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Program facts

  • Program type
    Associate
  • Duration
    2 years
  • Annual tuition fee
    9,840 USD

    Fees are displayed in the university's local currency

  • Language taught in
    English
  • Start date
    August, January

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Program overview

What Colleges of Contra Costa says about their program:
"1. Comprehend a spoken dialogue in the target language.



  1. Identify the present, past, and future tenses in a written paragraph.

  2. Interpret cultural behavior"

Admission requirements

Undergraduate academic requirements

  • Graduated from high school (or have attained a high school graduation equivalency) or be at least 18 years of age by the beginning of the entering semester
  • The minimum age as an international student is 16. However, a 16 year old must be considered a high school graduate.
  • Applicants who pass a U.S. equivalent GED meet the high school graduation equivalency requirement for international student admission

English proficiency

  • TOEFL iBT: 61
  • TOEFL Essentials: 6.5
  • IELTS: 5.5 (no band below 4.5)
  • Duolingo: 95
  • CAE: 160
  • iTEP: 3.5
  • PTE Academic: 45
  • EIKEN: 2A
  • GTEC CBT: 1100

TOEFL iBT Home Edition, IELTS Indicator and PTE Academic Online are accepted

English proficiency requirements

  • Study for a minimum of two (2) years at a US high school with grades of C or better in academic English (not ESL)
  • Final IGCSE of O level results with a grade of C or higher in one of the following

    English Language, English - First Language, English as a Second Language

  • Graduation from a high school outside the US where English is the primary language of instruction
  • Completed all years of upper secondary school in Sweden or Denmark with an English proficiency level of English 6 (Sweden) or English B (Denmark)
  • 1 academic year of college level English with grades of C or better in the US

Documents required

Undergraduate

  • Application form
  • Application fee
  • Academic transcripts
  • Diploma of previous studies
  • Translations
  • Proof of language proficiency
  • Passport identification page
  • Bank statements
  • Financial sponsor form
  • Student Consent and Release Form (optional)
  • Minor Consent Form (If not 18 years old)

Fees and funding

Fee information

  • Undergraduate tuition: USD$9,840 per year

Visa requirements for Colleges of Contra Costa

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USA student visa requirements