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Compare Los Medanos College vs Solano Community College

Pittsburg, CA · Fairfield, CA

Los Medanos CollegeSolano Community College
Cost
Price after aid (average)$7,443/yr$4,669/yr
Price after aid (family income under $30k)$5,958/yr$3,624/yr
Typical loan debt at graduationNo data reported$12,000
Price after aid ($30k–$48k income)$6,455/yr$3,465/yr
Price after aid ($48k–$75k income)$9,521/yr$5,904/yr
Price after aid ($75k–$110k income)$11,863/yr$8,594/yr
Price after aid (income over $110k)$7,051/yr$6,228/yr
Typical loan payment after graduationNo data reported$127/mo
Room & board (off campus)$23,238/yr$22,086/yr
Borrowers who default0%0%
Books & supplies$1,220/yr$1,062/yr
Sticker price (before aid)$16,056/yr$13,143/yr
Tuition (in-state)$1,312/yr$1,172/yr
Tuition (out-of-state)$10,320/yr$9,812/yr
Students with Pell Grants29%23%
Students taking federal loans1.5%1.7%
Getting in
SAT/ACT policyOpen admission (everyone qualified gets in)Open admission (everyone qualified gets in)
Graduation & earnings
Students who graduate41%36%
Freshmen who come back74%No data reported
Typical earnings 10 years in$42,454/yr$44,170/yr
Earnings range 10 years in$18,711–$71,019$19,907–$72,096
Finish within 8 years (anywhere)32%27%
White students graduatingNo data reported38%
Black students graduatingNo data reported14%
Hispanic students graduatingNo data reported37%
Asian students graduatingNo data reported42%
Typical earnings 6 years in$35,606/yr$35,071/yr
Earn more than a HS grad59%59%
Graduate on time12%No data reported
Pell students who graduateNo data reported41%
First-gen students who finish11%6%
Low-income students who finish10%5.4%
Students who transfer out7.2%9.4%
Typical earnings 8 years in$39,218/yr$38,959/yr
Majors & programs
Top 3 programsLiberal Arts & General Studies 35% · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 15% · Business, Management & Marketing 8%Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 21% · Liberal Arts & General Studies 16% · Biological & Biomedical Sciences 12%
Most popular programLiberal Arts & General Studies — 35% of degreesMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies — 21% of degrees
2nd most popular programMulti/Interdisciplinary Studies — 15% of degreesLiberal Arts & General Studies — 16% of degrees
3rd most popular programBusiness, Management & Marketing — 8% of degreesBiological & Biomedical Sciences — 12% of degrees
4th most popular programHomeland Security & Protective Services — 7% of degreesBusiness, Management & Marketing — 9% of degrees
5th most popular programFamily & Consumer Sciences — 6% of degreesEngineering Technologies — 7% of degrees
Highest-paying major (1 year out)Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities — $35,283/yrNo data reported
Degrees in STEM6.7%22%
Campus & students
Undergrad enrollment7,3208,061
Students per professor23 : 127 : 1
Average professor pay$10,989/mo$11,474/mo
Full-time professors43%41%
Fully onlineNoNo
Accredited byWestern Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior CollegesWestern Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Median family income$16,223$19,386
SettingSuburb (large)Suburb (midsize)
LocationPittsburg, CAFairfield, CA
RegionFar WestFar West
Founded19741945
Public or privatePublicPublic
Main degree offeredAssociate degreesAssociate degrees
Carnegie classificationAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High TraditionalBaccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
Main or branch campusMain campusMain campus
International students0.4%0.1%
Men43%46%
Women57%54%
White students18%21%
Black students13%14%
Hispanic or Latino students47%38%
Asian students13%15%
Two or more races6.9%8.8%
Other / not reported1.8%3.2%
Special typeNoneNone
First-generation students51%48%
Part-time students61%65%
Students age 25+25%35%
Spent on teaching per student$8,679/yr$6,579/yr
Endowment$1.3MNo data reported
Campus life
Campus data from20232023
On-campus housingNo — no campus housingNo — no campus housing
Meal plan offeredNoNo
Academic calendarSemesterSemester
Federal designationNoneNone
Study abroadYesNo
Undergraduate researchNoNo
ROTCNoNo
Accepts AP creditYesYes
Accepts dual-enrollment creditNoNo
Credit for life experienceNoYes
Online classesYesYes
Whole degrees onlineYesYes
Weekend & evening classesYesNo
Teacher certificationYesNo
Academic & career counselingYesYes
Job help while you studyYesYes
Job placement for graduatesYesYes
On-campus day careYesYes
Program for students with intellectual disabilitiesNoNo
Yellow Ribbon (GI Bill) schoolNoNo
Credit for military trainingNoYes
Student veteran organizationNoYes
Tuition payment planNoNo
Guaranteed (locked) tuitionNoNo
Prepaid tuition planNoNo
Athletics
Athletics data from2024-252024-25
College sports levelCCCAACCCAA
Football teamYesNo
Varsity teams611
Student athletes163131
Athletic scholarships$0$0
Athletics budget$765,622$1.9M
Athletics revenue$765,622$1.9M
Recruiting spend$0$71,871

Data: U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard 2026-06-10, EADA athletics, IPEDS admissions — each on its own survey year. Campus life: IPEDS institutional characteristics, retrieved from the Urban Institute Education Data Portal (ODC-BY 1.0). Founding year and links via Wikidata / Wikipedia. SHMACS is an independent tool and is not affiliated with or endorsed by any institution shown.