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Berkeley Colleges and Schools

Colleges in Berkeley

There are at least 14 colleges in Berkeley, listed and descibed below. These schools represent 41,814 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 37,636 full-time students, and a reported 8,970 dorm rooms.

Nearby cities and towns have as many or more colleges or students than Berkeley; see particularly San Francisco colleges.

The largest schools here include University of California-Berkeley and Berkeley City College.

Please also check for colleges in the nearby cities and towns, shown at the left. We also provide an extensive list of California Colleges.

Of Note For College Students

  • Berkeley is notable for the large percent of its residents with college degrees.
  • There are a lot of studio and one-bedroom apartments in Berkeley.
  • Housing and buildings in Berkeley tend to be older than other areas.
  • A lot of people walk and bicycle in Berkeley.

Berkeley Open Admission Colleges

Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2007 information.

Berkeley City College
2050 Center St
Berkeley, California 94704

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: liberal arts and sciences, travel services, American Sign Language, digital communications, human services, English, biology tech, business management.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Associate's.
  • Student Body: 5,287 students, 2,409 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Weekend classes available. AP credits. Some high school credits accepted.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Remedial services. Study abroad option.

Colleges With Selective Admissions

These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2007 information.

Acupuncture and Integrative Medicine College-Berkeley
2550 Shattuck Ave
Berkeley, California 94704

  • Programs: acupuncture.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's.
  • Student Body: 138 students, 115 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available.

American Baptist Seminary of the West
2606 Dwight Way
Berkeley, California 94704-3029

  • Programs: ministry.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 58 students, 40 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 44 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

Church Divinity School of the Pacific
2451 Ridge Road
Berkeley, California 94709-1211

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 114 students, 89 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 72 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Computer Technologies Program
2002 Addison St. Suite 201
Berkeley, California 94704-1160

Dominican School of Philosophy and Theology
2301 Vine Street
Berkeley, California 94708-1816

  • Programs: theology, ministry, philosophy.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 89 students, 64 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Study abroad option.

Franciscan School of Theology
1712 Euclid Ave
Berkeley, California 94709-1208

  • Programs: theology, ministry.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 81 students, 60 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 5 student capacity.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Graduate Theological Union
2400 Ridge Rd
Berkeley, California 94709

  • Programs: theology and religious vocations, Biblical languages.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 222 students, 214 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Jesuit School of Theology at Berkeley
1735 Leroy Ave
Berkeley, California 94709-1193

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 173 students, 145 full-time equivalent.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance.

Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary
2770 Marin Ave
Berkeley, California 94708-1597

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 117 students, 106 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 70 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Pacific School of Religion
1798 Scenic Ave
Berkeley, California 94709

  • Programs: ministry, theology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 214 students, 159 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 129 student capacity.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. Remedial services.

Starr King School for Ministry
2441 Le Conte AVE
Berkeley, California 94709-1209

  • Programs: ministry, religion.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 65 students, 64 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Distance learning. Credit for experience.

The Wright Institute
2728 Durant Ave
Berkeley, California 94704-1796

  • Programs: clinical psychology.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Master's. Doctor's.
  • Student Body: 316 students, 316 full-time equivalent.
  • Flexibility: Weekend classes available.
  • Notable: Career counseling.

University of California-Berkeley
Berkeley, California 94720

  • Programs: Many programs. Most popular include: business management, call and molecular biology, political science, economics, psychology, electrical engineering, English, public health.
  • Degrees/Certificates: Certificates. Bachelor's. Master's. Doctor's. First-professional degree.
  • Student Body: 34,940 students, 33,855 full-time equivalent.
  • Dorms: 8,650 student capacity.
  • SAT 25-75th percentile: Verbal: 580-710. Math: 620-740. Writing: 590-710.
  • Flexibility: AP credits.
  • Notable: Career counseling. Placement assistance. On-campus daycare. Study abroad option. Member of a national athletic association.

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Colleges in Nearby Cities and Towns

(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2007.)

City/TownCollegesPop.
(2000)		StudentsDorms
Alameda Colleges372,2596,063 
Martinez Colleges135,866646 
Moraga Colleges116,2903,8011,554
Oakland Colleges13399,48425,5311,328
San Francisco Colleges22776,733105,0157,877
San Pablo Colleges130,2157,147 

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