Golden West College academics
Huntington Beach, California · Public · 10,433 undergrads
Golden West College has 10,433 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.
The short answers
10,433
undergraduates.
53%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
10,433
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
54%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
53%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.9 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$21,687
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
33%
AsianCollege Scorecard
30%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
24%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.2%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.7%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
2.6%
BlackCollege Scorecard
2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.5%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
3,344
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,285
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
45
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Lower Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers