College of the Redwoods
About
College of the Redwoods (CR) is a public community college with its main campus south of Eureka, California, United States. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and serves three counties. It has two branch campuses, as well as three additional sites. It is one of twelve community colleges in California that offer on-campus housing for students.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 71 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 69 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 1.4%
- No Data69 · 97.2%
- Failing1 · 1.4%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 7
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2021Approved for Correspondence EducationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2020Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
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, 2,618 students received $11.4M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M 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 238 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (5.8%) 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 College of the Redwoods
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 · 9
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
- Non-campus4
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Race1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
College of the Redwoods vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of the Redwoods 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCollege of the Redwoods | 34% | Open admission | 4,706 | $6,904 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 10,968 | $5,520 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,842 | $9,053 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,575 | $11,120 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,538 | $9,490 | Community College | |
| 25% | Open admission | 2,055 | $10,800 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 6,083 | $6,542 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,873 | $1,115 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,225 | $8,330 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,844 | $14,644 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,073 | $2,878 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 19,125 | $7,245 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,320 | $2,576 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 30% | — | 6,320 | $7,245 |
Institutions like College of the Redwoods
Explore the federal data for institutions in College of the Redwoods's comparison group.
- Community CollegeCalifornia
Butte College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,968Net price$5,520View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chabot College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,842Net price$9,053View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Siskiyous
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,575Net price$11,120View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Contra Costa College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,538Net price$9,490View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Feather River Community College District
Grad rate25%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,055Net price$10,800View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Gavilan College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,083Net price$6,542View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Imperial Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,873Net price$1,115View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Mendocino College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,225Net price$8,330View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Napa Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,844Net price$14,644View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Shasta College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,073Net price$2,878View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Sierra College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,125Net price$7,245View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Yuba College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,320Net price$2,576View data
College of the Redwoods Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness fosters a culture of inquiry and evidence-based decision-making to advance student success and institutional improvement. Through Institutional Research, assessment, and strategic analysis, we provide accurate, timely, and relevant data to inform policy, planning, and accreditation efforts.
Visit IR office page- Amy Moffat, Ph.D.Director, Institutional Effectiveness and Research, Accreditation Liaison Officer (ALO)
- Tim WolcottResearch Analyst
- Sky KirschResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of College of the Redwoods (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ashley Eriksmoen
- James LeeAthletics
- John McEwenAthletics
- Mike PetersenSports
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