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CCC student guide: campus events and game days, $9,490 average net price, 28% graduation rate, plus places to study, eat and go out near campus.

What's on at CCC

Campus events and game days, updated every day from the college's own calendars.

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By the numbers

CCC at a glance

Official figures from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Undergraduates5,203
AdmissionOpen
Average net price$9,490per year, after aid
Total cost$18,422per year, before aid
Graduation rate28%
Return for year two72%
Median earnings$40,85010 years after starting
Students per teacher22 to 1

Most popular majors

  1. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 360 reported graduates
  2. Biological and Physical SciencesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · 270 reported graduates
  3. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's Degree · 237 reported graduates
  4. Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's Degree · 237 reported graduates
  5. Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's Degree · 92 reported graduates

Figures describe different reporting cohorts, not the current class. Graduation rates cover first-time, full-time students; earnings cover federally aided students who are working and not enrolled. Net price is an average, not an individual quote.

Source: College Scorecard, data released June 2026. Estimate your own cost with the college's net price calculator.

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Questions students ask about CCC

How much does Contra Costa College cost?

The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,490 a year. The total cost of attendance before aid is $18,422 a year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

What is the graduation rate at Contra Costa College?

28% of full-time students finish within 150% of the normal time, and 72% return for their second year. Source: College Scorecard.

Is Contra Costa College hard to get into?

Contra Costa College has open admission. Source: College Scorecard.

What are the most popular majors at Contra Costa College?

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (undergraduate certificate or diploma), Biological and Physical Sciences (undergraduate certificate or diploma), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (associate's degree). Source: College Scorecard.

How much do Contra Costa College students earn after college?

Median earnings ten years after starting are $40,850. Source: College Scorecard.

When was Contra Costa College founded?

Contra Costa College was founded in 1949. Source: Wikidata.

Where is Contra Costa College?

2600 Mission Bell Dr, San Pablo, CA, about 25 miles from Fairfield.

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