Degree Programs Overview

Cypress College offers 168 degree programs through Certificate, Associate's, Bachelor's programs.

A total of 2,893 students completed certificate or degree programs between July 1, 2022 and June 30, 2023 at Cypress. 1,586 students completed certificate programs and 1,306 completed associate programs.

The following table summarizes the number of major programs by offered degrees with number of completers( graduates ) at Cypress. It only includes students who completed a program as the first major.

Total Number of Programs and Completers By Degree
Total ProgramsOnline ProgramsCompleters
TotalMenWomen
Associate's80NOT OFFERED1,306525781
Bachelor's1NOT OFFERED101
At least 12-weeks but less than 1-Year Certificate52NOT OFFERED402239163
At least 1 but less than 4 years Certificate35NOT OFFERED1,184527657

Programs with Highest Earning After Graduation

The following table lists the best programs with the highest salary after graduation from Cypress College. Note that the average salary and debt is based on 2020 data from College Scorecard.

Associate Programs - Highest Earning After Graduation
Field of StudyAverage Salary (2020)Average Loan Debt
YearlyMonthlyYearlyMonthly
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing $85,070$7,089--
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions $71,055$5,921--
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies $49,203$4,100--
Funeral Service and Mortuary Science $41,473$3,456--

Popular Programs with Most Completers

Following programs are popular with most enrolled students at Cypress College.

At the school, the Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies 2-Years Certificate program has the most completers of 1,041 and the Business Administration and Management Associate program has the second most completers of 228 students.

Field of Study by Degree and Number of Completers

Below tables describes the major programs by offered degrees. You can check the online learning availability of each programs with number of completers. By expanding each table, you can view the major programs in the area of study that you select.

What is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Environmental ScienceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Communication and Journalism program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Ethnic StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
Women's StudiesNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Communications Technologies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Speech Communication and RhetoricNOT OFFERED 26 NOT OFFERED
JournalismNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
Radio and TelevisionNOT OFFERED 21 NOT OFFERED
What is Computer and Information Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant7 0 NOT OFFERED
Recording Arts Technology/Technician11 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Personal and Culinary Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Computer Programming/Programmer2 3 NOT OFFERED
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications1 0 NOT OFFERED
Computer ScienceNOT OFFERED 16 NOT OFFERED
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration2 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Graphics1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications102 14 NOT OFFERED
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information AssuranceNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Computer Support Specialist4 11 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceNOT OFFERED 30 1
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts25 21 NOT OFFERED
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager3 3 NOT OFFERED
What is Engineering Technology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Pre-EngineeringNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician26 8 NOT OFFERED
What is Work and Family Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Foreign Languages and Literatures1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Spanish Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
What is Legal Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness StudiesNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Adult Development and Aging5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is English Language and Literature program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary1 1 NOT OFFERED
Court Reporting/Court ReporterNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
English Language and LiteratureNOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED
Creative Writing5 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Biological and Biomedical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies1,041 216 NOT OFFERED
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesNOT OFFERED 65 NOT OFFERED
What is Mathematics and Statistics program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biology/Biological SciencesNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
What is Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
MathematicsNOT OFFERED 27 NOT OFFERED
What is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Biological and Physical SciencesNOT OFFERED 144 NOT OFFERED
What is Philosophy and Religious Studies program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Parks, Recreation and Leisure StudiesNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities ManagementNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Health and Physical Education/FitnessNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Sport and Fitness Administration/Management3 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Kinesiology and Exercise ScienceNOT OFFERED 48 NOT OFFERED
Physical Fitness Technician4 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Physical Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PhilosophyNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
What is Psychology program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
ChemistryNOT OFFERED 4 NOT OFFERED
Geology/Earth ScienceNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
PhysicsNOT OFFERED 18 NOT OFFERED
What is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
PsychologyNOT OFFERED 126 NOT OFFERED
What is Human Services program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration12 49 NOT OFFERED
Criminal Justice/Police ScienceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Homeland SecurityNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
What is Social Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Human Services3 16 NOT OFFERED
What is Mechanics and Repairers program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
AnthropologyNOT OFFERED 8 NOT OFFERED
ArcheologyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
EconomicsNOT OFFERED 19 NOT OFFERED
GeographyNOT OFFERED 2 NOT OFFERED
Geographic Information Science and CartographyNOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Geography (other)NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Political Science and GovernmentNOT OFFERED 20 NOT OFFERED
SociologyNOT OFFERED 48 NOT OFFERED
What is Transportation and Materials Moving program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician2 0 NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician13 10 NOT OFFERED
What is Visual and Performing Arts program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Airline/Commercial/Professional Pilot and Flight Crew17 13 NOT OFFERED
Aviation/Airway Management and Operations6 11 NOT OFFERED
Airline Flight Attendant8 9 NOT OFFERED
What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Visual and Performing ArtsNOT OFFERED 1 NOT OFFERED
DanceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Commercial and Advertising ArtNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Graphic Design11 7 NOT OFFERED
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre ArtsNOT OFFERED 9 NOT OFFERED
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology1 1 NOT OFFERED
PhotographyNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Art/Art StudiesNOT OFFERED 37 NOT OFFERED
MusicNOT OFFERED 5 NOT OFFERED
What is Business program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Dental Assisting/Assistant13 5 NOT OFFERED
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist2 9 NOT OFFERED
Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/TechnicianNOT OFFERED 7 NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/CoderNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician7 12 NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer14 34 NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling15 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician31 22 NOT OFFERED
Community Health and Preventive Medicine1 NOT OFFERED NOT OFFERED
Registered Nursing/Registered NurseNOT OFFERED 52 NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management3 228 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision13 12 NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping5 4 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 2 NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management3 18 NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management4 3 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations3 3 NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations2 3 NOT OFFERED
What is History program?
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Business/CommerceNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Business Administration and Management3 228 NOT OFFERED
Office Management and Supervision13 12 NOT OFFERED
Retail ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping5 4 NOT OFFERED
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science1 2 NOT OFFERED
Small Business Administration/ManagementNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management3 18 NOT OFFERED
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management4 3 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations3 3 NOT OFFERED
Selling Skills and Sales OperationsNOT OFFERED 0 NOT OFFERED
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations2 3 NOT OFFERED
HistoryNOT OFFERED 14 NOT OFFERED

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