[6] The campus, covering an area of 44 hectares (110 acres), was designed by architect Frank Lawyer of the Houston, Texas-based firm Caudill Rowlett Scott.

The new library, which opened on January 30, 2006, still bears heavy resemblance to the school's original buildings, though the use of concrete is de-emphasized in favor of glass.

Each of the campus' instructional buildings was designed with a commons area where students with similar majors could meet and study.

[11] Cypress College's student population reaches nearly 17,000 per semester, though that number has fluctuated (experiencing historically high levels in 2010 and going as low as 12,500) in recent years based on the level of state funding provided and other economic factors.

The library offers students free 24/7 access to electronic databases with full text magazine, newspaper, journal, and encyclopedia articles.

For men the school offers baseball, basketball, golf, soccer, swim & dive, and tennis.

Women are offered basketball, soccer, softball, swim & dive, tennis, volleyball, and water polo.

[15] The college's notable alumni list is heavily influenced by the 20 Major League Baseball players and 137 MLB draft picks.

The athletics alumni also include NBA All-Star selections Swen Nater and Mark Eaton,[17] who both played for Cypress' first basketball coach, Don Johnson.