Welcome to Â鶹´«Ã½!
Â鶹´«Ã½ (Â鶹´«Ã½) combines a small-college environment with more than 60 acres of modern facilities and equipment; dedicated staff; and an excellent faculty who combine knowledge and experience with a sincere commitment to learning. After its creation as a satellite campus in 1979, Â鶹´«Ã½ became an independent institution in 1985, and has seen its transfer rates and campus community flourish.
As one of California's leading community colleges and one of Orange County's best known educational institutions, we provide students exceptional educational opportunities in outstanding facilities and an extraordinary faculty and staff.
160+
degree and certificate types available
Â鶹´«Ã½ recognized among the top 15 community colleges in the nation by WalletHub, earning the #12 spot in the national rankings
#1
in Transfers in Orange County
to the UC system
#1
in Transfers to UCLA and Berkeley
from Orange County
#1
in Transfers to UC Irvine
in California
Best Colleges ranked Â鶹´«Ã½ #1
of 5 Popular Community College
in California (2023)
Intelligent.com ranked Â鶹´«Ã½ #3
out of the Top 50 Community Colleges
Great Colleges to Work For
Honor Roll
Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence
EDsmart.org ranked Â鶹´«Ã½ #3
of the Best Community Colleges
in California 2023
Military Friendly School
Silver Designation
Military Spouse Friendly School
Designated
Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Status
Golden Returns 2025
eHSI
Emerging Hispanic Serving Institution
Minority Serving Institution (MSI) Status
Â鶹´«Ã½ is a Caring Campus, which means we faculty, staff, and administrators work together to provide current and future Â鶹´«Ã½ students the support they need to reach their educational goals. Caring Campus is a campus wide initiative, we provide various academic and non-academic support services to meet the needs of all of our students, so you can complete college courses and earn your certificate, degree, or transfer to a four-year university.
All Are Welcome at Â鶹´«Ã½
The Â鶹´«Ã½ student community is made up of 15,000+ students, taking both credit and noncredit classes. Representing a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences, student equity and inclusion are central to Â鶹´«Ã½'s identity.