San Jose City College Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
7,105 students
Larger than 84% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 22%
- TypePublic
- ClassCommunity college
- CalendarSemester
Nearby college towns
- Santa Clara2.3 mi
- Saratoga5.8 mi
- Cupertino6.6 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at San Jose City College, the largest reported group is Hispanic (50.9%), followed by Asian (21.6%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 21.6% | 25.6% |
| Black | 4.6% | 8% |
| Hispanic | 50.9% | 30.4% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.4% | 0% |
| White | 14.6% | 30.4% |
| Two or more races | 3.7% | 2.4% |
| Non-resident | 1.8% | 0% |
| Unknown | 2% | 3.2% |
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Did you know? San Jose City College
- $52,460median annual earnings of former students who received federal aid.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 29%of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time (six years for a bachelor's).Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 64%of first-year students come back for a second year.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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