Allan Hancock College is a California public community college located in northern Santa Barbara County.
The college is ranked as one of the five best community colleges in California and
one of the top 120 community colleges in the nation.
Approximately 10,000 credit students enroll each semester at one of the college's four locations in Santa Maria, Lompoc, Santa Ynez Valley, or at Vandenberg Space Force Base. The main campus is in Santa Maria, a 105 acre park-like setting that provides students with exceptional teaching and state of the art technology.
The college offers opportunities for those who want to begin a bachelor's degree (university degree), earn an associate degree (two-year degree), prepare for a career, or upgrade skills. The college offers degrees and certificates in more than 100 areas of study. Allan Hancock College is well-known for its English as a second language program, its professional theatre program, and for providing superior support services for its students, including counseling and tutoring.
In every sense, Allan Hancock College is a college for the community. Over 98 percent
of its students come from the local area. The college puts great emphasis on the success
of its students and challenges them to excel. In return, Hancock students consistently
enjoy one of the best, if not the best, acceptance rates to University of California
and California State University campuses, including Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and
UCSB.
Hancock’s well known and much accomplished athletic program offers intercollegiate football, basketball, soccer, tennis, baseball, softball, golf, volleyball, cross country, and track and field.
