Colleges in Santa Clara, California
There are at least 4 colleges in Santa Clara, listed and described below. These schools represent 17,576 or more students (full-time and part-time), a combined student body equivalent to 12,144 full-time students, and a reported 2,450 dorm rooms.
Nearby cities and towns have as many or more colleges or students than Santa Clara; see particularly San Jose, Cupertino, and Los Altos Hills colleges.
The largest schools here include Mission College and Santa Clara University.
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Schools open to most or all qualified applicants (qualifications vary).
Based on 2008-2009 information.
California Cosmetology College
955 Monroe St
Santa Clara, California 95050
Mission College
3000 Mission College Blvd
Santa Clara, California 95054-1897
These schools do not admit all qualified applicants.
Based on 2008-2009 information.
Santa Clara University
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, California 95053
(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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| Cupertino Colleges | 1 | 50,546 | 24,115 | |
| Los Altos Hills Colleges | 1 | 7,902 | 18,132 | |
| Palo Alto Colleges | 1 | 58,598 | 482 | |
| San Jose Colleges | 16 | 894,943 | 51,804 | 3,421 |
| Saratoga Colleges | 1 | 29,843 | 11,210 | |
| Sunnyvale Colleges | 3 | 131,760 | 401 | 50 |
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