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There are many different types of colleges and they all have different things to offer! Here are some of the different style colleges in California.
California Community College (CCC)
114 campuses
Local campuses
American River College (ARC)
Cosumnes River College (CRC)
Folsom Lake College (FLC)
Sacramento City College (SCC)
Can get a two-year Associates degree, Certificate, job training, or vocational degree.
Free to apply
CA Promise Grant and Ca Promise Program available for 2 years of FREE classes!
Click HERE to explore what each campus has to offer.
California State University (CSU)
26 campuses across California
Local campus is Sacramento State (Local student priority given!)
Can get a four-year Bachelors Degree
Hands on learning style
$70 per campus application
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University of California (UC)
9 campuses you can apply to out of high school
UCSF is for students who already have their four-year college degree
Local campus is UC Davis (Local student priority given!)
Learning from the researchers and discovering new things in your major field
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Historically Black Colleges & Universities (HBCU)
65 campuses you can apply to using the CommonBlackCollegeApp.com
Click HERE to explore what each campus has to offer.
Private & Out-of-State Universities
There are MANY private universities in California and across the country. Each one will have their own requirements to apply. Be sure that you are applying to an accredited university that is not for profit as these universities are very expensive and tend to have low graduation rates.
Still not sure which schools to apply to?
To help in your exploration use the websites below to find colleges and if they are the right fit for you!
Take a virtual tour of almost any university and listen to real students thoughts on the university campus.
Learn about colleges requirements, cost, campus life, and majors available at across the USA by using College Boards Big Future exploration.
Explore private universities throughout the United States and what they have to offer you.