About
College of the Sequoias is a public community college located in Visalia, California, with multiple campuses including Hanford and Tulare. It offers various programs, including noncredit classes for specializations such as English as a Second Language. The college was founded to provide accessible education and develops a broad range of academic and vocational courses.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 62.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 104 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 4 fail. 94 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing6 · 5.8%
- No Data94 · 90.4%
- Failing4 · 3.8%
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
Programmatic accreditations · 3
Action history · 4
- Aug 2025Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2015Accreditation Reaffirmed: Warning RemovedAccrediting 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, 6,892 students received $30.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M 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 118 borrowers who entered repayment, 11 (9.3%) 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 Sequoias
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 · 11
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
- On campus7
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.
College of the Sequoias vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions College of the Sequoias 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 Sequoias | 39% | — | 14,494 | $29 | Community College |
Bergen Community College | — | — | 11,720 | $9,376 | Community College |
Blinn College District | — | — | 18,095 | $17,225 | Community College |
Cerritos College | — | — | 21,859 | $693 | Community College |
Chaffey College | — | — | 22,460 | $5,743 | Community College |
Citrus College | — | — | 10,429 | $3,800 | Community College |
Community College of Philadelphia | — | — | 12,926 | $13,306 | Community College |
Community College of Rhode Island | — | — | 12,275 | $5,240 | Community College |
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College | — | — | 20,123 | $4,907 | Community College |
CUNY LaGuardia Community College | — | — | 14,494 | $5,699 | Community College |
Diablo Valley College | — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College |
El Camino Community College District | — | — | 21,664 | $5,170 | Community College |
El Paso Community College | — | — | 25,567 | $4,154 | Community College |
Fullerton College | — | — | 19,521 | $8,090 | Community College |
Georgia State University-Perimeter College | — | 90.8% | 17,437 | $10,102 | Community College |
Glendale Community College | — | — | 12,075 | $7,461 | Community College |
Grossmont College | — | — | 14,440 | $2,755 | Community College |
Long Beach City College | — | — | 24,985 | $5,001 | Community College |
Merced College | — | — | 12,472 | $4,260 | Community College |
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City | — | — | 13,523 | $8,165 | Community College |
Moorpark College | — | — | 14,583 | $742 | Community College |
Nassau Community College | — | — | 12,301 | $5,736 | Community College |
Orange Coast College | — | — | 17,096 | $4,754 | Community College |
Pasadena City College | — | — | 24,597 | $3,123 | Community College |
Riverside City College | — | — | 21,730 | $4,026 | Community College |
Santa Barbara City College | — | — | 12,334 | $10,029 | Community College |
Southwestern College | — | — | 20,986 | $10,893 | Community College |
Suffolk County Community College | — | — | 19,973 | $4,882 | Community College |
Tarrant County College District | — | — | 43,928 | $6,073 | Community College |
Wake Technical Community College | — | — | 24,609 | $6,935 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 39% | 90.8% | 17,333 | $5,470 |
College of the Sequoias Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness is to provide research, planning, and assessment services to all segments of the College community, supporting various activities that directly support the District mission.
Visit IR office page- Mehmet 'Dali' ÖztürkDean of Research, Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardcos.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- FactbookGiant Fact Book2023The Giant Fact Book for the College of the Sequoias serves as a comprehensive resource to support the district's planning, accreditation, and reporting requirements. It covers various datasets such as enrollments, demographics, financial aid, student achievement, and employee counts. The Fact Book is updated annually and is intended to be a convenient source of information for stakeholders.cos.edu
Notable alumni of College of the Sequoias (13)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Yunss Akinocho
- Bryan AllenAviation
- Wilson AlvarezSports
- Linda Gist CalvinPolitics
- Connie ConwayPolitics
- Gary Dee
- Antonio GatesSports
- Gerald F. HawthorneAcademia
- Alexandra Macedo
- Ernest L. Martin
- Devin NunesPolitics
- Lyle SetencichSports
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