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Folsom Lake College

Folsom, California·Public, 2-year·Far West
6-yr Graduation
44%
Enrollment
11,098
peer median 15,999
Avg net price
$3,661
-$2.2k vs Community College
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About

Folsom Lake College (FLC) is a public community college in Folsom, California. It is part of California Community Colleges system and the Los Rios Community College District. Folsom Lake College serves the community with classes offered at its main Folsom campus at 10 College Parkway, two outreach centers, and various off-site locations nearby. As of Fall 2005, Folsom Lake College enrolled approximately 6,600 students choosing among approximately 1,000 different course offerings. Those students were served by 74 full-time faculty, including 9 counselors, 180 part-time faculty, 69 classified staff, and eight administrators. The college offers students over 30 different Associate of Arts or Science degree options, as well as over 30 certificate alternatives. The college's mascot is the Falcons and its colors are teal and black. The current president is Art Pimental who began in 2022.

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
44%
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

63.0pp gap
Pell recipients
37%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 63.0-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$2,650
$30–48k$2,571
$48–75k$6,635
$75–110k$8,990
$110k+$7,254

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

Avg net price
$3,661
-$2,228vs Community College median $5,889
Pell recipients
75.9%
Federal loans
2.0%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs63
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,177 total
01Social Sciences
39433.5%
02Business
19316.4%
03Multi/Interdisciplinary
15212.9%
04Health Professions
1069.0%
05Psychology
1008.5%
06Liberal Arts
907.6%
07Computer Sciences
504.2%
08Communication
322.7%
09Security/Protective
312.6%
10Public Admin
292.5%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
11,098
12-mo unduplicated
16,836
Undergraduate
16,836
Graduate
14,342

Gender split

Men
44%7,397
Women
56%9,439

Race / ethnicity composition

White
46.8%
Hispanic
23.1%
Asian
11.0%
Two or more
6.3%
Unknown
6.0%
Black
5.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
Non-resident
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
29.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
126

Folsom Lake College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Folsom Lake 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
SubjectFolsom Lake College
44%11,098$3,661Community College
Allan Hancock College
11,463$4,638Community College
Central New Mexico Community College
19,342$3,454Community College
Central Piedmont Community College
20,375$3,660Community College
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
15,085$12,653Community College
College of the Canyons
18,075$2,114Community College
Cuesta College
11,283$12,898Community College
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
18,165$5,436Community College
East Los Angeles College
33,677$9,791Community College
Eastern Gateway Community College
$4,181Community College
Elgin Community College
10,251$5,778Community College
Golden West College
10,721$2,861Community College
Howard Community College
8,643$10,225Community College
Irvine Valley College
13,018$1,886Community College
Los Angeles Pierce College
16,906$11,196Community College
Los Angeles Valley College
15,999$10,200Community College
Mesa Community College
17,077$13,438Community College
Middlesex College
12,044$6,000Community College
Montgomery College
18,835$7,240Community College
Norco College
11,351$2,845Community College
Northern Virginia Community College
56,457$8,554Community College
Northwest Vista College
20,060$4,546Community College
Oakland Community College
15,287$4,568Community College
Phoenix College
10,660$11,728Community College
Portland Community College
20,861$9,920Community College
Prince George's Community College
11,473$10,857Community College
Saddleback College
20,764$2,976Community College
Salt Lake Community College
27,437$7,661Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College
17,854$5,541Community College
SUNY Westchester Community College
9,359$9,301Community College
Peer group median44%15,999$5,889

Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Phone
916-608-6487
Address
Main Folsom campus, Harris Center PAC-2260

The Office of Institutional Research supports the planning and decision making processes of the college and its centers, and serves as a resource to faculty, classified staff, and administration.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Lisceth Brazil-Cruz
    Dean of Equity and Institutional Effectiveness

Documents & reports (4)

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

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

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