Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is a two-year community college founded in 1909. It is located on a 74-acre (30 ha) campus right over the beach in the city of Santa Barbara, California, USA. SBCC offers associate degrees in English, Social Sciences, Computer Science, Engineering, Physics, and occupational and technological training. Santa Barbara City College maintains an open admissions policy. All students, who are at least 18 years of age or hold a high school diploma, or its equivalent, are admitted. As one of the top 10 community colleges in the United States (named by Aspen Institute College Excellence Program 2011), SBCC is known for its excellent transfer rates to the four-year colleges and universities. Currently SBCC ranks #1 in percentage of students that transfer to the University of California.
As of 2008, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 19,554. It is currently led by Lori Gaskin, who was appointed in spring 2012. SBCC is one of the 112 Community Colleges in the State of California.
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