Santa Barbara City College Overview
Santa Barbara City College is a public institution located in Santa Barbara, California. Santa Barbara is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.
What Is Santa Barbara City College Known For?
- Although it may not be available for every major, the undergraduate certificate is the highest award a student can attain at SBCC.
- In 2017-2018, 100% of the faculty were full-time.
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Santa Barbara City College Rankings
These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.
Program Level Awards
These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at SBCC.
Awards From Around the Web
The following table lists some notable awards SBCC has earned from around the web.
Rank | Ranking Name | Source |
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#1 | Best Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician Schools | College Factual |
#8 | Best Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants Schools | College Factual |
#9 | Best Nursing Undergraduate Certificate Schools | Nursing Degree Search |
#97 | Best Health & Medical Administrative Services Schools | College Factual |
#126 | Best Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
#131 | Best Health Professions Associate Degree Schools | College Factual |
Where Is Santa Barbara City College?

Contact details for SBCC are given below.
Contact Details | |
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Address: | 721 Cliff Drive, Santa Barbara, CA 93109-2394 |
Phone: | 805-965-0581 |
How Do I Get Into SBCC?
You can apply to SBCC online at: www.sbcc.edu/apply/apply_to_college.php
Can I Afford Santa Barbara City College?
Student Loan Debt
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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 12.6%. 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

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

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

Race/Ethnicity | Number of Grads |
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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
The following chart shows how the online learning population at SBCC has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 170th 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 #1,684 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 Undergraduate Concentrations
The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.
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.
More about our data sources and methodologies.
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