Coalinga College
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.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
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.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing7 · 10.6%
- No Data58 · 87.9%
- Failing1 · 1.5%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 906 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $215K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- Public property1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Coalinga College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Coalinga College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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% | — | 4,175 | $8,626 | Community College |
| — | — | 4,827 | $16,465 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,001 | $6,718 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,981 | $12,829 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,274 | $4,902 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,028 | $10,599 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,225 | $11,103 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,235 | $6,752 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,297 | $2,943 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,465 | $7,158 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,624 | $8,503 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,190 | $10,388 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,101 | $7,681 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,564 | $5,190 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,669 | $6,839 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,040 | $10,975 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,591 | $5,116 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,606 | $4,281 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,081 | $13,846 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,578 | $7,388 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,140 | $6,602 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,619 | $6,806 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,116 | $7,226 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,780 | $4,477 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,254 | $6,031 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,657 | $20,134 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,534 | $8,890 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,875 | $4,627 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,953 | $5,280 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,015 | $7,309 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,959 | $8,463 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,469 | $9,215 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,468 | $4,215 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,796 | $4,707 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,936 | $4,534 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 43% | — | 3,534 | $7,158 |
Institutions like Coalinga College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Coalinga College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Alamance Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,827Net price$16,465View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Black Hawk College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,001Net price$6,718View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Central Lakes College-Brainerd
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,981Net price$12,829View data - Community CollegeIllinois
City Colleges of Chicago-Kennedy-King College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,274Net price$4,902View data - Community CollegeVermont
Community College of Vermont
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,028Net price$10,599View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Compton College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,225Net price$11,103View data - Community CollegeKansas
Cowley County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,235Net price$6,752View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Danville Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,297Net price$2,943View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Danville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,465Net price$7,158View data - Community CollegeOhio
Edison State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,624Net price$8,503View data - Community CollegeKansas
Highland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,190Net price$10,388View data - Community CollegeTexas
Howard College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,101Net price$7,681View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Kankakee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,564Net price$5,190View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Kaskaskia College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,669Net price$6,839View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Lake Tahoe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,040Net price$10,975View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Lenoir Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,591Net price$5,116View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Lewis and Clark Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,606Net price$4,281View data - Community CollegeNew Hampshire
Manchester Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,081Net price$13,846View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Massachusetts Bay Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,578Net price$7,388View data - Community CollegeNebraska
Mid-Plains Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,140Net price$6,602View data - Community CollegeArizona
Mohave Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,619Net price$6,806View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Mountain Empire Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,116Net price$7,226View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Nash Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,780Net price$4,477View data - Community CollegeVirginia
New River Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,254Net price$6,031View data - Community CollegeNew Hampshire
NHTI-Concord's Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,657Net price$20,134View data - Community CollegeWyoming
Northern Wyoming Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,534Net price$8,890View data - Community CollegeKentucky
Owensboro Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,875Net price$4,627View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Prairie State College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,953Net price$5,280View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Rend Lake College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,015Net price$7,309View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Riverland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,959Net price$8,463View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Santa Fe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,469Net price$9,215View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Stanly Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,468Net price$4,215View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Surry Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,796Net price$4,707View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Vance-Granville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,936Net price$4,534View data
Coalinga College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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 page- 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.
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