Cabrillo College

Cabrillo College is a public community college located in Aptos, CA. It offers 169 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. It is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,270 for California residents and $9,910 for out-of-state students at Cabrillo College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($9,921) of public community colleges in California.
It has 9,149 students that are higher than the average population (5,302 students) of community colleges in California. In addition, 2,552 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (21 to 1) of California community colleges. The average earning after 10 years of graduation from the school is $40,600.

Academic Overview

Cabrillo College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Aptos, California.
For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $1,270 for California residents and $9,910 for other students on average. It offers 169 degree programs through 93 Certificate, 76 Associate's programs.
Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 years, public
Address6500 Soquel Dr, Aptos, CA
Phone831-479-6100
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$1,270
Out-of-State$9,910
Student Population »9,149 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »33%
Transfer-out Rate8%
Retention Rate74% (Full-time)
39% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,613
Students to Faculty16:1 (6.25%)
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$40,600

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees are $1,270 for California residents and $9,910 for out-of-state students at Cabrillo College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average tuition ($9,921) over public community colleges in California.
The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Cabrillo College. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes in tuition over the last 5 years.
Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs at the school. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
2024 Cost Of Attendance
California ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$1,270$9,910
Books & Supplies$2,250
Off-Campus Living Costs$28,989
Average Financial Aid$4,613
Cost of Attendance$32,509$41,149
After Financial Aid$27,896$36,536
Average Earning After 10 years of graduation$40,600
2024 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
California ResidentsOut-of-State Students
Cabrillo College$1,270$9,910
Public Community Colleges in California$1,610$9,921
Public Community Colleges in U.S.$4,992$8,639

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Cabrillo College offers Certificate and Associate's programs - 93 Certificate, 76 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Total Number of Programs
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs9376NOT OFFERED
The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.
The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.
You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Crop ProductionNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and GroundskeepingNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 43 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Computer Programming/ProgrammerNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 22 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources DesignNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Network and System Administration/AdministratorNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Computer Support SpecialistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
8 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Early Childhood Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 32 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Applied EngineeringNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Engineering TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Energy Management and Systems Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 26 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child DevelopmentNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care and Support Services Management2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/Assistant77 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
26 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 18 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies12 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
726 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 40 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 40 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 29 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 159 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 27 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
AstronomyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 31 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 24 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 78 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Criminal Justice and CorrectionsNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CorrectionsNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 34 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Human ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 50 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED 1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 13 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 42 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector1 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager7 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Graphic DesignNOT OFFERED 4 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED 6 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 15 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 11 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Health and WellnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/HygienistNOT OFFERED 19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical SecretaryNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant19 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - RadiographerNOT OFFERED 10 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling3 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive MedicineNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 38 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 54 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 65 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
AccountingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and BookkeepingNOT OFFERED 21 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
2 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED
Real EstateNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Construction ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociatesBachelors
HistoryNOT OFFERED 14 completers
ONLY IN CLASSROOM
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 9,149 students at Cabrillo College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 3,782 male students and 5,293 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
TotalFull-TimePart-time
Total9,0752,9336,142
Male Students3,7821,2952,487
Female Students5,2931,6383,655

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Cabrillo College, there are 9,149 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 5,465 students were attending classes through distance learning (2,552 students are enrolled exclusively and 2,913 are enrolled in some online courses) .
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment9,149
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses2,552
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses2,913
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,684

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