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Chabot College

Hayward, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·chabotcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
47%
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Total enrollment
12,842
peer median 8,103
Avg net price
$4,616
-$636 vs Community College
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About

Chabot College is a community college located in Hayward, California, founded in 1961. It serves over 14,000 students and offers a variety of educational programs, including degrees, transfer programs, and vocational training. The college focuses on equitable access to educational and support services for a diverse student body.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
47%
Full-time retention
70%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 123 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 119 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
123
Passing
4
3.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

123programs
  • Passing4 · 3.3%
  • No Data119 · 96.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
119

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

4
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+35.6%
$48,932 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+69.3%
$61,098 vs $36,082
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+198.2%
$107,583 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+353.5%
$163,641 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1963Next review Oct 2029

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 8

  1. Aug 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Feb 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,300
$30–48k$3,532
$48–75k$7,225
$75–110k$9,704
$110k+$10,901

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

Avg net price
$4,616
-$636vs Community College median $5,252
Federal loans
0.5%
In-state tuition
$1,150
Out-of-state
$8,686

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 4,674 students received $16.4M in Pell grants, alongside $790K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,674
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$16.4M
$16,415,124 total
Direct Loans
$790K
194 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
5k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$373K
106 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$417K
88 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 125 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (6.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.4%
+4.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
125
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.5%
2017
19.5%
2018
15.2%
2019
6.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Chabot College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs94
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,411 total completions
01Liberal Arts
72251.2%
02Business
15711.1%
03Biological Sciences
14310.1%
04Psychology
1047.4%
05Security/Protective
725.1%
06Social Sciences
694.9%
07Computer Sciences
382.7%
08Health Professions
382.7%
09Mathematics
352.5%
10Family/Consumer Sci
332.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
12,842
12-mo unduplicated
18,536
Undergraduate
18,536
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
49%9,161
Women
51%9,375

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.3%
Asian
22.0%
White
16.1%
Black
8.6%
Two or more
6.2%
Unknown
2.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.4%
Non-resident
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
275
213 M · 62 W
Women athletes
22.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.2M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$25K
$23K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 11

Football
69 M · —
$227K
Soccer
33 M · 18 W
$145K
Baseball
41 M · —
$181K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
25 M · 5 W
$138K
Basketball
16 M · 11 W
$227K
Wrestling
18 M · —
$65K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.79
30 offenses · 10,736 students

3-year trend

0.672 yrs ago1.901 yr ago2.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
59
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
26
Burglary
4

By location

30total
  • On campus29
  • Public property1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
3
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons02
Drugs20
Liquor01

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
24.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
190

Chabot College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Chabot College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectChabot College
47%—12,842$4,616Community College
Bristol Community College
——6,950$6,235Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
——9,876$6,313Community College
Butler Community College
——6,841$16,051Community College
Cabrillo College
——9,457$13,328Community College
Cape Fear Community College
——14,082$5,416Community College
College of the Desert
——12,861$11,812Community College
Columbia State Community College
——5,712$4,576Community College
CUNY Bronx Community College
——6,787$4,342Community College
CUNY Hostos Community College
——5,478$5,001Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
——10,337$4,620Community College
Delta College
——8,397$4,550Community College
Hartnell College
——11,273$2,895Community College
Imperial Valley College
——8,873$1,697Community College
Las Positas College
——8,103$4,175Community College
Los Medanos College
——8,455$5,692Community College
Motlow State Community College
——5,980$10,421Community College
Mott Community College
——6,718$6,258Community College
Nashville State Community College
——7,533$6,283Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
——11,475$5,135Community College
Oxnard College
——7,361$659Community College
Pellissippi State Community College
——9,399$5,252Community College
Rockland Community College
——5,364$8,508Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
——5,218$10,818Community College
Santiago Canyon College
——11,897$3,407Community College
South Plains College
——9,098$7,062Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
—100.0%7,004$4,588Community College
St Charles Community College
——6,143$5,981Community College
Ventura College
——12,222$2,257Community College
Volunteer State Community College
——6,963$10,477Community College
Walters State Community College
——5,899$4,153Community College
Peer group median47%100.0%8,103$5,252

Chabot College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Email
bgoo [at] chabotcollege.edu
Phone
510-723-7564
Address
25555 Hesperian Blvd., Hayward, CA 94545

The mission of the Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness (ORPIE) is to foster a culture of inquiry that leads to evidence-informed decision-making to support equitable student learning and institutional effectiveness.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Brian Goo
    Director of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
  • Dr. Cynthia Gordon da Cruz
    Coordinator of Institutional Research
  • Dr. Na Liu
    Senior Research and Planning Analyst
  • Dr. Alex Karan
    Research Analyst

Reports & documents (1)

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

Notable alumni of Chabot College (6)

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

  • Tom Hanks
    Film
  • Stephanie Chandler
    Publishing
  • Tim Ireland
    Athletics
  • Prerna Lal
    Law
  • Randal J. Metz
    Performing Arts
  • Carl Potts
    Comics

Frequently asked questions about Chabot College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Chabot College.

What is the graduation rate at Chabot College?

Chabot College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 47% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Chabot College?

Chabot College reports a total enrollment of 12,842 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Chabot College?

The average net price at Chabot College is $4,616 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Chabot College located?

Chabot College is located in Hayward, California 94545.

Who runs Institutional Research at Chabot College?

Chabot College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness.

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