Community CollegePublicHSI

Allan Hancock College

Santa Maria, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
26%
Enrollment
11,463
peer median 11,373
Avg net price
$4,638
-$456 vs Community College
Use this data
Ask Clema

About

Allan Hancock College is a public community college in Santa Maria, California. It offers associate degrees at its Lompoc Valley campus and at nearby Vandenberg Space Force Base. The college is part of the California Community College System.

Outcomes & equity

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
26%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

26.0pp gap
Pell recipients
26%
Non-Pell
0%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,829
$30–48k$3,944
$48–75k$6,312
$75–110k$7,797
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$4,638
-$455vs Community College median $5,094
Pell recipients
61.1%
Federal loans
0.8%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs94
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,900 total
01Liberal Arts
66535.0%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
45724.1%
03Business
1568.2%
04Psychology
1256.6%
05Security/Protective
1216.4%
06Health Professions
1095.7%
07Mathematics
904.7%
08Social Sciences
774.1%
09Computer Sciences
573.0%
10Physical Sciences
432.3%

Enrollment & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
11,463
12-mo unduplicated
16,308
Undergraduate
16,308
Graduate
10,830

Gender split

Men
47%7,675
Women
53%8,633

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.2%
White
19.2%
Asian
3.0%
Two or more
3.0%
Black
1.9%
Unknown
1.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Non-resident
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
160

Allan Hancock College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Allan Hancock College selected for federal comparison reporting.

GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectAllan Hancock College
26%11,463$4,638Community College
Antelope Valley Community College District
13,532$8,263Baccalaureate
Bakersfield College
50%30,746$4,751Baccalaureate
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Citrus College
10,429$3,800Community College
Coastline Community College
9,008$9,605Community College
College of the Desert
12,861$11,812Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Cuesta College
11,283$12,898Community College
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
18,165$5,436Community College
Fresno City College
28,071$1,699Community College
Imperial Valley College
8,873$1,697Community College
Lake Area Technical College
2,312$14,826Community College
Los Angeles Harbor College
9,463$11,245Community College
Los Angeles Mission College
10,690$11,972Community College
Mendocino College
4,225$7,500Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College
8,694$7,372Community College
Modesto Junior College
0%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
Moorpark College
14,583$742Community College
Mott Community College
6,718$6,258Community College
Oxnard College
7,361$659Community College
Porterville College
4,784$3,728Community College
Reedley College
8,796$1,584Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
San Joaquin Delta College
20,969$8,508Community College
Santa Barbara City College
12,334$10,029Community College
Southwestern College
20,986$10,893Community College
Ventura College
12,222$2,257Community College
Victor Valley College
8,423$3,228Community College
Walla Walla Community College
2,967$8,343Baccalaureate
Yuba College
6,320$3,573Community College
Peer group median26%11,373$5,094

Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Reports to Institutional Effectiveness

The page provides a structured overview of institutional data offerings and dashboards at Allan Hancock College, related to student registration, demographics, equity, scheduling, services, and more. It lists various types of data reports and dashboards, but specific URLs for data access are not provided.

Visit IR office page

Documents & reports (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni (28)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Brian Asselstine
    Athletics
  • Kathy Bates
    Acting
  • Mike Bratz
    Athletics
  • Jeffrey Combs
    Acting
  • Gunther Cunningham
    Sports Coaching
  • Boyd Gaines
    Acting
  • Jim Grace
    Film
  • Harry Groener
    Acting
  • Harry Hamlin
    Acting
  • Mark Harelik
    Acting and Playwriting
  • Winifred Hervey
    Television Production
  • Kathleen Lloyd Jenvay
    Acting
Showing 112 of 28
1 / 3

Have a question this page can’t answer?

Ask Clema anything about Allan Hancock College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card