Community College
The California College Promise Program offers 1 year free at California community colleges. To be eligible you must be a full-time student, a CA resident and a first-time college student. Not every California community college offers this program, so check each college's website.
Ventura College offers 2 years free tuition.
Each year the CCC assists students in applying to community colleges. Application and registration workshops for Ventura College are held each spring on the NHS campus. Nordhoff also hosts COMMUNITY COLLEGE NIGHT featuring speakers from both Ventura College and Santa Barbara City College. Check the calendar for dates and times.
Ventura County Community College District
There are 3 community colleges in Ventura County. Each campus offers unique course offerings:
Complete the steps for enrollment at Ventura College to become a VC Pirate.
Complete the steps for enrollment at Oxnard College to become a OC Condor.
Complete the steps for enrollment at Moorpark College to become a MC Raider.
Seniors interested in applying to any Ventura County CC will be called in to the computer lab in the winter to fill out a VC application, and sign-up for other activities such as campus tours and registration workshops that will take place later in the spring.
Complete the steps to enrollment to become an SBCC Vaquero.
Out-of-Region or Out-of-State Community Colleges
This is a consideration if you are hoping to transfer to a 4-year college or university in another part of California or a different state. Many community colleges have strong articulation agreements with nearby universities that may allow more of your CC credits to transfer than if you attended a CC in Ventura or Santa Barbara Counties. If in a different state, you will be charged out-of-state tuition, but by establishing residency in that state you will save on tuition once you transfer to a 4-year school. Do your research!
For information on transferring from a community college to a UC or Cal State campus, please see this document of informational links!