Over 100 degree and certificate programs in downtown Berkeley — two blocks from UC Berkeley, at a fraction of the cost. Fall enrollment is open.
Six Academic & Career Communities group 100+ programs around your interests — each with its own counselors and a clear map to a career or a four-year university.
Multimedia arts, animation (Toon Boom Centre of Excellence), film & design.
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Accounting, marketing, and the skills to build what's next.
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English, ASL, world languages, and the humanities.
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Biotech (a statewide model program), CS, engineering pathways.
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Social & behavioral sciences, global studies, public service.
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Education, social work, and community wellbeing careers.
Explore programs →A 6-time Champion of Higher Education for Excellence in Transfer, recognized by the Campaign for College Opportunity.
Career Education programs that lead to high-wage jobs in the Bay Area's growing employment sectors.
Dual enrollment gives high schoolers a head start on college credit — free for most dual-enrolled scholars.
Recognitions from the Campaign for College Opportunity and federal designations (BSI · HSI · AANAPISI). Figures verified with the college's research office.
Real students, real outcomes — with Cal two blocks away and the whole Bay as your backdrop.
A first-generation student transferred to Stanford as a Jack Kent Cooke Scholar and the 2025–26 class valedictorian. "Community college transformed my life."
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Biotech students designed experiments and watched stem cells become neurons in real time through a cloud-lab partnership, published in Stem Cell Reports.
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This year's class earned 1,300+ degrees and certificates — and their next stops read like a national tour.
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Take the virtual tour, then come see the six-story atrium on Center Street and the new BCC West on Milvia in person.
Enrollment, education plans, transfer, careers, and financial aid — in person, by video, or by phone.
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