Community CollegePublicHSI
Fresno City College
Acceptance
Open admission
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6-yr Graduation
24%
—
Total enrollment
28,071
peer median 8,516
Avg net price
$8,069
+$187 vs Community College
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About
Fresno City College is a public community college in Fresno, California. It is part of the State Center Community College District within the California Community Colleges system. Fresno City College operates on a semester schedule and offers associate degrees and certificates.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Overall completion
24%
Overall completion
24%
Pell equity
3.8pp gap
Pell recipients
22%320 of 1428
Non-Pell (all)
26%182 of 705
No Federal Aid
26%182 of 705
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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 184 Title IV programs, 11 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 170 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Total programs
184
Passing
11
6.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
1.6% of portfolio
Fail rate
1.6%
+1.0pp vs 0.6% national
Pass / fail distribution
184programs
- Passing11 · 6.0%
- No Data170 · 92.4%
- Failing3 · 1.6%
Severity spectrum
Critical
1
Severe
1
Recoverable
1
At Risk
3
Watch
2
Safe
6
No data
170
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
English Language and Literature General
Associate Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
$27,162
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-24.7%
−$8,920
English Language and Literature General
Associate Degree · English Language And Literature/Letters
-24.7%
$27,162 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
$32,697
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-9.4%
−$3,385
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-9.4%
$32,697 vs $36,082
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
$35,605
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-1.3%
−$477
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-1.3%
$35,605 vs $36,082
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$36,128
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+0.1%
+$46
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.1%
$36,128 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
$37,766
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+4.7%
+$1,684
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.7%
$37,766 vs $36,082
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
$38,378
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+6.4%
+$2,296
Human Services General
Associate Degree · Public Administration And Social Service Professions
+6.4%
$38,378 vs $36,082
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
$40,709
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+12.8%
+$4,627
Sociology
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+12.8%
$40,709 vs $36,082
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
$42,228
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+17.0%
+$6,146
Social Sciences General
Associate Degree · Social Sciences
+17.0%
$42,228 vs $36,082
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Program
EP gap
Status
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-1.3%
−$477
Just failing
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+0.1%
+$46
Just passing
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.7%
+$1,684
Just passing
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 Jan 2027
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 12
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Aug 2023Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- May 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2022Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
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
$8,069
+$187vs Community College median $7,882
Federal loans
0.3%
In-state tuition
$1,334
Out-of-state
$10,154
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 11,796 students received $58.3M in Pell grants, alongside $395K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
11,796
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$58.3M
$58,263,798 total
Direct Loans
$395K
122 loan awards
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
8k’20
7k’21
8k’22
10k’23
12k’24
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Subsidized$299K
100 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$53K
19 loan awards
Parent PLUS$43K
3 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 259 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.9%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate
1.9%
-0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
259
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard
Default rate vs national, by cohort
2016
16.2%+6.9
2017
16.8%+7.6
2018
13.0%+6.0
2019
1.9%-0.4
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 Fresno City College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs140
UndergraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
2,515 total completions
01Health Professions
97938.9%
01Health Professions
97938.9%
02Biological Sciences
31012.3%
02Biological Sciences
31012.3%
03Business
31012.3%
03Business
31012.3%
04Social Sciences
2048.1%
04Social Sciences
2048.1%
05Psychology
2008.0%
05Psychology
2008.0%
06Security/Protective
1405.6%
06Security/Protective
1405.6%
07Parks/Recreation
1144.5%
07Parks/Recreation
1144.5%
08Visual/Performing Arts
1094.3%
08Visual/Performing Arts
1094.3%
09Family/Consumer Sci
753.0%
09Family/Consumer Sci
753.0%
10Liberal Arts
742.9%
10Liberal Arts
742.9%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
28,071
12-mo unduplicated
44,160
Undergraduate
44,160
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
47%20,803
Women
53%23,357
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
67.0%
White
14.3%
Asian
10.5%
Black
4.3%
Two or more
2.6%
Unknown
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
420
263 M · 157 W
Women athletes
37.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$9.5M
Total expenses
Men vs women · spending splits
Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$159K
$108K
Men Women
Sport-by-sport · 15
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Football
88
—
$1,498,765
Football
88 M · —
Soccer
34
31
$733,308
Soccer
34 M · 31 W
Wrestling
42
9
$563,742
Wrestling
42 M · 9 W
Baseball
43
—
$442,654
Baseball
43 M · —
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22
8
$712,550
Track and Field (Outdoor)
22 M · 8 W
Basketball
13
15
$777,356
Basketball
13 M · 15 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
1.11
28 offenses · 25,285 students
3-year trend
0.392 yrs ago1.021 yr ago1.11Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
59
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0
Criminal offenses by type
Burglary
20
Motor vehicle theft
4
Aggravated assault
2
Arson
1
Fondling
1
By location
28total
- On campus28
VAWA offenses
3
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
3 total under the Violence Against Women Act.
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs200
Liquor00
Residence-hall fires
No residence-hall fires reported.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Student-to-faculty
29.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
419
Fresno City College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Fresno City 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFresno City College | 24% | Open admission | 28,071 | $8,069 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 30,462 | $7,999 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,481 | $14,915 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,726 | $10,906 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,303 | $7,220 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,744 | $5,981 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,305 | $8,753 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,425 | $6,642 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,090 | $7,765 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,755 | $3,589 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,227 | $8,501 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,949 | $9,328 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,119 | $7,660 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,371 | $1,776 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,414 | $1,672 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,198 | $5,364 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,221 | $9,203 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,733 | $13,812 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,278 | $11,124 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,200 | $6,048 | Community College | |
| — | 98.6% | 6,762 | $6,778 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,205 | $14,435 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,198 | $11,495 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,609 | $16,959 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,900 | $11,086 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 16,884 | $11,762 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 13,552 | $1,406 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,423 | $1,947 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,410 | $7,012 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,332 | $4,966 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 24% | 98.6% | 8,516 | $7,882 |
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Fresno City College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Office
Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness
Reports to Office of Educational Services & Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
559-442-8257
Address
1101 East University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741, OAB 228
The mission of the Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness office is to promote and facilitate an equity minded culture of evidence and inquiry in which accurate, useable, useful, and actionable data and information provide the basis for data-informed decisions to improve student learning and institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office pageTeam
9 members
- Alex Adams, Ph.DSenior Director of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness
- Ghada Al-Masri, Ph.D.Vice President of Educational Services and Institutional Effectiveness
- Lili Gao, M.S.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
- Michael Gonzalez, M.A.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
- Celeste Hernandez, M.A.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
- Charles (Chuck) Kralowec, M.A.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
- Dorthy Schmidt, M.A.Research and Planning Analyst
- David Woods, M.A.Adjunct Faculty Coordinator
- Carol Rains-Heisdorf, M.A.Adjunct Accreditation Coordinator
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardfresnocitycollege.edu
- Data definitionDefinition of Terms | Fresno City CollegeThe page provides definitions of various terms used in institutional research and effectiveness at Fresno City College, covering topics from accountability reporting to statistical analysis. Definitions include both specific educational concepts and general research methodologies, aiming to support data assessment and planning within the college.fresnocitycollege.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
Notable alumni of Fresno City College (4)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Lee BrandPolitics
- Harry EdwardsSociology
- Jim MaloneyAthletics
- Gary SotoLiterature
Frequently asked questions about Fresno City College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Fresno City College.
What is the acceptance rate at Fresno City College?
Fresno City 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 Fresno City College?
Fresno City College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 24% per the latest IPEDS.
How many students attend Fresno City College?
Fresno City College reports a total enrollment of 28,071 students per the latest IPEDS.
What is the average net price at Fresno City College?
The average net price at Fresno City College is $8,069 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.
Where is Fresno City College located?
Fresno City College is located in Fresno, California 93741.
Who runs Institutional Research at Fresno City College?
Fresno City College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, Planning, and Effectiveness, which reports to Office of Educational Services & Institutional Effectiveness.
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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