City College of San Francisco

City College of San Francisco Academics

City College of San Francisco maintains eleven campuses throughout the San Francisco, California area. The campus locations include Ocean, Evans, John Adams, Mission, Southeast, Airport, Alemany, Castro/Valencia, Downtown, Fort Mason, and Chinatown/North Beach. Accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, City College of San Francisco offers a number of associate degrees, certificates and diplomas. Students can earn associate degrees to move into entry-level positions in the workforce, or utilize them to transfer to four-year institutions and earn a bachelor’s degree.

Although the City College of San Francisco offers degree and certificate programs in seven schools overall, the Ocean campus only offers five programs: School of Behavioral & Social Sciences; School of Business; School of Liberal Arts; School of Science & Mathematics; and, School of International Education & ESL. The School of Behavioral & Social Sciences provides students with comprehensive knowledge of different countries and their behavioral and social skills and practices. The School of Business prepares students for employment opportunities upon graduation. Students learn business concepts, sharpen their business skills, and obtain hands-on training. The School of Liberal Arts offers academic programs in the following areas of study: broadcasting, art, graphic communications, film, English, gay lesbian & bisexual studies, theater arts, photography, journalism, and music. The School of Science & Mathematics consists of 10 academic departments including astronomy, chemistry, engineering technology, computer networking & information technology, biology, architecture, computer science, physics, Earth sciences, and mathematics. The School of International Education & ESL includes programs such as studying abroad, international programs, and English as a Second Language (ESL) program.

The other two programs offered by City College of San Francisco are the School of Applied Science & Technology (available at the Evans campus), and the School of Health & Physical Education (available at the Adams campus).

City College of San Francisco—Ocean campus also offers distance learning, continuing education, an honors program, as well as a working adults degree program. Distance learning is offered as online, hybrid, or telecourses, allowing for different levels of flexibility. Online classes are fully conducted online with no on-campus meetings. Hybrid courses are a combination of on-campus lectures and Internet coursework. These courses are not self-paced. Instead, they follow the regular semester schedule; have assignments, quizzes, and deadlines. Telecourses are college courses taken at home at the student’s own pace. They are flexible and allow students to earn college credit toward an associate’s degree. The honors program at City College of San Francisco provides an enriched curriculum for students seeking a challenging learning experience. The working adults degree program provides working adults the opportunity to earn an associate’s degree while working and use that degree to transfer to a four-year institution to earn a bachelor’s degree. This program is only offered at the Mission and Southeast campuses.