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Coalinga College
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
43%
—
Total enrollment
4,175
peer median 3,534
Avg net price
$10,477
+$3.5k vs Community College
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About
Coalinga College, formerly West Hills College Coalinga, is a public community college in Coalinga, California, with a satellite facility in Firebaugh. Both locations serve students in the central San Joaquin Valley. Established in 1932, Coalinga College is in the West Hills Community College District. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
43%
Overall completion
43%
Full-time retention
70%
Full-time retention
70%
Pell equity
2.3pp gap
Pell recipients
44%41 of 94
Non-Pell (all)
42%15 of 36
Subsidized loan, no Pell
33%1 of 3
No Federal Aid
42%14 of 33
Pell recipients here graduate at a 2.3-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 66 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 58 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
66
Passing
7
10.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
1.5% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.5%
+0.9pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
66programs
- Passing7 · 10.6%
- No Data58 · 87.9%
- Failing1 · 1.5%
Severity spectrum
Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
1
At Risk
1
Watch
2
Safe
4
No data
58
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
$35,792
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-0.8%
−$290
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-0.8%
$35,792 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$37,422
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+3.7%
+$1,340
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.7%
$37,422 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
$43,884
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+21.6%
+$7,802
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.6%
$43,884 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
$45,044
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+24.8%
+$8,962
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+24.8%
$45,044 vs $36,082
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$46,372
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+28.5%
+$10,290
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+28.5%
$46,372 vs $36,082
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
$61,557
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+70.6%
+$25,475
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+70.6%
$61,557 vs $36,082
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$71,833
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+99.1%
+$35,751
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+99.1%
$71,833 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$115,192
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+219.3%
+$79,110
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+219.3%
$115,192 vs $36,082
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
-0.8%
−$290
Just failing
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+3.7%
+$1,340
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,500
$37,422
15%
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$5,500 debt · $37,422 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,493
$72,439
13%
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$9,493 debt · $72,439 earn
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Accredited since 1952Next review Jun 2031
Action history · 5
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2017Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic QualityAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$10,477
+$3,533vs Community College median $6,944
Federal loans
1.0%
In-state tuition
$1,384
Out-of-state
$10,954
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 951 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $217K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
951
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.9M
$4,896,610 total
Direct Loans
$217K
94 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
1k’20
1k’21
1k’22
1k’23
1k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$111K
47 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$105K
47 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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 117 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (8.5%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
8.5%
+6.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
117
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
27.6%+18.3
2017
29.4%+20.2
2018
22.4%+15.4
2019
8.5%+6.2
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.
Academic programs at Coalinga College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs41
UndergraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
415 total completions
01Liberal Arts
14033.7%
01Liberal Arts
14033.7%
02Agriculture
6916.6%
02Agriculture
6916.6%
03Health Professions
4510.8%
03Health Professions
4510.8%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
409.6%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
409.6%
05Business
348.2%
05Business
348.2%
06Psychology
235.5%
06Psychology
235.5%
07Security/Protective
235.5%
07Security/Protective
235.5%
08Family/Consumer Sci
163.9%
08Family/Consumer Sci
163.9%
09Social Sciences
153.6%
09Social Sciences
153.6%
10Education
102.4%
10Education
102.4%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
4,175
12-mo unduplicated
6,031
Undergraduate
6,031
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
46%2,750
Women
54%3,281
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
72.7%
White
13.8%
Black
3.9%
Unknown
3.8%
Asian
2.9%
Two or more
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
145
112 M · 33 W
Women athletes
22.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$55K
$40K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 5
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
57
—
$240,191
Football
57 M · —
Baseball
35
—
$172,360
Baseball
35 M · —
Softball
—
16
$88,461
Softball
— · 16 W
Basketball
15
—
$111,141
Basketball
15 M · —
Volleyball
—
14
$159,289
Volleyball
— · 14 W
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.28
1 offenses · 3,592 students
3-year trend
0.262 yrs ago0.331 yr ago0.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
1
By location
1total
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
1
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs04
Liquor02
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
28.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
39
Coalinga College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Coalinga College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCoalinga College | 43% | Open admission | 4,175 | $10,477 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 4,827 | $6,109 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,001 | $6,944 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,981 | $13,869 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,274 | $9,494 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,028 | $13,696 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,225 | $12,647 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,235 | $7,175 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,297 | $4,777 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,465 | $6,669 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,624 | $7,142 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,190 | $10,454 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,101 | $6,147 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,564 | $4,665 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,669 | $6,477 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,040 | $8,516 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,591 | $4,127 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,606 | $3,349 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,081 | $14,143 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,578 | $7,169 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,140 | $5,235 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,619 | $5,974 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,116 | $8,852 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,780 | $3,338 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,254 | $6,279 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,657 | $18,011 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,534 | $9,346 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,875 | $5,800 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,953 | $4,738 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,015 | $9,187 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,959 | $7,427 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,469 | $11,067 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,468 | $5,721 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,796 | $4,961 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,936 | $3,286 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 43% | — | 3,534 | $6,944 |
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Coalinga College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to West Hills Community College District
Email
kylecrider [at] whccd.edu
Phone
559-934-2129
Address
275 Phelps Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210
The page provides an overview of the Institutional Effectiveness office at West Hills Community College District. It includes contact information for Kyle Crider and general resources related to institutional research. The page lists links to various state, regional, federal, and national data resources.
Visit IR office pageTeam
1 member
- Kyle Crider
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional Data | West Hills Community College DistrictThe Institutional Data page at West Hills Community College District provides definitions of key metrics used for assessing and reporting on educational performance. These include Enrollment, Success Rate, Course Completion, Persistence, Weekly Student Contact Hours, Full-Time Equivalent Faculty, and WSCH/FTEF. Each metric is essential for evaluating student outcomes and resource allocation within the institution.westhillscollege.com
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planCoalinga College Strategic Plan2021The Coalinga College Strategic Plan is part of the West Hills Community College District's planning efforts for the years 2021 to 2026. It outlines the strategic initiatives and focus areas for Coalinga College, aligning with district-level goals to support student success and institutional development. The plan is informed by previous strategic frameworks and hopes to address both current opportunities and future challenges by tailoring strategies unique to the institution.westhillscollege.com
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Frequently asked questions about Coalinga College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Coalinga College.
What is the acceptance rate at Coalinga College?
Coalinga College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.
What is the graduation rate at Coalinga College?
Coalinga College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 43% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Coalinga College?
Coalinga College reports a total enrollment of 4,175 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Coalinga College?
The average net price at Coalinga College is $10,477 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Coalinga College located?
Coalinga College is located in Coalinga, California 93210.
Who runs Institutional Research at Coalinga College?
Coalinga College's IR work is done by the Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to West Hills Community College District.
About the data on this page
Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.
IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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