Santa Barbara City College offers 147 major programs for degree granting/certificate programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 14 major programs - 6 Certificate and 8 Associate.

The 2024 tuition & fees is $1,234 for California residents and $10,186 for out-of-state students.

Total 4,199 students out of total 12,675 students have enrolled online exclusively. Last year, total 412 students have completed their degree/certificate program through distance learning.

Santa Barbara City College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Online Degrees / Programs Overview
School NameSanta Barbara City College
Type2-4 Year, Public
Address721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA
Online Students4,199 Enrolled Online Exclusively
4,900 Enrolled in Some Online Courses
Undergraduate Tuition & FeesIn-State$1,234
Out-of-State$10,186
Student to Faculty37:1 (2.70%)
Online Degree Programs
Total14 Programs
Certificate6 Programs
Associates8 Programs

2024 Tuition & Fees

The following table and chart describe 2023-2024 tuition & fees and costs trends over last 5 years at Santa Barbara City College. Each cost is an average amount over the all offered programs. For California residents, the tuition & fees are $1,234 and $10,186 for non-California residents.

The cost per credit hour for part-time students or overload credits of full-time students is $46 for California residents and $397 for out-of-state students for undergraduate programs.

Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$1,466$1,466$1,232$1,234$1,234
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$8,226$8,226$8,912$9,322$10,186
Tuition Changes (2020-2024)
2019-20202020-20212021-20222022-20232023-2024
Undergraduate (In-State)$46$46$46$46$46
Undergraduate (Out-of-State)$266$266$353$365$397

Online Programs By Area of Study

Santa Barbara City College offers 147 degree programs through Certificate, Associates programs. Of that, 14 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 6 Certificates, 8 Associates.

The following table summarizes the number of degree programs by degree types.

Total Number of Online Degree Programs
CertificateAssociatesBachelors MastersDoctorate Post-Graduate
Online Programs68NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED
Overall Programs6978NOT OFFERED NOT OFFEREDNOT OFFEREDNOT OFFERED

Majors and number of completers

The following tables show the offered programs by degree/certificate along with number of completers for each program last year.

CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and AssistantONLY IN CLASSROOM 3 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Information TechnologyONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Humanities/Humanistic StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 317 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)NOT OFFERED ONLY IN CLASSROOM NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Film/Cinema/Video StudiesONLY IN CLASSROOM 1 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician4 60 NOT OFFERED
CertificateAssociate'sBachelor's
International Business/Trade/CommerceONLY IN CLASSROOM 2 NOT OFFERED
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations8 10 NOT OFFERED

Distance Learning Program Student Population

At Santa Barbara City College, there are 12,675 students including in both undergraduate and graduate schools, with full-time and part-time status. Of that, 9,099 students were attending classes through distance learning (4,199 students are enrolled exclusively and 4,900 are enrolled in some online courses).

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment12,675
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,199
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses4,900
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses3,576

By location where enrolled students live, out of a total of 4,199 enrolled exclusively in online courses, 3,982 California Residents were enrolled in online classes exclusively, 0 students living in the U.S. States other than California, and 62 non-U.S. students enrolled in online courses.

Distance Learning Enrollment By Student Location
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses4,199
California Resident3,982
Other State In U.S.155
Outside of U.S.62
Distance Learning Enrollment Undergraduate Students
Enrolled Exclusively in Undergraduate Online Courses4,199
Degree/Certificate Seeking3,498
Non-Degree/Certificate Seeking701

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