Career Programs at SCC

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Sacramento City College is $12,808 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.

64% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,316 (exclude student loans).

SCC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$12,808
Average Financial Amount	$3,316

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Sacramento City College offers 66 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 2,638 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Sacramento City College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	2	1
Less than 1 Year Certificate	27	158
2 Years Certificate	36	200
4 Years Certificate	1	2
Total	66	2,638

Programs by Award Level

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

1 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
158 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
200 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
2 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
2,277 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	0	-
	Total	1

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	1	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	8	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	6	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	45 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	0	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	9	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	22	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	5	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	8	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	1	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	8	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Hazardous Materials Management and Waste Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	4	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	✕	3	-
Library Science [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✕	14	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Game and Interactive Media Design	✕	5	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	3	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	6	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	18	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	2	-
	Total	158

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	1	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	6	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	3	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	9	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	10	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	5	-
Web/Multimedia Management and Webmaster	✕	0	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	4	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Telecommunications Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	82 completers	-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	64	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	✕	7	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	0	-
Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	✕	29	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	1	-
Community Health and Preventive Medicine	✕	7	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	21	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	10	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Real Estate	✕	0	-
	Total	200

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	1	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Area Studies (other)	✕	3	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	2	-
Women's Studies	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	79 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	66	-
Journalism	✕	10	-
Advertising	✕	3	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	7	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	7	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	18	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	57 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	10	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	20	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	16	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	11	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	3	-
Education [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	13	-
Teacher Assistant/Aide	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	12	-
Telecommunications Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Surveying Technology/Surveying	✕	1	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	5	-
Electrical/Electronics Drafting and Electrical/Electronics CAD/CADD	✕	2	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	2	-
Adult Development and Aging	✕	0	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	7	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	25	-
Apparel and Textile Manufacture	✕	3	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	32 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	32	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	551 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	442	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	109	-
Library Science [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Library and Archives Assisting	✕	8	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	59 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	59	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	36	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	199 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	199	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	2	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	8	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	4	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	21 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	21	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Chemical Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Psychology [+]	✕	160 completers	-
Psychology	✕	160	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	132 completers	-
Corrections	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	132	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	284 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	117	-
Anthropology	✕	20	-
Economics	✕	11	-
Geography	✕	5	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	39	-
Sociology	✕	92	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	2	-
Small Engine Mechanics and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Aircraft Powerplant Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew	✕	21	-
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations	✕	4	-
Air Traffic Controller	✕	7	-
Ground Transportation (other)	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	1	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	0	-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	✕	2	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	8	-
Music	✕	7	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	153 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	3	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	22	-
Occupational Therapist Assistant	✕	27	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	20	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	61	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✕	245 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	15	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	201	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	24	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	1	-
Real Estate	✕	2	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	2	-
History [+]	✕	27 completers	-
History	✕	27	-
	Total	2,277

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 17,719 students are attending at Sacramento City College. There are 303 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 367 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 (4.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 568 (full-time) and 379 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Sacramento City College is 26% and transfer-out rate is 11%. The retention rate is 70% at the school.

SCC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	17,719
Graduation Rate	26%
Number of Faculty	670
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1

Student Population at SCC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 18,333 students enrolled into Sacramento City College. By gender, 7,072 male and 11,261 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Sacramento City College.

Student Population By Gender
Sacramento City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,333	7,072	11,261
Full-time	4,091	1,646	2,445
Part-tme	14,242	5,426	8,816

There are 4,883 White (26.64%), 1,574 Black/African American (8.59%), 5,725 Hispanic (31.23%), 3,194 Asian (17.42%), and 8,468 students with other races attending Sacramento City College. 87 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Sacramento City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,333	7,072	11,261
American Indian/Native American	86	28	58
Asian	3,194	1,355	1,839
Black/African American	1,574	554	1,020
Hispanic	5,725	2,075	3,650
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	214	69	145
White	4,883	1,984	2,899
Two More	1,179	459	720
Un-Known	1,391	506	885
Non-resident Alien	87	42	45

Sacramento City College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

15,653 students (85.38% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,563 students (8.53% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Sacramento City College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Sacramento City College
	Number of Students
Total	18,333
Enrolled Online Exclusively	15,653
Enrolled Some Online Courses	1,563
Not in Online Courses	1,117

By age range, at Sacramento City College, 5,610 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.60% of total students), 5,524 students are aged below 20 (30.13%), 808 students are aged above 50 (7.21%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Sacramento City College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,333	7,072	11,261
Under 18	972	364	608
Age 18-19	4,552	1,820	2,732
Age 20-21	2,982	1,293	1,689
Age 22-24	2,628	1,071	1,557
Age 25-29	2,575	934	1,641
Age 30-34	1,611	560	1,051
Age 35-39	1,069	386	683
Age 40-49	1,136	369	767
Age 50-64	661	218	443
Over 64	147	57	90

Directory and Accreditation Information

Sacramento City College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Sacramento City College.

3835 Freeport Blvd, Sacramento, CA

916-558-2111

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Directory and Accreditation Information

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