Santa Barbara City College is committed to being a model community college for the 21st century. SBCC will provide many ways for students to access the college’s high-quality and affordable higher education programs. Students will achieve academic success in greater numbers as they prepare for transfer, and acquire occupational competencies and the academic skills required for succeeding in higher education. The college will develop new ways to fully respond to the needs of its community. Such efforts will focus on a comprehensive continuing (adult) education program and targeted programs to provide economic development.
As a model community college, SBCC will serve all segments of its community while expanding its efforts to meet the educational needs of traditionally under-served groups. To achieve unprecedented levels of community responsiveness, SBCC will collaborate with local organizations to identify and respond with programs to meet educational needs. The college will operate knowing that it is a part of the larger community. The college’s development and operations will be consistent with the environmental well-being of our larger community.
The college will continue to value and promote educational change and innovation that increases the quality, efficiency and effectiveness of its programs. The following four core values will continue to guide institutional decision-making:
1. A commitment to excellence in all that the college undertakes;
2. A focus on students in determining policies, practices and programs;
3. A commitment to faculty and staff collaboration and collegiality; and
4. An environment that is both psychologically and physically supportive of faculty, students and staff.
SBCC will achieve its goal of becoming a model community college by capitalizing on the strengths of its culture and values and its mission by becoming a fully technologically enabled institution. The potential of technology will be leveraged to provide students with maximum possible independence and college responsiveness to meet the student’s educational objectives. Technology will be applied to increase the college’s efficiency, effectiveness and communication, and to build a community of students, faculty and staff, all of whom are committed to educational excellence and student success.
Guiding Principles
• There is in each individual an intrinsic dignity and worth.
• A democratic society functions best when its members are educated and participating citizens.
• Individuals have the capacity to learn to direct their destiny and the responsibility to participate effectively in the affairs of society.
• The opportunity to learn should be accessible to all who can profit from it and who wish to avail
themselves of it.
• Each person should be encouraged and helped to realize his/her fullest potential regardless of economic, educational, or physical disadvantages, and/or cultural differences.
• The community and the individual are best served when people can find satisfying and productive vocations and can learn to make rewarding use of leisure time.
• It is important that all people learn about cultural heritages and how to work together to create a better society.
• As a community college, Santa Barbara City College must be responsive to the needs of the community it serves.
• A commitment to the ideal and tradition of academic freedom is basic to an intellectual environment which encourages serious scholarship and critical, independent thinking.
• Education is a lifelong process—not solely preparation for adult life.
Fundamental Purposes
The fundamental purposes of Santa Barbara City College are:
• To provide uncompromisingly excellent quality of instruction in all programs of the college, and to create and maintain an environment which emphasizes teaching and learning, and encourages free discussion of ideas, interests and issues.
• To maintain a comprehensive curriculum which supports a viable transfer program, a diverse occupational program, and general credit and noncredit educational opportunities appropriate to the needs of the South Coast community.
• To provide equal opportunity to postsecondary education at minimum cost to all who wish to avail themselves of it, or who can benefit from it, through programs of outreach, counseling, placement and developmental education, and through a policy of non-discrimination and affirmative action.
• To be particularly responsive to the needs of the local community and the citizens who come to the college as students, and to be sensitive to changes in these needs.
• To be responsive to the needs of the region, state and the nation for persons trained in particular skills.
In pursuit of these purposes, the college will provide programs and services in the most cost-effective manner possible, and, at all times, will practice fiscal responsibility.
Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is a two-year community college founded in 1909. It is located on a 74 acre (299,000 m²) 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 leading community colleges in California — and the nation — 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 2004, total enrollment of full-time and part-time students reached 17,000. It is currently led by President John Romo, who will be retiring at the end of Spring 2008 after seven years with the institution. SBCC is one of the 109 Community Colleges in the State of California.
The Earth & Biological Sciences Building was completely re-built during 2000–2002, and is now one of the most technologically advanced science buildings in the state.
Established in 2001, the intention of the School of Media Arts (SOMA) is to promote collaboration, synergy, and resource maximization between programs with a similar mission: applied communication, visual literacy and digital media. Departments included in the School of Media Arts are: Film Studies, Film Production, Graphic Design and Photography, Journalism, Computer Animation, and Multimedia Arts & Technologies. SBCC works as a partner in the effort to attain these collaborative goals. In 2006, a new SoMA building was proposed and accepted by the Board of Trustees to be completed around 2009.
The music department at Santa Barbara City College offers an eclectic and in depth course of study. Performance groups include three jazz ensembles, large and small vocal ensembles, a concert band, and a full symphony orchestra.
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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: | 3% |
| Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) | In-State | Out-of-State | |
Published Tuition and Fees: |
$ 792 | $ 3,688 | |
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 624 | $ 3,624 | |
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads: |
$ 64 | $ 64 | |
| Financial Aid | Avg. Amount Received | % of Students Receiving Aid | |
Federal Grants: |
$ 2,624 | 13% | |
State and Local Grants: |
$ 696 | 18% | |
Institutional Grants: |
$ 1,264 | 3% | |
Student Loans: |
$ 2,746 | 5% | |
Any Aid: |
25% |
