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Largest area studies programs in California
California area studies programs, ranked by awards conferred in 2024, the latest IPEDS completions year on file. At least 5 schools must offer the program for this list to exist.
| Rank | School | City | Sector | Awards conferred |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chabot College | Hayward | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 2 | Santa Rosa Junior College | Santa Rosa | Public, 2-year | 7 |
| 3 | Orange Coast College | Costa Mesa | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 4 | University of San Francisco | San Francisco | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 5 |
| 5 | Santa Barbara City College | Santa Barbara | Public, 2-year | 5 |
| 6 | Citrus College | Glendora | Public, 2-year | 4 |
| 7 | University of California-Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara | Public, 4-year | 3 |
| 8 | Saddleback College | Mission Viejo | Public, 2-year | 3 |
| 9 | Canada College | Redwood City | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 10 | College of the Desert | Palm Desert | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 11 | Imperial Valley College | Imperial | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 12 | Pasadena City College | Pasadena | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 13 | Sacramento City College | Sacramento | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 14 | Berkeley City College | Berkeley | Public, 2-year | 2 |
| 15 | Stanford University | Stanford | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 2 |
| 16 | University of California-Los Angeles | Los Angeles | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 17 | Cypress College | Cypress | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 18 | Foothill College | Los Altos Hills | Public, 4-year | 1 |
| 19 | Grossmont College | El Cajon | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 20 | College of Marin | Kentfield | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 21 | Occidental College | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
| 22 | Oxnard College | Oxnard | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 23 | San Jose City College | San Jose | Public, 2-year | 1 |
| 24 | University of Southern California | Los Angeles | Private nonprofit, 4-year | 1 |
Completions counts total awards conferred, summed across every credential level, from IPEDS.
How to read this. A larger school naturally confers more awards in a common program; this counts total completions, not selectivity. A campus that is part of one multi-campus system is shown as a single row when more than two of its campuses would otherwise appear.
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