Colleges in Santa Barbara, California
There are at least 7 colleges in Santa Barbara, listed and described below. These schools represent 46,356 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 36,834 full-time students, and a reported 8,174 dorm rooms.
The largest schools here include Santa Barbara City College and University of California-Santa Barbara. For a prestigious selective school, you might want to look at Westmont College or University of California-Santa Barbara.
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Brooks Institute
Santa Barbara, California
Specializes in training related to filmmaking and photography, the schools training programs culiminate in a Bachelor's degree, or even a Master's degree in Photography.
Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2008-2009 information.
Paul Mitchell the School-Santa Barbara
525 Anacapa St
Santa Barbara, California 93101
Santa Barbara City College
721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, California 93109-2394
These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2008-2009 information.
Antioch University-Santa Barbara
801 Garden St, Suite 101
Santa Barbara, California 93101-1581
Fielding Graduate University
2112 Santa Barbara St
Santa Barbara, California 93105-3538
University of California-Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, California 93106
Westmont College
955 La Paz Rd
Santa Barbara, California 93108-1089
(Student count includes part-time and full-time; not all students live in the city or town. Data as of 2007.)
| City/Town | Colleges | Pop. (2000) | Students | Dorms |
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| Carpinteria Colleges | 1 | 14,194 | 659 | 200 |
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