Frequently Asked Questions

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1. What is Ventura College's accreditation?
2. Where does Ventura College stand on equal opportunity?
3. What are our enrollment fees?
4. What are the student demographics for Ventura College?
5. How many international students attend Ventura College?
6. What type of degrees and certificates are awarded by Ventura College?
7. What are Ventura College's transfer statistics?
8. What are Ventura College's staffing statistics?

Ventura College is fully accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges, an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Council on Post-Secondary Accrediting and the U.S. Department of Education.

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2.  Where does Ventura College stand on equal opportunity?

There is a strong commitment to equal opportunity for all students who choose to attend. Everyone is welcome.

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3.  What are our enrollment fees?

Please see the Fees page.

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4.  What are the student demographics for Ventura College?

39.1% Caucasian, 42.2% Chicano/Latino, .9% Other, 6.6% Asian/Pacific Islander, 3.0% African American, 1.3% Native American, 7.0% Unknown, 55.8% female, 43.3% male (Fall 2009)

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5.  How many international students attend Ventura College?

  102 international students are currently enrolled from more than 24 countries.

6.  What type of degrees and certificates are awarded by Ventura College?

Associate of Arts
Associate of Science
Certificate of Completion

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7.  What are Ventura College's transfer statistics?

• Most Ventura College students plan to transfer (51% in spring 2010).
• Ventura College transfers more students than most California Community Colleges (CCCs).
• Ventura College is among the top 40% of all California Community Colleges (CCCs) transferring students to the UC and CSU systems.  (2008-2009 statistics)
  • The top UC campuses to which VC students transferred are:  Santa Barbara, San Diego, Santa Cruz, Los Angeles, Berkeley, and Davis (rank order).
  • The top CSU campuses to which VC students transferred are: Channel Islands, Northridge, San Diego, Cal Poly SLO, San Francisco, and Long Beach (rank order).
• Ventura College is among the top 25% of CCCs transferring Hispanic students to the UC system.
• Ventura College is among the top 20% of CCCs transferring Hispanic students to the CSU system.

8.  What are Ventura College's staffing statistics?

As of Fall 2009, Ventura College employed 139 full-time faculty, 344 part-time faculty, 28 academic and classified managers and supervisors and 175 full- and part-time classified staff. (Fall 2009)

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