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Santa Barbara City College is a public institution situated in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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Santa Barbara City College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SBCC.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#3 Most Popular Economics Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Most Popular International Business Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#8 Most Popular Finance & Financial Management Undergraduate Certificate Schools Tweet It - Post It
#11 Most Popular General Sales & Marketing Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#134 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Where Is Santa Barbara City College?

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Contact details for SBCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394
Phone: 805-965-0581
Website: www.sbcc.edu

How Do I Get Into SBCC?

You can apply to SBCC online at: www.sbcc.edu/apply/apply_to_college.php

As long as you submit the requested materials to Santa Barbara City College when applying, you shouldn't have to worry about getting in since the school has an open admissions policy.

Can I Afford Santa Barbara City College?

7% Take Out Loans
13.3% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At SBCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,030 a year. That adds up to $20,120 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at SBCC is 13.3%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

Santa Barbara City College Undergraduate Student Diversity

5,400 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
51% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 12,525 undergraduate students at SBCC, with 5,400 being full-time and 7,125 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 5,400 full-time undergraduates at SBCC, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Santa Barbara City College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 209
Black or African American 119
Hispanic or Latino 2,078
White 2,002
International Students 319
Other Races/Ethnicities 673

Over 89 countries are represented at SBCC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, Sweden, and Brazil.

Online Learning at Santa Barbara City College

2,564 Took All Classes Online
7,380 Took At Least One Class Online
0.3% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 7,380 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at SBCC has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 44th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of SBCC

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Santa Barbara City College was 0.3%. This is the #1,503 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at SBCC regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Santa Barbara City College Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
General Economics 0 193 0 193
General Business Administration and Management 1 115 0 116
General Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations 16 17 0 33
International Business/Trade/Commerce 6 7 0 13
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping 1 10 0 11
Real Estate 0 4 2 6
General Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science 0 5 0 5
Banking and Financial Support Services 0 1 4 5
Small Business Administration/Management 0 2 1 3
General Hospitality Administration/Management 0 1 1 2
TOTAL 24 355 8 387

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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