Fullerton College
About
Fullerton College (FC) is a public community college in Fullerton, California, United States. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the North Orange County Community College District. Established in 1913, it is the oldest community college in continuous operation in California.
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 164 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 164 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data164 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 2
- Jan 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting 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, 6,726 students received $32.4M in Pell grants, alongside $3.1M 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 806 borrowers who entered repayment, 75 (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 Fullerton 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 · 13
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 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.
Fullerton College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Fullerton 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectFullerton College | 34% | — | 19,521 | $8,090 | Community College |
| — | — | 11,720 | $9,376 | Community College | |
| — | — | 18,095 | $17,225 | Community College | |
| — | — | 21,859 | $693 | Community College | |
| — | — | 22,460 | $5,743 | Community College | |
| — | — | 10,429 | $3,800 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,494 | $29 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,926 | $13,306 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,275 | $5,240 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,123 | $4,907 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,494 | $5,699 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,228 | $6,142 | Community College | |
| — | — | 21,664 | $5,170 | Community College | |
| — | — | 25,567 | $4,154 | Community College | |
| — | 90.8% | 17,437 | $10,102 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,075 | $7,461 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,440 | $2,755 | Community College | |
| — | — | 24,985 | $5,001 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,472 | $4,260 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,523 | $8,165 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,583 | $742 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,301 | $5,736 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,096 | $4,754 | Community College | |
| — | — | 24,597 | $3,123 | Community College | |
| — | — | 21,730 | $4,026 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,334 | $10,029 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,986 | $10,893 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,973 | $4,882 | Community College | |
| — | — | 43,928 | $6,073 | Community College | |
| — | — | 24,609 | $6,935 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 34% | 90.8% | 17,333 | $5,470 |
Institutions like Fullerton College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Fullerton College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeNew Jersey
Bergen Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,720Net price$9,376View data - Community CollegeTexas
Blinn College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment18,095Net price$17,225View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cerritos College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,859Net price$693View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chaffey College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment22,460Net price$5,743View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Citrus College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,429Net price$3,800View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Sequoias
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,494Net price$29View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Community College of Philadelphia
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,926Net price$13,306View data - Community CollegeRhode Island
Community College of Rhode Island
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,275Net price$5,240View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Borough of Manhattan Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20,123Net price$4,907View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY LaGuardia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,494Net price$5,699View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Diablo Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,228Net price$6,142View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
El Camino Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,664Net price$5,170View data - Community CollegeTexas
El Paso Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment25,567Net price$4,154View data - Community CollegeGeorgia
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Grad rate—Admit rate90.8%Enrollment17,437Net price$10,102View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Glendale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,075Net price$7,461View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Grossmont College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,440Net price$2,755View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Long Beach City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24,985Net price$5,001View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Merced College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,472Net price$4,260View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Metropolitan Community College-Kansas City
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,523Net price$8,165View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Moorpark College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,583Net price$742View data - Community CollegeNew York
Nassau Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,301Net price$5,736View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Orange Coast College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,096Net price$4,754View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Pasadena City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24,597Net price$3,123View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Riverside City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment21,730Net price$4,026View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Santa Barbara City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,334Net price$10,029View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Southwestern College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20,986Net price$10,893View data - Community CollegeNew York
Suffolk County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,973Net price$4,882View data - Community CollegeTexas
Tarrant County College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment43,928Net price$6,073View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Wake Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment24,609Net price$6,935View data
Fullerton College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
Our mission is to support a culture of collaborative inquiry so that staff, faculty, administrators, and students can work to dismantle institutional barriers and achieve educational justice.
Visit IR office page- Daniel BerumenDirector of Institutional Research & Planning
- Mike GieckSenior Research & Planning Analyst
- Karina CoronaSenior Research & Planning Analyst
- Victor ManchikSenior Research & Planning Analyst
- Bianca GladenAdministrative Assistant III
- Vinnie WuSenior Research & Planning Analyst
Reports & documents (4)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardie.fullcoll.edu
- Data definitionFullerton College CurricUNET QUICK GUIDE for Master Database CodesThis quick guide provides a list of data definitions and coding systems used at Fullerton College for organizing and classifying courses. It includes descriptions of basic skills, credit approval statuses, transfer codes, and course classification codes, among others. Procedures for determining the appropriateness of codes for specific courses are detailed, with additional references to external taxonomy crosswalks for aligning course codes with state and federal standards.curriculum.fullcoll.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan - Fullerton College2026Fullerton College's Strategic Plan for 2025-2029, titled ¡Adelante!, outlines a roadmap for advancing the college’s mission through core objectives focused on equity in access, support, and success. This comprehensive plan, supported by contributions from over 100 faculty, staff, and students, aims to remove equity gaps and ensure every student can thrive in an inclusive learning environment. Dr. Cynthia Olivo, the college President, emphasizes the importance of this plan in transforming student outcomes and fostering an inspiring educational community.fullcoll.edu
Notable alumni of Fullerton College (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- James CameronFilm
- Gwen StefaniMusic
- Matthew LillardActing
- Melissa VillaseñorComedy
- Mike WilsonPolitics
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