GWC Quick Facts

Institution Characteristics
Founded: 1966
Description: Public, 2-year, commuter (no on-campus housing), semester term
Located: Huntington Beach, CA
Degree Offered: Associate of Arts (AA)
Majors Available: 46
Certificates of Achievement Offered: 23
Certificates of Specialization Offered: 8

Resident Tuition: $26 per unit
Out-of-State Tuition: $216 per unit
International Student Tuition: $226 per unit

2008-09 Credit, Resident Full-Time Equivalent Students (FTES): 10,939
2008-09 Credit, Non-Resident (FTES): 423
2008-09 Distance Education Enrollment (FTES): 1,492 (13.6% of Total)
2008-09 General Fund Expenditures: $50,181,497
2008-09 Categorical/Restricted Expenditures: $7,186,704
2009 Full-Time Faculty: 144
2009 Part-Time Faculty: 311

Student Characteristics
Full-Time:   5,707
Part-Time:   8,315
Total Enrollment (Fall 2009): 14,025

Recent High School Graduates: 1,683

Men 44.6%
Women 55.4%

White non-Hispanic 39.1%
Asian 30.7%
Hispanic 17.2%
Other 9.7%
Black non-Hispanic 1.6%
Non-resident Alien 1.9%

Program Awards
Degrees Awarded 2008-09: 877
Certificates Awarded 2008-09: 533
Transfers to CSU: 590
Transfers to UC: 117
3-Year Transfer Rate (2004 Cohort): 30.3%
% of students receiving any financial aid (2007): 42%