FAQs

Once you’ve completed your program, you will receive a Certificate of Competency. At that time you may also request a transcript for your coursework completed at Calbright. If you’re interested in pursuing a degree and/or earning credits, we can refer you to another California Community College that offers associate degrees and other courses for credit.

Since all our courses are noncredit, we do not currently offer credit for courses. While you will receive a certificate of competency at the end of your program, you will not be able to transfer any credits to other colleges/universities, as our courses are designed specifically for skills-based training. 

In general, credit classes are designed for learners who are interested in earning college credits towards an associate degree, certificate, or transfer to a four-year college or university. Noncredit classes are intended for learners who want to gain general knowledge or learn industry or career-specific skills. Upon completion of a noncredit class, students may receive a grade of Pass (P), No Pass (NP) or Satisfactory Progress (SP).

We do not offer Financial Aid at this time as there are no out of pocket costs to attend Calbright College.

Calbright College is the first fully online California Community College serving adult learners statewide. Our mailing address is 1102 Q St, Sacramento, CA 95811.

Calbright College does not follow traditional semester or quarter terms and instead offers rolling enrollment. This means that learners can start most weeks throughout the year. We offer skills-based training programs with flexible schedules geared toward working adult learners. We do follow an annual academic calendar so please reference our website for the current academic catalog and policies that are active upon your enrollment. You will be able to start your  coursework as soon as you complete an enrollment agreement. You will receive a certificate of completion as soon as you finish your coursework. In most programs, you also have an opportunity to take an industry certification exam.  Please discuss the estimated length of your program with your Academic Success Counselor.

Your account may be suspended if we find activity or files stored in your student account that violate our policies. Examples of policy violations include materials that violate copyright laws such as music files, movies, videos, or materials that are not related to Calbright College’s official activities. Please check for an email to your personal email address used to submit your application that would describe the reason for the suspension. If you have any additional questions, please reach out to Success at Calbright College.

Your username is your Calbright College email address and begins with your first and last name, separated by a period. For example:

A fictional student, Martha Mendez would have the email address [email protected].

Please contact Enrollment Services by email at Success at Calbright College or by phone toll-free at 1-833-956-0225. We will send a new password to the personal email address used to register for Calbright College.

Please contact Enrollment Services by email at Success at Calbright College or by phone toll-free at 1-833-956-0225.

We can help troubleshoot login or access issues to our student resources, however, we do not provide hardware or software support for personal computers. We do have a device lending library and can offer a Chromebook and/or internet hotspot in order to complete our programs. You can reach Enrollment  Services by email at Success at Calbright College or by phone toll-free at 1-833-956-0225.

Visit the home page of the Calbright Student Portal where you’ll see your currently enrolled courses, next steps, and multiple ways to access your coursework.

If you are receiving error messages when attempting to access your coursework, please check your browser settings. Generally, disabling privacy extensions or allowing cookies will resolve these issues. If you are still experiencing issues, please contact Enrollment  Services by email at Success at Calbright College.

Instructors will grade and respond to your assignments within 48 hours of your submission. You will receive a notification informing you that your assignment has been graded.   If you require additional feedback, please reach out to your instructor.  You can locate your instructor on the Student Portal under My Team. 

You should continue moving forward in the program.  Passing an assignment means you have mastered the competency and are prepared to move to the next skill.  If an assignment is not locked, you may move forward to another assignment as you wait to receive feedback from the instructional team. When the assignment is graded and you have passed, move on to the next assignment and continue making progress towards completion.

When you reach an assignment in your program, be sure to review the assignment directions and grading policy.  The directions and grading criteria will help you understand how to complete the assignment and demonstrate competency.  If you don’t have enough information to complete the assignment, you can review the course content again or meet with an instructor or  peer tutor for help.

It is important to remain active in your program. This includes regular academic activity which includes participation in program  discussion forums, submitting assignments, and meeting with your instructor.

Calbright Programs are competency-based programs and allow the student to proceed  at their own pace.  The programs do not have a fixed timeline for completion, you can accelerate or decelerate based on your schedule and needs.  The average time to complete a program ranges from 6 months to 18 months, but it depends on the student, their comfort level with the program topics and time to dedicate to learning and submitting assignments.

Complete this transcript request form.

Certificate of Competency is automatically sent out after successful completion of your program pathway. For a replacement copy please visit Accredible to download a copy of your certificate.

Complete this enrollment verification request form.

Please be aware that until you have completed an education plan with an academic advisor and been enrolled in your pathway the letter generated will not contain enrollment information.

Yes, Calbright College is accredited by the Distance Education Accrediting Commission (DEAC). 

Please email Enrollment Services at Calbright College.

You can request a transcript by completing our online transcript request form.

If you have a documented disability, contact Accessibility Services for more information at, Accessibility Services at Calbright College or call Enrollment Services. Your accessibility counselor will direct you to your Student Portal where you can review the Documentation Guidelines.

Your Accessibility Counselor can help. Email [email protected] to request assistance

Once a student drops a course they are no longer enrolled at Calbright. Calbright students are enrolled in only one course at a time, so if a student drops a course they will not be actively enrolled.

Please contact Enrollment Services at Calbright College.

If you have a question and/or concern regarding equity, discrimination, and/or harassment please visit our Report a Concern page for more information or to submit a complaint.