California Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment

List of Public Colleges by Enrollment

Below is a ranking of the 150 public colleges in California with the largest enrollment of full and part time students. University of California Los Angeles tops the list with a population of 46,430 students.

List of California Public Colleges Ranked by Largest Enrollment
School Enrollment
Glendale Community College

Glendale, CA

10,658
Ventura College

Ventura, CA

10,559
Irvine Valley College

Irvine, CA

10,464
College of the Desert

Palm Desert, CA

10,382
Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, CA

10,377
Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, CA

10,329
Merced College

Merced, CA

10,214
California State University Stanislaus

Turlock, CA

10,154
Golden West College

Huntington Beach, CA

10,053
Citrus College

Glendora, CA

9,975
Cuesta College

San Luis Obispo, CA

9,908
Laney College

Oakland, CA

9,653
California State University Bakersfield

Bakersfield, CA

9,613
Norco College

Norco, CA

9,467
Butte College

Oroville, CA

9,362
Los Angeles Mission College

Sylmar, CA

9,283
Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA

9,149
University of California Merced

Merced, CA

9,103