Chaffey College

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#3047 / #800
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Rancho Cucamonga

Chaffey College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#800
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$1,184
Graduation rate
34%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
18,132

Reviewed by , Vice President and Academic Editor. Influence ranks come from our InfluenceRanking™ methodology; other figures come from federal data, with the year shown under each section. Report an error

About Chaffey College

According to Wikipedia, Chaffey College is a public community college in Rancho Cucamonga, California. The college serves students in Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. It is the oldest community college in California.

Chaffey College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Retention RateGraduation Rate
69%34%

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.

How Much Does Chaffey College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$1,184
Average Net Price by Family Income (2021–22)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$23,398
30K - 48K$23,027
48K - 75K$24,972
75K - 110K$29,033
110K+$30,945

Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.

How Much Do Chaffey College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Chaffey College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $45,674 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.

Chaffey College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
32,26532,265

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Chaffey College?

Chaffey College is located at 5885 Haven Ave, Rancho Cucamonga, CA 91737-3002.

How Safe is Chaffey College?

Relative to its enrollment, Chaffey College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.04%. Rancho Cucamonga has a violent crime rate of 0.29% and a property crime rate of 1.82%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.

What Is Chaffey College Known For?

Chaffey College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Chaffey College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Chaffey College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence

Communications
#1511
World Rank
#1544
Historical Rank
#402
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #402 in the U.S. and #1511 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1118
World Rank
#1123
Historical Rank
#595
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #595 in the U.S. and #1118 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Medical
#2475
World Rank
#2479
Historical Rank
#688
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #688 in the U.S. and #2475 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Engineering
#4214
World Rank
#4223
Historical Rank
#736
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #736 in the U.S. and #4214 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Computer Science
#3644
World Rank
#3653
Historical Rank
#819
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #819 in the U.S. and #3644 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Biology
#3681
World Rank
#3417
Historical Rank
#853
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #853 in the U.S. and #3681 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Business
#3346
World Rank
#3347
Historical Rank
#873
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #873 in the U.S. and #3346 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Chemistry
#4094
World Rank
#4102
Historical Rank
#956
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #956 in the U.S. and #4094 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.

chemistry Degrees
History
#2995
World Rank
#3008
Historical Rank
#957
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #957 in the U.S. and #2995 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Earth Sciences
#3564
World Rank
#3582
Historical Rank
#958
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #958 in the U.S. and #3564 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Literature
#2892
World Rank
#2934
Historical Rank
#963
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #963 in the U.S. and #2892 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Political Science
#4671
World Rank
#4681
Historical Rank
#1086
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1086 in the U.S. and #4671 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Philosophy
#4213
World Rank
#4248
Historical Rank
#1276
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1276 in the U.S. and #4213 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Law
#4846
World Rank
#4855
Historical Rank
#1416
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1416 in the U.S. and #4846 worldwide for influence in Law.

Mathematics
#5552
World Rank
#5576
Historical Rank
#1469
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1469 in the U.S. and #5552 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Religious Studies
#6981
World Rank
#6994
Historical Rank
#1528
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1528 in the U.S. and #6981 worldwide for influence in Religious Studies.

religious-studies-hub Degrees
Sociology
#4813
World Rank
#4818
Historical Rank
#1546
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1546 in the U.S. and #4813 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Education
#6187
World Rank
#6190
Historical Rank
#1572
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1572 in the U.S. and #6187 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
Anthropology
#4636
World Rank
#4643
Historical Rank
#1583
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1583 in the U.S. and #4636 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Economics
#7583
World Rank
#7587
Historical Rank
#1661
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1661 in the U.S. and #7583 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees
Psychology
#4734
World Rank
#4745
Historical Rank
#1800
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #1800 in the U.S. and #4734 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Nursing
#6505
World Rank
#6505
Historical Rank
#2518
USA Rank

Chaffey College ranks #2518 in the U.S. and #6505 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees

Who Are Chaffey College's Most Influential Alumni?

Chaffey College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Social Work, and Communications. Here are some of Chaffey College's most famous alumni:

Frank Zappa
An American musician .
Rollie Fingers
An American baseball player.
T. L. Taylor
T. L. Taylor
An American academic.
Samuel Jackson Holmes
A Noted zoologist and eugenicist.
George Stillman
An American painter.