-21	2,084	983	1,101
Age 22-24	1,605	662	943
Age 25-29	1,377	568	809
Age 30-34	642	230	412
Age 35-39	318	110	208
Age 40-49	296	93	203
Age 50-64	164	50	114
Over 64	54	25	29

Directory and Accreditation Information

Golden West College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1969 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Golden West College.

15744 Goldenwest St., Huntington Beach, CA

714-892-7711

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