Chabot College is a public comprehensive community college that prepares students to succeed in their education, progress in the workplace, and engage in the civic and cultural life of the global community. The college furthers student learning and responds to the educational needs of our local population and economy. The college serves as an educational leader, contributing its resources to the intellectual, cultural, physical, and economic vitality of the region. Recognizing that learning is a life-long journey, the college provides opportunities for the intellectual enrichment and physical well-being of all community members who can benefit.
< CollapseChabot College is one of California's community colleges, located in the heart of the San Francisco Bay Area. The campus is in Hayward, California, just a few miles away from California State University, East Bay.
The campus features the 200-seat Little Theatre, the 1,432-seat Performing Arts Center, a full-size planetarium, four major athletic fields, and an Olympic-size swimming pool. The campus is built around a central plaza, and is surrounded by trees. Chabot also has a child care program and a state-of-the-art chemistry and computer science building. The college hosts a flea market on the third Saturday of each month. The most notable alumnus is Academy Award winning actor, Tom Hanks.
Chabot College was the first college opened by the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District. The formation of a “junior college district” was approved by the voters on January 10, 1961, and the first board of trustees elected on April 18, 1961. Chabot College opened for classes on September 11, 1961, on a 7.5-acre temporary site in San Leandro with an enrollment of 1,163 students. The 94-acre Chabot College site on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward opened for its first day of classes on September 20, 1965. The college primarily serves residents of Alameda County in the East Bay area, including the district communities of Hayward, Castro Valley, San Leandro, San Lorenzo and Union City.
Chabot offers a curriculum of over 175 majors of study , awarding more than 100 associate degrees and certifiicates., Chabot is on a semester system, unlike Cal State East Bay, which is on a quarter system.
Chabot has an enrollment of over 15,149 students, from over 25 countries and all continents. Those countries are as followed : Argentina, Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Denmark, Fiji, France,Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Kenya, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine, and Vietnam. . The following are preliminary statistics from the Spring 2006 enrollment:
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Full-Time vs. Part-Time
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Race/Ethnicity
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In State vs. Out-of-State
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| Percent of Students International: | 0% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 754 | $ 5,122 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 0 | $ 4,680 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 754 | $ 754 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 3,308 | 25% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 697 | 42% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 3,747 | 3% | |
Any Aid: |
42% |