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“Chabot College — Your Future Starts Here”
Chabot College is a public community college located in Hayward, California, part of the Chabot-Las Positas Community College District serving the eastern Alameda County region. Opened in September 1961 on a temporary 7.5-acre site in San Leandro with 1,163 students, the college moved to its current 94-acre campus on Hesperian Boulevard in Hayward in 1965. Chabot enrolls approximately 17,000 students and offers more than 100 associate degree and certificate programs in science, business, health, technology, arts, and the social sciences. The college is well known for its strong transfer preparation to the University of California and California State University campuses, as well as career technical education programs in nursing, dental hygiene, computer science, and manufacturing technology. Chabot's Hayward location in the San Francisco Bay Area East Bay provides students access to the region's technology, healthcare, and manufacturing employment base. As a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI), Chabot is deeply committed to serving the diverse working-class and immigrant communities of Hayward and surrounding cities. The college hosts over 110 international students from more than 25 countries, enriching campus life with global perspectives.
Visa, OPT, H-1B alumni outcomes, and acceptance rates by country — sourced from FOIA, USCIS H-1B Hub, and DHS SEVIS.
The deep admissions playbook beyond the headline acceptance rate — round-by-round breakdowns, nationality data, requirements, and contact paths.
Domestic
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/yr
Out-of-State / Intl
$9,000
/yr
Beyond the sticker price — every named scholarship, the financial aid policy, need-aware notes, and a personalized net-cost estimate.
How life on campus actually feels — clubs, sports, traditions, housing realities, and how the school integrates with its city.
Where alumni go after graduation — top industries, grad-school continuation, and the qualitative outcomes story.
Sticker price (annual, out-of-state): $8,686
Net-cost estimate is US-resident-only — international applicants are typically excluded from need-based aid at most schools and should treat the sticker price as the planning baseline.
