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Real Education. Real Success.

The education you want at a price you´ll love.

Compton College experience

From clubs, to organizations, to events, and more, we have exciting opportunities for becoming part of our diverse Compton community.

Transfer Credits

Compton College can prepare you to continue your success story at a four-year institution by providing a strong foundation of educational success.

ways to pay

One of the most important steps to obtaining a quality education is finding a way to pay for it. We’ve here to help you find the best options for breaking down financial barriers.

Flexible/Safe

Compton College offers a variety of online courses that deliver the same quality education offered on campus to wherever, and whenever, you want to learn.

Why Compton College?

Compton College’s mission is to provide a welcoming and inclusive community where diverse students are supported to pursue and attain student success. Compton College provides students with the ability to solve challenges, utilizes the latest techniques for preparing the workforce and provides clear pathways for completion of programs of study, transition to a university, and securing living-wage employment.

Compton College is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), an institutional accrediting body recognized by the Commission on Recognition of Postsecondary Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education.

Bussiness &
industrial
studies

Learn the hands-on skills needed to get a career in high-demand business and technical trades, through an entry level position or advanced apprentice.

Fine arts,
communication
& humanities

Prepare for a rewarding career in fields that employ professional writers, artists, and communication specialists by mastering creative and analytical modes of expression and research, leading to a variety of different career paths

health &
public
services

Interested in careers dedicated to the well-being and in the service of others? Majors in this field will put students on a path to enter a career in healthcare, wellness, or the criminal justice system.

Science, Technology,
Engineering, &
mathematics

Develop analytical and problem-solving skills to prepare for careers that create and improve innovations that impact our lives.

Social
sciences

Explore the interdisciplinary connections among fields of human growth, social behavior and historical analysis and develop strong analytical thinking, research, communication, and relationship-building skills.

Science, Technology,
Engineering, &
mathematics

Develop analytical and problem-solving skills to prepare for careers that create and improve innovations that impact our lives.

Social
sciences

Compton College Promise Program

The Compton College Oliver W. Conner Promise Program was established to make a college education more accessible and affordable to high school graduates from the Compton, Lynwood and Paramount Unified school districts.

Guaranteed admissions to Compton College.
Provides up to $400 per year for textbooks and course materials and supplies.
Participation in a tablet/laptop loan program during the first two years at Compton College. Students are allowed to keep their college-issued tablet/laptop if they are enrolled full-time at census for the third semester.
Assistance with the registration steps necessary for full-time enrollment at Compton College.

Opportunities to participate in support programs such as the First Year Experience (FYE) and Extended Opportunity Programs and Services (EOPS) for additional resources to successfully navigate through Compton College and beyond.
Assistance with the completion of a Financial Fit Plan to help high school graduates access all available financial aid to help pay for college.
Summer Bridge classes at Compton College for recent high school graduates to assist with a successful transition to college level courses.

Eligibility

The first two years of enrollment fees at Compton College will be waived for high school students of Compton, Lynwood and Paramount unified school districts who graduated between 2019 and 2021. Interested students must apply to Compton College, submit a FAFSA or CADAA, and complete a Compton College Promise application.

Application

The Oliver W. Conner College Promise program covers the first two years of enrollment fees at Compton College, after you graduate from high school. To take advantage of this great opportunity, start by completing the form below: