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College of the Sequoias

College of the Sequoias
915 S. Mooney Blvd
Visalia, CA 93277-2214

Official telephone: (559) 730-3700
Website: https://www.cos.edu/
Screen last updated on: October 2026
ACADEMIC CALENDAR
Calendar system: semester system (two terms comprise academic year)
Month(s) in which new student orientation is held: Orientation for new students is held prior to start of fall term.
Number and length of summer sessions: A summer session is offered for credit.

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Percent of full-time freshman students who returned for sophomore year: 71%
Student:Faculty ratio: 29:1
Total faculty: 213 men, 277 women
Full-time faculty: 105 men, 136 women
Part-time faculty: 108 men, 141 women

REQUIRED UNDERGRADUATE CURRICULUM
General education/core curriculum is required: yes

PROGRAMS OFFERED
Special programs offered:
double majors, accelerated program, honors program, internships, distance learning
Cooperative programs are offered: yes
Air Force ROTC: offered off-campus ROTC branch unit at a cooperating host institution.

LIST OF MAJORS
Associate's Degrees

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology/Technician
  • Agriculture, General
  • Airframe Mechanics and Aircraft Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • American Sign Language (ASL)
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
  • Anthropology, General
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies, Other
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Athletic Training/Trainer
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other
  • Biological and Physical Sciences
  • Biology/Biological Sciences, General
  • Building Construction Technology/Technician
  • Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Chemistry, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Science
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dairy Husbandry and Production
  • Dance, General
  • Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General
  • Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
  • Economics, General
  • Education, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrician
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Engineering, Other
  • English Language and Literature, General
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, Other
  • Exercise Science and Kinesiology
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General
  • Foreign Languages and Literatures, General
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • Geology/Earth Science, General
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • History, General
  • History, Other
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Human Services, General
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Journalism
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mathematics and Statistics, Other
  • Mathematics, General
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
  • Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
  • Music, General
  • Parks, Recreation, Leisure, Fitness, and Kinesiology, Other
  • Philosophy
  • Philosophy and Religious Studies, Other
  • Physical Sciences, General
  • Physical Sciences, Other
  • Physical Therapy Assistant
  • Physics, General
  • Plant Nursery Operations and Management
  • Political Science and Government, General
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Pre-Engineering
  • Psychology, General
  • Psychology, Other
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Social Sciences, General
  • Social Sciences, Other
  • Sociology, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General
  • Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology
  • Visual and Performing Arts, General
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Welding Technology/Welder
  • Women's Studies
Certificates

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
  • Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
  • Agricultural Mechanics and Equipment/Machine Technology/Technician
  • Agricultural Production Operations, Other
  • Agriculture, General
  • Animal/Livestock Husbandry and Production
  • Apparel and Textile Marketing Management
  • Apparel and Textiles, General
  • Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations, General
  • Architectural Sciences and Technology, Other
  • Architectural Technology/Technician
  • Art/Art Studies, General
  • Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
  • Banking and Financial Support Services
  • Building Construction Technology/Technician
  • Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector
  • Business Administration and Management, General
  • Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other
  • Business/Commerce, General
  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Commercial and Advertising Art
  • Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
  • Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services, Other
  • Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications
  • Construction Trades, General
  • Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General
  • Corrections
  • Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science
  • Crop Production
  • Culinary, Entertainment, and Personal Services, Other
  • Dairy Husbandry and Production
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General
  • Education, Other
  • Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs
  • Electrical and Power Transmission Installation/Installer, General
  • Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General
  • Electrician
  • Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
  • Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
  • Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, Other
  • Fashion/Apparel Design
  • Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician
  • Fire Science/Fire-fighting
  • Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management
  • Food Technology and Processing
  • Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other
  • General Studies
  • Graphic Design
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
  • Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Other
  • Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management
  • Human Services, General
  • Industrial Mechanics and Maintenance Technology/Technician
  • Information Technology
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal
  • Legal Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD
  • Mechanical/Mechanical Engineering Technology/Technician
  • Mechanics and Repairers, General
  • Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide
  • Pharmacy Technician/Assistant
  • Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management
  • Precision Production Trades, General
  • Recording Arts Technology/Technician
  • Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General
  • Spanish Language and Literature
  • Special Education and Teaching, General
  • Speech Communication and Rhetoric
  • Visual and Performing Arts, Other
  • Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician
  • Welding Technology/Welder

ADVANCED CREDIT/PLACEMENT
Credit placement options:
    (scores of 2 or higher)

CERTIFICATES OFFERED
  • False
 
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