Your Gateway to Higher Learning and Personal Enrichment
CCSF offers an extensive list of credit classes in an array of subjects at locations throughout San Francisco. Our credit classes can be taken to earn a degree or certificate, meet transfer requirements, learn new skills for professional advancement and/or for personal enrichment. Use the information below to get started at CCSF!
Apply to CCSF
How you start at City College depends on who you are and what you want to do. Use our guide to determine the steps you need to take to apply and enroll at CCSF.
CCSF Credit Admission Policy
City College has an open admissions policy for students who live in California and international students. Eligibility to attend is satisfied if you meet at least one of the following requirements:
- You are eighteen (18) years old on or before the first day of instruction for the term which you are applying.
- You are a high school graduate.
- You are the equivalent of a high school graduate, i.e. you have passed GED or a state's high school proficiency examination.
- You completed a minimum of 120 high school credits and have submitted a permission/consent form. Please visit the High School Programs page for more information.
Please note that the above requirements are general; other factors may determine eligibility.
If the College has reason to question the validity of a student's high school diploma, the student will be notified they can continue enrollment but will not qualify for financial aid/Title IV funds.
For more details, contact the Office of Admissions and Records at admit@ccsf.edu or visit the Admissions Virtual Help Counter to speak with an Admissions staff member.