College of the Sequoias is a public community college located in Visalia, CA. It offers 152 programs for degree/certificate.

It is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

The 2024 tuition & fees of College of the Sequoias is $1,394 for California residents and $8,338 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of California public community colleges' average ($9,921).

The school has 13,170 students, which is higher than California community collleges' average (5,302). In addition, 3,022 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 28 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (21 to 1) of California community colleges.


2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table shows the 2023-2024 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at College of the Sequoias. Then, we compare its costs to California community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.

In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.

2024 Cost Of Attendance -
California ResidentsOut-of-State
Tuition & Fees$1,394$8,338
Books & Supplies$1,000
Off-Campus Living Costs$26,000
Average Financial Aid$4,619
Cost of Attendance$28,394$35,338
After Financial Aid$23,775$30,719
Tuition Comparison to National and State Average
California ResidentsOut-of-State Students
College of the Sequoias$1,394$8,338
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

College of the Sequoias offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Offered Programs and Online Availability
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Online ProgramsNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Total Programs7379NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program.

CertificateAssociateBachelor
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business OperationsNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Crop Production 14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Dairy Husbandry and ProductionNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Agricultural Production Operations (other) NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Landscaping and Groundskeeping NOT OFFERED
Plant Nursery Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Food Technology and ProcessingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 12 completers
NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Recording Arts Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Information Technology2 completers
4 completers
NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 13 completers
NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Cosmetology/CosmetologistNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Cooking and Related Culinary ArtsNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
EducationNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Special Education and TeachingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education ProgramsNOT OFFERED 48 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Foreign Languages and LiteraturesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
American Sign Language (ASL)NOT OFFERED 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
Child Care Provider/AssistantNOT OFFERED 51 completers
NOT OFFERED
Apparel and TextilesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Apparel and Textile Marketing Management6 completers
9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Legal Assistant/Paralegal 16 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 21 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal StudiesNOT OFFERED 585 completers
NOT OFFERED
General StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 34 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 22 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 70 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 29 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 123 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Corrections 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement AdministrationNOT OFFERED 85 completers
NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police Science68 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician7 completers
14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Fire Science/Fire-fightingNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Human Services2 completers
14 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Social SciencesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 6 completers
NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 8 completers
NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 56 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
ElectricianNOT OFFERED 2 completers
NOT OFFERED
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Building Construction Technology5 completers
4 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Welding Technology/Welder 15 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED 7 completers
NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising Art NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Fashion/Apparel DesignNOT OFFERED 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design 1 completers
NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 9 completers
NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and TechnologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Art/Art Studies 25 completers
NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 3 completers
NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Pharmacy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/AssistantNOT OFFERED 24 completers
NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Athletic Training/TrainerNOT OFFERED 5 completers
NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 86 completers
NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/AideNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
Business/Commerce 18 completers
NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and ManagementNOT OFFERED 96 completers
NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping6 completers
14 completers
NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science NOT OFFERED
Banking and Financial Support ServicesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociateBachelor
HistoryNOT OFFERED 25 completers
NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 13,170 students at College of the Sequoias including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 4,762 male students and 7,166 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
Total11,9284,4827,446
Male Students4,7621,9342,828
Female Students7,1662,5484,618

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment

Of the 13,170 total students, 7,672 students enrolled through distance learning (3,022 students enrolled exclusively and 4,650 enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment13,170
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses3,022
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,650
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses5,498

School Profile and Academic Overview

The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for College of the Sequoias.

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type2-4 year, public
Address915 S. Mooney Blvd, Visalia, CA
Phone559-730-3700
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »In-State$1,394
Out-of-State$8,338
Student Population »13,170 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »31%
Transfer-out Rate5%
Retention Rate69% (Full-time)
51% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »$4,619
Students to Faculty28:1 (3.57%)