College and Scholarship Information
Colleges and Universities in and near the San Francisco Bay Area
Community Colleges
American River College Sacramento Laney College Oakland Berkeley City College Las Positas College Livermore Canada College Redwood City Los Medanos College Pittsburg Cabrillo College Aptos Merrit College Oakland Chabot College Hayward Mission College Santa Clara City College of San Francisco San Francisco Ohlone College Fremont College of Alameda Sacramento City College Sacramento College of Marin Kentfield San Joaquin Delta College Stockton College of San Mateo San Mateo San Jose City College Contra Costa College San Pablo Santa Rosa Junior College Santa Rosa De Anza College Cupertino Skyline College San Bruno Diablo Valley College Pleasant Hill Solano Community College Suisun Evergreen Valley College San Jose West Valley College Saratoga Foothill College Los Altos Hills Other Community Colleges
Other Colleges and Universities
Academy of Art College San Francisco Mills College Oakland Alliant University Alameda, San Francisco Notre Dame de Namur University Belmont Art Institute of California San Francisco Patten College Oakland Cal College of the Arts Saint Mary’s College Moraga Cal Institute of Integral Studies San Francisco San Francisco Art Institute San Francisco California State Universities San Francisco Conservatory of Music San Francisco Chapman University San Francisco Law School San Francisco Dominican College San Rafael San Francisco Theological Seminary San Anselmo Fashion Inst of Design San Francisco Santa Clara University Santa Clara Golden Gate University San Francisco Silicon Valley College Walnut Creek, Fremont, San Jose Graduate Theological Union Berkeley Stanford University Palo Alto Heald College (various) University of California Holy Names University Oakland University of the Pacific Stockton JFK University Orinda University of Phoenix (various locations and online) Life Chiropractic College West Hayward University of San Francisco Lincoln University Oakland Menlo College Atherton
Web Resources
CaliforniaColleges.edu College Scholarships, Colleges, and Online Degrees College Sourcebook Guide for Parents CollegeBoard Online Ed.gov Financial aid FAFSA GED Preparation Resources on the Web Guide to Graduation School Financial Aid Guide to Prestigious Scholarships Masters in Education MatchCollege.com Peterson’s Search for schools and programs Teacher Education
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