Skip to content
Whittle

Computer and Information Sciences programs in California

65 colleges in California offer Computer and Information Sciences, from certificate (1 to 2 years) to certificate (12 weeks to 1 year). The most graduates in 2023-24 came from University of the People, Imperial Valley College, and Loyola Marymount University.

Updated · Sources: IPEDS 2023-24, College Scorecard

Whittle is an independent career guide, not an official website of any college listed here and not affiliated with or endorsed by them. Cost and outcome figures are U.S. Department of Education averages and may not match what you'd pay; confirm tuition, aid, and admissions with each college.

Colleges

Sorted by graduates in Computer and Information Sciences. No college pays to be on this list or to rank higher.

  • University of the People

    Pasadena, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Bachelor's degree
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Undergrads
    22,688
  • Imperial Valley College

    Imperial, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $1,115
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,487
  • Loyola Marymount University

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $48,381
    Graduation rate
    79%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $78,349
  • Westcliff University

    Irvine, CA · 4-year · Private for-profit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Post-master's certificate Doctorate (research) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $35,426
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median debt
    $23,750
  • Long Beach City College

    Long Beach, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,202
    Graduation rate
    30%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,870
  • University of California-Davis

    Davis, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $14,741
    Graduation rate
    86%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,838
  • Northcentral University

    San Diego, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $48,414
    Median debt
    $12,500
    Undergrads
    60
  • Contra Costa College

    San Pablo, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,490
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,850
  • Diablo Valley College

    Pleasant Hill, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,312
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,378
  • Grossmont College

    El Cajon, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,311
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,309
  • Santa Rosa Junior College

    Santa Rosa, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,331
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $47,224
  • East Los Angeles College

    Monterey Park, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $10,852
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,006
  • Mt San Antonio College

    Walnut, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,490
    Graduation rate
    45%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,283
  • Cosumnes River College

    Sacramento, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,981
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,446
  • University of La Verne

    La Verne, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $20,161
    Graduation rate
    63%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $65,464
  • University of Massachusetts Global

    Aliso Viejo, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $32,654
    Graduation rate
    43%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $65,703
  • Glendale Community College

    Glendale, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,365
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,540
  • MiraCosta College

    Oceanside, CA · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,339
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,845
  • University of California-Berkeley

    Berkeley, CA · 4-year · Public

    Master's degree
    Average net price
    $13,481
    Graduation rate
    93%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,446
  • Palomar College

    San Marcos, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,763
    Graduation rate
    38%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,300
  • Porterville College

    Porterville, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $12,301
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,328
  • The Master's University and Seminary

    Santa Clarita, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $32,647
    Graduation rate
    68%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,106
  • American River College

    Sacramento, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $7,999
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,162
  • Chabot College

    Hayward, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,053
    Graduation rate
    47%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $48,143
  • Folsom Lake College

    Folsom, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,975
    Graduation rate
    44%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,568
  • Los Angeles Pacific College

    Los Angeles, CA · 2-year · Private for-profit

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Undergrads
    78
  • University of Redlands

    Redlands, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $30,031
    Graduation rate
    67%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $72,690
  • Westmont College

    Santa Barbara, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $29,053
    Graduation rate
    70%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,778
  • Chapman University

    Orange, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $46,555
    Graduation rate
    82%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $70,070
  • Ohlone College

    Fremont, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $11,130
    Graduation rate
    52%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $54,278
  • Reedley College

    Reedley, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,814
    Graduation rate
    42%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,493
  • Los Angeles Southwest College

    Los Angeles, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,964
    Graduation rate
    34%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $32,172
  • Los Medanos College

    Pittsburg, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,443
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,454
  • Southwestern College

    Chula Vista, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $12,671
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,060
  • West Los Angeles College

    Culver City, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $9,634
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $38,537
  • Bakersfield College

    Bakersfield, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $14,621
    Graduation rate
    21%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $37,291
  • Los Angeles Mission College

    Sylmar, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,380
    Graduation rate
    20%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,834
  • Mendocino College

    Ukiah, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $8,330
    Graduation rate
    25%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,243
  • Northeastern University Oakland

    Oakland, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree
    Average net price
    $25,181
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $92,538
    Median debt
    $24,250
  • Azusa Pacific University

    Azusa, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $22,212
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $66,677
  • Cerro Coso Community College

    Ridgecrest, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years)
    Average net price
    $18,306
    Graduation rate
    25%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $34,963
  • Citrus College

    Glendora, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,135
    Graduation rate
    41%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,065
  • Cuesta College

    San Luis Obispo, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $12,124
    Graduation rate
    48%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $46,047
  • Lemoore College

    Lemoore, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $10,832
    Graduation rate
    49%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $40,292
  • Pacific States University

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Master's degree
    Graduation rate
    100%
    Undergrads
    44
  • San Bernardino Valley College

    San Bernardino, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $18,943
    Graduation rate
    28%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $39,676
  • San Joaquin Delta College

    Stockton, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $2,407
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $43,212
  • California State University-Sacramento

    Sacramento, CA · 4-year · Public

    Postbaccalaureate certificate
    Average net price
    $9,338
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $64,876
  • City College of San Francisco

    San Francisco, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $6,906
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $45,805
  • Foothill College

    Los Altos Hills, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $7,653
    Graduation rate
    56%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $57,072
  • Hartnell College

    Salinas, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $2,039
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $44,316
  • Las Positas College

    Livermore, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $5,377
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $51,088
  • Los Angeles Harbor College

    Wilmington, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $13,250
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,133
  • Madera Community College

    Madera, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $4,179
    Graduation rate
    35%
    Undergrads
    4,808
  • Mission College

    Santa Clara, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (under 12 weeks) Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $5,080
    Graduation rate
    39%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $50,936
  • Modesto Junior College

    Modesto, CA · 4-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $2,818
    Graduation rate
    30%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,368
  • Monterey Peninsula College

    Monterey, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (1 to 2 years) Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $11,373
    Graduation rate
    40%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,176
  • Mount Saint Mary's University

    Los Angeles, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $21,413
    Graduation rate
    53%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $72,379
  • Palo Verde College

    Blythe, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $18,993
    Graduation rate
    31%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,389
  • Riverside City College

    Riverside, CA · 2-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $8,377
    Graduation rate
    37%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $41,091
  • Santa Monica College

    Santa Monica, CA · 4-year · Public

    Certificate (12 weeks to 1 year)
    Average net price
    $2,779
    Graduation rate
    36%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $42,193
  • University of California-Irvine

    Irvine, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $14,251
    Graduation rate
    87%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $80,735
  • University of California-Santa Cruz

    Santa Cruz, CA · 4-year · Public

    Bachelor's degree Master's degree Doctorate (research)
    Average net price
    $17,890
    Graduation rate
    75%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $68,396
  • Vanguard University of Southern California

    Costa Mesa, CA · 4-year · Private nonprofit

    Bachelor's degree
    Average net price
    $21,241
    Graduation rate
    57%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $59,541
  • Victor Valley College

    Victorville, CA · 2-year · Public

    Associate's degree
    Average net price
    $1,947
    Graduation rate
    62%
    Median earnings (10 yrs)
    $36,119

Program 11.0101, CIP 2020. Colleges and award levels from IPEDS 2023-24 completions; costs and outcomes from College Scorecard (June 2026).