Snapshot of California Campus LGBTQ+ Centers

California leads the nation with the number of professional staff directing LGBTQ+ resources and services on college campuses: 15% of the 272 campuses in the U.S. and Canada  with LGBTQ+ centers are located in California. According to the Directory of Campus LGBTQ+ Centers, 37 centers serve 43 institutions in California.

Campuses hiring professional staff to direct LGBTQ+ services is still rare, found at only 8.2% of the 3,313 nonprofit higher education institutions in the U.S. California continues to lead the way, with 6 California Community Colleges since 2016 hiring for the first time professional staff. This accounts for all but two community colleges in the nation providing LGBTQ+ services. The newest LGBTQ+ center to open on a California campus with professional staff is at the University of San Diego.

Snapshot of California Campus LGBTQ+ Centers

http://campuslgbtqcenters.org

September 1, 2019

15% of the 272 campuses nationally with LGBTQ+ centers are located in California.

37 centers serve 43 institutions:

• The Queer Resource Center serves 7 institutions of the Claremont Colleges (CA).

Campus System

·      6 CCC– 5% of 114 campus system

·      13 CSU– 57% of 23 campus system

·      10 UC– 100% of 10 campus system

Center Type

·      30 (serving 36 campuses) Stand-alone LGBTQ center:A space you can walk into whose sole-purpose is providing LGBTQ services or resources, directed by professional staff or a GA.

·      2 Within Women’s or Gender Equity Office:Office includes staff whose job description specifically focuses on LGBTQ concerns.

·      3 Within Cross-Cultural or Diversity Office:Office includes staff whose job description specifically focuses on LGBTQ concerns.

·      2 Other:Staff position is housed within Student Life, a Wellness Center, or some other office.

Institution Type

·      6 Community College

·      0 Bachelor’s Conferring / General

·      5 Bachelor’s Conferring / Liberal Arts

·      14 Master’s Conferring

·      18 PhD Conferring / Research

Institution Affiliation

·      14 Private

·      29 Public

Institution Enrollment

·      8 Under 5,000

·      5 5,000 to 10,000

·      10 10,000 to 20,000

·      10 20,000 to 30,000

·      9 30,000 to 40,000

·      1 More than 40,000

Institution Attributes

·      3 Religiously-Affiliated Institution:campus administration answers to a religious institution.

·      0 Historically Black College / University:institutions of higher education in the United States that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving the African-American community.

·      9 Women’s College: U.S. institutions of higher education that historically only admit female students.

·      3 Resources Directed by a Graduate Assistant:a GA works 20 hours a week as the primary director of LGBT resources and services for the campus.

·      3 Student Government-Affiliated Center:office space and budget part of Student Government.