2026 History Rankings
Best Colleges for History
Data-driven rankings of 101 trade colleges excelling in History programs
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Rankings based on field productivity, program depth, retention rates, and institutional quality in History.
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#1
Complete Data Imperial Valley College
Imperial, CA
Public
Overall Score 76.4
76.4 / 100
Field Productivity 93%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 93%
79% retained Enrollment 14,752
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#2
Complete Data Saddleback College
Mission Viejo, CA
Public
Overall Score 74.3
74.3 / 100
Field Productivity 95%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
75% retained Enrollment 33,807
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#3
Complete Data Irvine Valley College
Irvine, CA
Public
Overall Score 72.1
72.1 / 100
Field Productivity 88%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 79%
77% retained Enrollment 21,348
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#4
Complete Data Moorpark College
Moorpark, CA
Public
Overall Score 71.2
71.2 / 100
Field Productivity 78%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 97%
83% retained Enrollment 25,486
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#5
Complete Data Orange Coast College
Costa Mesa, CA
Public
Overall Score 70.2
70.2 / 100
Field Productivity 85%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 62%
73% retained Enrollment 30,110
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#6
Complete Data Mt San Antonio College
Walnut, CA
Public
Overall Score 67.3
67.3 / 100
Field Productivity 57%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 89%
78% retained Enrollment 52,462
Programs 33 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#7
Complete Data Citrus College
Glendora, CA
Public
Overall Score 66.2
66.2 / 100
Field Productivity 90%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 40%
70% retained Enrollment 18,087
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#8
Complete Data Crafton Hills College
Yucaipa, CA
Public
Overall Score 64.7
64.7 / 100
Field Productivity 97%
0.3% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 36%
69% retained Enrollment 11,072
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#9
Complete Data Fullerton College
Fullerton, CA
Public
Overall Score 64.4
64.4 / 100
Field Productivity 87%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 62%
73% retained Enrollment 33,683
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#10
Complete Data College of the Canyons
Santa Clarita, CA
Public
Overall Score 62.7
62.7 / 100
Field Productivity 75%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 68%
74% retained Enrollment 32,417
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#11
Complete Data Riverside City College
Riverside, CA
Public
Overall Score 62.3
62.3 / 100
Field Productivity 82%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 36,662
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#12
Complete Data Diablo Valley College
Pleasant Hill, CA
Public
Overall Score 61.3
61.3 / 100
Field Productivity 55%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 89%
78% retained Enrollment 30,114
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#13
Complete Data Santiago Canyon College
Orange, CA
Public
Overall Score 60.9
60.9 / 100
Field Productivity 72%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 55%
72% retained Enrollment 22,098
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#14
Complete Data Yuba College
Marysville, CA
Public
Overall Score 60.6
60.6 / 100
Field Productivity 99%
0.4% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 10,694
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#15
Complete Data Santa Rosa Junior College
Santa Rosa, CA
Public
Overall Score 59.5
59.5 / 100
Field Productivity 51%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
75% retained Enrollment 31,751
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,242
#16
Complete Data Sierra College
Rocklin, CA
Public
Overall Score 59.1
59.1 / 100
Field Productivity 81%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 36%
69% retained Enrollment 32,351
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#17
Complete Data Golden West College
Huntington Beach, CA
Public
Overall Score 58.8
58.8 / 100
Field Productivity 79%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 23%
66% retained Enrollment 18,859
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#18
Complete Data Pasadena City College
Pasadena, CA
Public
Overall Score 56.9
56.9 / 100
Field Productivity 42%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 79%
77% retained Enrollment 42,391
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#19
Complete Data College of the Sequoias
Visalia, CA
Public
Overall Score 56.6
56.6 / 100
Field Productivity 68%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 40%
70% retained Enrollment 24,625
Programs 32 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#20
Complete Data Mt San Jacinto Community College District
San Jacinto, CA
Public
Overall Score 56.5
56.5 / 100
Field Productivity 86%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 30,681
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#21
Complete Data Clovis Community College
Fresno, CA
Public
Overall Score 55.4
55.4 / 100
Field Productivity 62%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
75% retained Enrollment 16,900
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#22
Complete Data Norco College
Norco, CA
Public
Overall Score 54.7
54.7 / 100
Field Productivity 60%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 79%
77% retained Enrollment 19,933
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#23
Complete Data Long Beach City College
Long Beach, CA
Public
Overall Score 54.5
54.5 / 100
Field Productivity 80%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 55%
72% retained Enrollment 44,443
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,472
#24
Complete Data Ventura College
Ventura, CA
Public
Overall Score 54
54 / 100
Field Productivity 50%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 76%
76% retained Enrollment 20,453
Programs 29 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#25
Complete Data Cuyamaca College
El Cajon, CA
Public
Overall Score 53.7
53.7 / 100
Field Productivity 69%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 55%
72% retained Enrollment 15,669
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#26
Complete Data Cuesta College
San Luis Obispo, CA
Public
Overall Score 53.4
53.4 / 100
Field Productivity 64%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 36%
69% retained Enrollment 19,908
Programs 34 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#27
Complete Data El Camino Community College District
Torrance, CA
Public
Overall Score 53.2
53.2 / 100
Field Productivity 63%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 37,797
Programs 31 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#28
Complete Data Grossmont College
El Cajon, CA
Public
Overall Score 53.2
53.2 / 100
Field Productivity 74%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 40%
70% retained Enrollment 24,903
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#29
Complete Data Los Angeles Pierce College
Woodland Hills, CA
Public
Overall Score 53
53 / 100
Field Productivity 21%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 99%
2 programs Retention 76%
76% retained Enrollment 29,310
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,196
#30
Complete Data Porterville College
Porterville, CA
Public
Overall Score 52.8
52.8 / 100
Field Productivity 92%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 29%
67% retained Enrollment 9,456
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#31
Complete Data Oxnard College
Oxnard, CA
Public
Overall Score 51.2
51.2 / 100
Field Productivity 66%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
75% retained Enrollment 12,339
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,340
#32
Complete Data Las Positas College
Livermore, CA
Public
Overall Score 50.1
50.1 / 100
Field Productivity 47%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 97%
83% retained Enrollment 13,061
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#33
Complete Data Merced College
Merced, CA
Public
Overall Score 50
50 / 100
Field Productivity 83%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 11%
63% retained Enrollment 21,371
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#34
Complete Data De Anza College
Cupertino, CA
Public
Overall Score 49.4
49.4 / 100
Field Productivity 20%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 96%
82% retained Enrollment 30,446
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,395
#35
Complete Data Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
Public
Overall Score 49.4
49.4 / 100
Field Productivity 46%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 29%
67% retained Enrollment 37,916
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#36
Complete Data Palo Verde College
Blythe, CA
Public
Overall Score 48.8
48.8 / 100
Field Productivity 91%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 55%
72% retained Enrollment 6,322
Programs 19 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,380
#37
Complete Data Woodland Community College
Woodland, CA
Public
Overall Score 48.6
48.6 / 100
Field Productivity 89%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 6,749
Programs 23 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#38
Complete Data Reedley College
Reedley, CA
Public
Overall Score 48.2
48.2 / 100
Field Productivity 73%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 18%
65% retained Enrollment 15,332
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,288
#39
Complete Data Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
Public
Overall Score 47.7
47.7 / 100
Field Productivity 70%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 20,292
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#40
Complete Data Glendale Community College
Glendale, CA
Public
Overall Score 47.7
47.7 / 100
Field Productivity 70%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 46%
71% retained Enrollment 20,292
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#41
Complete Data Cabrillo College
Aptos, CA
Public
Overall Score 47.4
47.4 / 100
Field Productivity 54%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 76%
76% retained Enrollment 17,156
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#42
Complete Data Sacramento City College
Sacramento, CA
Public
Overall Score 45.9
45.9 / 100
Field Productivity 65%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 40%
70% retained Enrollment 35,241
Programs 32 fields
#43
Complete Data Chaffey College
Rancho Cucamonga, CA
Public
Overall Score 45.7
45.7 / 100
Field Productivity 52%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 23%
66% retained Enrollment 38,405
Programs 27 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#44
Complete Data Casper College
Casper, WY
Public
Overall Score 45.2
45.2 / 100
Field Productivity 67%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 23%
66% retained Enrollment 6,164
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $3,150
#45
Complete Data Bucks County Community College
Newtown, PA
Public
Overall Score 43.7
43.7 / 100
Field Productivity 84%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 62%
73% retained Enrollment 10,879
Programs 28 fields
Tuition (In-State) $7,920
#46
Complete Data Folsom Lake College
Folsom, CA
Public
Overall Score 43.3
43.3 / 100
Field Productivity 53%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 69%
75% retained Enrollment 18,513
Programs 26 fields
#47
Complete Data Chabot College
Hayward, CA
Public
Overall Score 42.8
42.8 / 100
Field Productivity 39%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 79%
77% retained Enrollment 21,732
Programs 30 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#48
Complete Data Butler County Community College
Butler, PA
Public
Overall Score 42.1
42.1 / 100
Field Productivity 96%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 23%
66% retained Enrollment 4,375
Programs 22 fields
Tuition (In-State) $6,990
#49
Complete Data Taft College
Taft, CA
Public
Overall Score 41.7
41.7 / 100
Field Productivity 94%
0.2% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 18%
65% retained Enrollment 7,317
Programs 21 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,104
#50
Complete Data Columbia College
Sonora, CA
Public
Overall Score 41.6
41.6 / 100
Field Productivity 77%
0.1% productivity Program Depth 0%
1 programs Retention 99%
84% retained Enrollment 4,727
Programs 26 fields
Tuition (In-State) $1,465