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Santa Barbara City College graduates report median earnings of $55,357 one year after completion (June 2026 data), according to College Scorecard.

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Santa Barbara, CA · Public · 2-year

Santa Barbara City College is a public, two-year institution in Santa Barbara, California (small city). It awarded 4,074 degrees and certificates in 2024, most often in liberal arts and sciences, biological and physical sciences and humanities studies.

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Median earnings 1 year after

$55,357

Median earnings 4 years after

$63,514

Median earnings 10 years after

$47,647

Average net price

$11,315

Completion rate

34%

Completions (2024)

4,074

Years to pay back

under 1 year

Students (undergrad)

9,889

Median earnings after completing, by program

Program	Credential	Median earnings, 1yr	Median earnings, 4yr	Graduates counted
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	Associate	$101,955	$101,616	55
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Associate	$48,712	$71,351	35
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	Associate	$75,024	$88,991	32
Health and Medical Administrative Services	Undergraduate certificate	$47,046	$59,345	19
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate certificate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Area Studies	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Communication and Media Studies	Undergraduate certificate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Communication and Media Studies	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Journalism	Undergraduate certificate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Journalism	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	Associate	N/A	N/A	N/A
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate certificate	N/A	N/A	N/A

Source: College Scorecard, June 2026 release, and IPEDS. Earnings cover federally aided students only, so they do not cover every graduate.

Awards conferred, by program

Awards conferred in 2024, from IPEDS completions.
Program	Award level	Awards
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Certificate 1-2 yrs	1,012
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Associate	401
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate	340
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	Associate	328
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Associate	216
Economics, General	Associate	215
Business Administration and Management, General	Associate	161
Psychology, General	Associate	122
Mathematics, General	Associate	94
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Certificate 12 weeks to 1 yr	75

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Sources: federal figures for Santa Barbara City College. Federal figures from College Scorecard and IPEDS. Occupation pay from Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS for California. Counts under 10 are not published.

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