2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
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To assist you in seeing some of the education options that are available to you, Course Advisor has created its Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. This report analyzed 67 schools in California to see which ones offered the best undergraduate certificate programs for students. The factors used to develop this ranking include those related to how in-demand the school us, the overall quality of the school, and post-graduation wages, and more.
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Top Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California
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Our 2023 rankings named Los Angeles Valley College the best school in California for students working on their undergraduate certificate. LAVC is located in Valley Glen, California and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 970 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,238 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend LAVC. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,130.
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You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Mt. San Antonio College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. This large public school is located in Walnut, California, and it awarded 335 undergraduate certificates in .
In-state students pay an average of $1,364 in tuition and fees if they attend Mt. SAC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,212.
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Out of the 67 schools in California that were part of this year’s ranking, Cabrillo College landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in Aptos, California, the medium-sized public school handed out 136 undergraduate certificate awards in .
In-state students pay an average of $1,270 in tuition and fees if they attend Cabrillo College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,910.
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The excellent undergraduate certificate programs at Asher College helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the best schools in California. Located in Sacramento, California, the very small private for-profit school handed out 95 undergraduate certificate awards in .
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You’ll join some of the best and brightest minds around you if you attend Napa Valley College. The school came in at #5 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Napa Valley College is located in Napa, California and has a small student population. In , this school awarded 342 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
In-state students pay an average of $1,156 in tuition and fees if they attend Napa Valley College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,908.
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Cuesta College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #6 on the list. Cuesta College is located in San Luis Obispo, California and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 1,174 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,340 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Cuesta College. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,000.
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Butte College ranked #7 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Butte College is a public institution located in Oroville, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 284 undergraduate certificates in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Butte College is $1,336. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,416.
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Santa Barbara City College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #8 on the list. Santa Barbara City College is a fairly large public school located in Santa Barbara, California that handed out 1,010 undergraduate certificates in .
Students from California who attend SBCC full time pay an average of $1,234 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,186.
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East Los Angeles College ranked #9 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. This large public school is located in Monterey Park, California, and it awarded 1,488 undergraduate certificates in .
Students from California who attend East Los Angeles College full time pay an average of $1,238 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $10,130.
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With a ranking of #10, Yuba College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. This medium-sized public school is located in Marysville, California, and it awarded 584 undergraduate certificates in .
Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,128 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Yuba College. Out-of-state students pay an average of $8,208.
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San Bernardino Valley College landed the #11 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. Located in San Bernardino, California, the fairly large public school awarded 472 diplomas to qualifed undergraduate certificate students in .
Students from California who attend San Bernardino Valley College full time pay an average of $1,185 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,017.
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With a ranking of #12, Los Angeles City College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. Los Angeles, California is the setting for this fairly large institution of higher learning. The public school handed out undergraduate certificates to 717 students in .
In-state students pay an average of $1,238 in tuition and fees if they attend Los Angeles City College full time. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $10,130.
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MTI College ranked #13 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. MTI College is a small private for-profit school situated in Sacramento, California. It awarded 627 undergraduate certificates in .
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Merced College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #14 on the list. Merced Community College District is located in Merced, California and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 919 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Students from California who attend Merced Community College District full time pay an average of $1,194 in tuition and fees. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $8,154.
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National University ranked #15 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. National University is a fairly large private not-for-profit school located in San Diego, California that handed out 16 undergraduate certificates in .
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Moreno Valley College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #16 on the list. Moreno Valley College is located in Moreno Valley, California and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 275 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Moreno Valley College is $1,420. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $11,230.
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Santa Ana College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #17 on the list. Santa Ana College is a large public school located in Santa Ana, California that handed out 1,107 undergraduate certificates in .
In-state students pay an average of $1,180 in tuition and fees if they attend SAC full time. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,460.
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Foothill College did quite well in this year’s ranking of the best places for students to get an undergraduate certificate. It came in at #18 on the list. Located in Los Altos Hills, California, the fairly large public school handed out 417 undergraduate certificate awards in .
The average in-state tuition and fees for students at Foothill College is $1,565. If you are from out of state, expect to pay an average of $12,320.
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Santa Rosa Junior College landed the #19 spot in the 2023 rankings for the best undergraduate certificate programs. SRJC is located in Santa Rosa, California and has a fairly large student population. In , this school awarded 995 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Students from California who attend SRJC full time pay an average of $1,318 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,310.
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Empire College came in at #20 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking.
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With a ranking of #21, Cypress College did quite well on this year’s best schools for students working on their undergraduate certificate. This fairly large public school is located in Cypress, California, and it awarded 1,251 undergraduate certificates in .
Students from California who attend Cypress College full time pay an average of $1,146 in tuition and fees. Out-of-state students pay an average of $9,399.
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Sacramento City College came in at #22 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Sacramento City is a public institution located in Sacramento, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 203 undergraduate certificates in .
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Palomar College ranked #23 on this year’s Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California list. Palomar College is a public institution located in San Marcos, California. The school has a fairly large population, and it awarded 1,547 undergraduate certificates in .
In-state students pay an average of $1,354 in tuition and fees if they attend Palomar College full time. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $10,650.
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Reedley College came in at #24 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Reedley College is located in Reedley, California and has a medium-sized student population. In , this school awarded 99 undergraduate certificates to qualified students.
Full-time students from California pay an average of $1,334 in tuition and fees if they choose to attend Reedley College. Those students who come from outside the state pay an average of $9,454.
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Alliant International University came in at #25 in this year’s edition of the Best Undergraduate Certificate Schools in California ranking. Alliant is a small private for-profit school situated in San Diego, California. It awarded 24 undergraduate certificates in .
The average tuition and fees at Alliant is $17,949. In-state students do not receive a discount, however you may be able to reduce your price if you receive financial aid.
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Notes and References
Footnotes
*These averages are for the top 25 schools only.
References
- Read more about our ranking methodology.
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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