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Chaffey College

Rancho Cucamonga, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
36%
Enrollment
22,460
peer median 17,333
Avg net price
$5,743
+$274 vs Community College
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About

Chaffey College is a public community college in Rancho Cucamonga, California, United States. It serves students in Chino, Chino Hills, Fontana, Montclair, Ontario, Rancho Cucamonga and Upland. It is the oldest community college in California.

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
36%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

64.0pp gap
Pell recipients
36%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 64.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$5,001
$30–48k$5,594
$48–75k$7,016
$75–110k$9,816
$110k+$8,819

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

Avg net price
$5,743
+$274vs Community College median $5,470
Pell recipients
65.7%
Federal loans
0.6%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs119
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,607 total
01Business
40024.9%
02Psychology
20812.9%
03Liberal Arts
18111.3%
04Health Professions
1569.7%
05Social Sciences
1277.9%
06Communication
1267.8%
07Security/Protective
1237.7%
08Multi/Interdisciplinary
1177.3%
09Computer Sciences
905.6%
10Visual/Performing Arts
794.9%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
22,460
12-mo unduplicated
32,265
Undergraduate
32,265
Graduate
23,951

Gender split

Men
40%12,916
Women
60%19,349

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
62.7%
White
14.1%
Asian
7.0%
Black
6.8%
Two or more
3.4%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
250

Chaffey College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Chaffey 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
SubjectChaffey College
36%22,460$5,743Community College
Bergen Community College
11,720$9,376Community College
Blinn College District
18,095$17,225Community College
Cerritos College
21,859$693Community College
Citrus College
10,429$3,800Community College
College of the Sequoias
14,494$29Community College
Community College of Philadelphia
12,926$13,306Community College
Community College of Rhode Island
12,275$5,240Community College
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
20,123$4,907Community College
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
14,494$5,699Community College
Diablo Valley College
17,228$6,142Community College
El Camino Community College District
21,664$5,170Community College
El Paso Community College
25,567$4,154Community College
Fullerton College
19,521$8,090Community College
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
90.8%17,437$10,102Community College
Glendale Community College
12,075$7,461Community College
Grossmont College
14,440$2,755Community College
Long Beach City College
24,985$5,001Community College
Merced College
12,472$4,260Community College
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
13,523$8,165Community College
Moorpark College
14,583$742Community College
Nassau Community College
12,301$5,736Community College
Orange Coast College
17,096$4,754Community College
Pasadena City College
24,597$3,123Community College
Riverside City College
21,730$4,026Community College
Santa Barbara City College
12,334$10,029Community College
Southwestern College
20,986$10,893Community College
Suffolk County Community College
19,973$4,882Community College
Tarrant County College District
43,928$6,073Community College
Wake Technical Community College
24,609$6,935Community College
Peer group median36%90.8%17,333$5,470

Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
909-652-6460

The Chaffey College Office of Institutional Research provides useful and "user-friendly" data, reports and presentations to Chaffey College administration, staff, faculty and students.

Visit IR office page
Team
6 members
  • Melissa Christian, Ph.D.
    Executive Director, Institutional Research, Policy, & Grants
  • Jennifer Reyes
    Administrative Assistant II, Institutional Research
  • Amanda Admire, Ph.D.
    Research and Data Solutions Analyst
  • Ariel Sales
    Research and Data Solutions Analyst
  • Joseph Cascio
    Research and Data Solutions Analyst
  • Trinity Kealoha
    Research & Policy Specialist

Documents & reports (4)

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

IR job openings (1)

Institutional Research and analytics roles currently posted at this institution.

Notable alumni (13)

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

  • Beverly Cleary
    Literature
  • Meagan Tandy
    Entertainment
  • Diane Anderson-Minshall
    Publishing
  • Ken Calvert
    Politics
  • Rollie Fingers
    Sports
  • Samuel Jackson Holmes
    Science
  • Calvin Jones
    Sports
  • Drew Macias
    Sports
  • Whitman Mayo
    Entertainment
  • Muhammad Akbar Nasution
  • Peter Popoff
    Religion
  • George Stillman
    Art
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