Los Medanos College
Los Medanos College (LMC) is a public community college in Pittsburg, California, United States. It was established in 1974 and is part of the Contra Costa Community College District. LMC also has had an extension in Brentwood since 1998 called the "Brentwood Center".
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $9,860
- Undergraduate enrollment: 11,638
- Graduation rate (150%): 41%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 31%
- Student to faculty ratio: 23:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $42,454
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,218
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,606
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Pittsburg, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Los Medanos College include Biological and Physical Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities.
- Biological and Physical Sciences (365 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (589 bachelor's)
- Humanities (126 associate)
- Psychology (111 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (81 associate)
- Criminal Justice (135 bachelor's)
- Child Care Provider (106 bachelor's)
- Biology (40 associate)
- Nursing (39 associate)
- Mathematics (30 associate)
Degree mix: Business 39%, Engineering 0%, Computer Science 14%, Health 14%, Biological Sciences 8%, Psychology 22%, Communication 4%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Los Medanos College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,958 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,958
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $6,455
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $9,521
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $11,863
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $7,051
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,312
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $10,320
- Books and supplies: $1,220
- Off-campus room and board: $23,238
- Off-campus with family: $7,686
- Typical cost of attendance: $16,056
- Sticker vs net gap: 39%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 29%
- Federal loan recipients: 100%
- Average institutional grant: $500
- Average federal loan: $7,065
Admissions
Los Medanos College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 11,638
- Women: 57%
- Part-time undergraduates: 61%
- Age 25 and older: 25%
- Graduation rate: 41%
- Come back after freshman year: 74%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 51%
- Student to faculty: 23:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Los Medanos College acceptance rate? Los Medanos College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Los Medanos College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,958 a year after aid. Average net price is $9,860.
What majors does Los Medanos College offer? Popular programs include Biological and Physical Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities, Psychology, Business Administration and Management.
What is the average salary after Los Medanos College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $42,454 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Los Medanos College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 31% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 41%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Los Medanos College official site: https://www.losmedanos.edu.