Proud 42 Year History
Founded in 1967, Carrington College™ California (CCC) has focused on providing high-quality arts, legal, and health care education across a wide variety of career disciplines. Over 65,000 students have attended class at one of our campuses throughout Northern California. Today, the same great instruction is available in a convenient, fully online format for students pursuing relevant career training and education from an established, reputable college!
Carrington College™ California has helped to shape the careers of thousands of students. CCC's specialized curriculum is tailored to the needs of our students, regardless of their educational background or skill level. In addition to their academic preparation and skills training, students learn core competencies in critical thinking, information management and technical literacy, personal and professional development, communication skills, respect and responsibility throughout their experience at CCC.
Carrington College™ California's faculty, administrators, and staff are committed to help students developing specific knowledge and skills. In the online associate degree programs, a broad base of general education course offerings provide students with communication, critical thinking, mathematical, and computer skills; as well as perspectives from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Our Mission and Philosophy
The mission of Carrington College™ California is to provide learning opportunities to individuals in the communities it serves through postsecondary programs of study, which include general studies and professional preparation in career-focused majors.
The college achieves its mission by:
- Offering associate degree and certificate programs in liberal studies, healthcare, wellness, legal, business, and technical disciplines.
- Providing a supportive, student-centered learning environment, which enables students to meet their educational and career goals and achieve positive learning outcomes.
- Using a skills-based and outcomes based approach to education.
- Providing excellent educational programs and services to students on-site and online that meet student, employer, and community needs.
The Carrington College™ California philosophy centers on outcome-based learning. The College's focus on retention, placement, and job performance results in graduates who are highly qualified and motivated employees.
The communities served by the College benefit from this focus on outcome-based learning and the College's ability to adapt to its changing needs. Carrington College™ California faculty, administrators, and staff are committed to students developing specific vocational knowledge and skills, as well as core student learning outcomes in critical thinking, information management, and technical literacy, personal and professional development, communication skills, respect, and responsibility throughout their experience at Carrington College™ California.
In degree programs, a broad base of general education course offerings provide students with communication, critical thinking, mathematical, and computer skills; as well as perspectives from the sciences, humanities, and social sciences.
Carrington College™ California encourages students to work to achieve their highest potential while attaining their career goals. The College strives for excellence and quality in everything it does and instills in its students the same aspirations.
Education on Your Terms
Study from your home or office — or Internet café — 24/7. Work with your classmates on group projects online. E-mail your instructor and other students right from the Carrington College™ California online classroom. The only thing you could miss with distance learning is the traffic; and who misses that?
Whatever you need, it's online — the course syllabus, class assignments, instructor presentations, Carrington College™ California's online library and virtual bookstore, and more. Distance learning students have access to student support services too — from academic advising to financial aid for those who qualify.
A Greener Way to Learn
You may have never considered the impact of attending school on the environment. You might be amazed to know that attending class just three times a week at a traditional college, for a typical 18 month degree program would contribute over 5 tons of harmful C02 into the atmosphere. Given that staggering statistic, online education is not only good for your career, it's good for the environment too!
Invest in Your Future
Advancing your career is more affordable than you may think. There are many options to consider when deciding how to invest in college. That's where our staff can help. Once you have decided on a course of study, our skilled financial aid representatives will work with you to identify the various grants, loans and other financing options that you may qualify for, and will assist you through every step of the application process. Carrington College™ California is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges. Therefore, our students who are eligible for financial aid can apply for all of the same federal grants and loans that they would qualify for if they applied to any major university.
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Accreditation
Carrington College™ California is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.
Benefits
Benefit from Carrington's highly supportive environment that is a perfect starting point for launching your career. All classes are taught by experienced faculty in your chosen field who are invested in your success, and with six-week classes you can quickly move through your program and earn your degree. Carrington College California offers Associate degrees in great fields such as Criminal Justice, Health Information Technology, Healthcare Administration and Graphic Design, and prides themselves on helping students find careers and not just jobs. They allow you to pursue your education 24 hours a day and 7 days a week so that you can complete your education no matter what time constraints you may have. You will also benefit from their convenient online platform that gives you all the tools you need to succeed as a student, including course tutorials and electronic textbooks.
Financial Assistance
Carrington College California has the resources to help students transform their lives, and is available to assist eligible students who need financial assistance. All applicants are encouraged to schedule an appointment with the Student Finance department prior to enrollment to determine their eligibility for financial aid. Carrington participates in various federal and state student financial assistance programs and also helps students secure private third-party financing. This makes a wide variety of grants, loans and state-funded programsavailable to interested students. Select programs also are approved for veterans benefits for those students who qualify. The Student Finance Office at Carrington can help answer all of your questions and provide you with a wealth of information about the school's many financial options.
