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INVENTORY OF APPROVED AND PROJECTED PROGRAMS

Note: This inventory is updated every two weeks.

This inventory lists degrees and certificates offered by California community colleges which are approved by the Chancellor's Office, and projected future programs.

Types of programs not included here are: certificates that require fewer than 18 semester units or 27 quarter units; inactive program; and noncredit programs. Apprenticeship programs are included, and may be viewed separately from non-apprenticeship programs.

All California community colleges also offer a full range of university-level coursework in the natural sciences, mathematics, social sciences, humanities, language arts, and fine arts.

For questions or comments about the inventory, contact:

Stephanie Low
Specialist
lows@cccco.edu   (916) 322-6888



KEY TO THE COLUMN HEADINGS

  • T.O.P. The Taxonomy of Programs is a system of nomenclature for designating programs in the California Community College system. This inventory now uses the Sixth Edition of the TOP (corrected version, November 2004). The complete T.O.P. may be viewed on the Chancellor's Office Web site at http://www.cccco.edu/Portals/4/AA/CP%20&%20CA3/TopTax6_rev_07.doc.
  • T.O.P. Title (red). This is the standard name associated with the T.O.P. code.
  • Local Title (green). This is the local program title, which may be more specific than T.O.P. title.
  • Cert Units. Number of core units and restricted electives required for a certificate. Expressed as semester units for all colleges except DeAnza, Foothill, and Lake Tahoe, whose listings are in quarter units.
  • Degree Units. Number of core units and restricted electives required for the major, and any closely associated prerequisites, in a degree program. Excludes general education and open electives. Expressed as semester units for all colleges except DeAnza, Foothill, and Lake Tahoe, whose listings are in quarter units.
  • Degree Type. "A" indicates Associate in Arts, "S" indicates Associate in Science, and "B" indicates that both an Associate in Arts and an Associate in Science are available.
  • Year Approved. Either the year of initial Chancellor's Office approval; or, for some programs, the year the program was first offered locally.
  • Year Projected. The year a college has told the Chancellor's Office it plans to start a new program. Projected programs are not yet approved.
  • Unique Code. This number identifies the program for data reporting purposes.

Inventory of Approved and Projected Programs
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By College

By T.O.P. Code

By T.O.P. Title

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