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Las Positas College

Livermore, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·laspositascollege.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
53%
—
Total enrollment
8,103
peer median 8,103
Avg net price
$5,377
-$310 vs Community College
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About

Las Positas College is a public community college located in Livermore, California, established in 1963 as an extension of Chabot College. The college currently enrolls nearly 8,500 students and offers a variety of programs, including 24 Occupational Associate Degrees, 17 Transfer Associate Degrees, and 44 Certificate Programs, focusing on career preparation, university transfer, and personal enrichment.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
53%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

1.4pp gap
Pell recipients
52%80 of 154
Non-Pell (all)
53%295 of 552
No Federal Aid
53%295 of 552

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.

FVT/GE

Of 100 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 98 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
100
Passing
2
2.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

100programs
  • Passing2 · 2.0%
  • No Data98 · 98.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
0
No data
98

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.

2
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+18.9%
$42,894 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+24.1%
$44,777 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1991Next review Oct 2029

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Feb 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$3,020
$30–48k$4,332
$48–75k$6,674
$75–110k$9,975
$110k+$4,692

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

Avg net price
$5,377
-$310vs Community College median $5,687
Federal loans
0.3%
In-state tuition
$1,168
Out-of-state
$9,808

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 1,710 students received $8.3M in Pell grants, alongside $206K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,710
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$8.3M
$8,275,696 total
Direct Loans
$206K
48 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
2k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$96K
25 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$110K
23 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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 30 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
30
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.2%
2017
6.2%
2018
2.3%
2019
0.0%
2020*
1.0%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Las Positas College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs91
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,439 total completions
01Liberal Arts
73851.3%
02Business
18312.7%
03Social Sciences
14810.3%
04Psychology
1017.0%
05Biological Sciences
765.3%
06Visual/Performing Arts
553.8%
07Security/Protective
443.1%
08Mathematics
392.7%
09Computer Sciences
281.9%
10Family/Consumer Sci
271.9%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
8,103
12-mo unduplicated
11,672
Undergraduate
11,672
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
48%5,594
Women
52%6,078

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
29.9%
White
28.6%
Asian
26.0%
Two or more
8.2%
Black
4.4%
Non-resident
1.3%
Unknown
1.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
129
63 M · 66 W
Women athletes
51.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$439K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$7K
$8K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Soccer
28 M · 19 W
$115K
Water Polo
13 M · 17 W
$92K
Basketball
16 M · 12 W
$104K
Swimming and Diving (combined)
9 M · 13 W
$53K
Volleyball
— · 13 W
$43K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.13
1 offenses · 7,448 students

3-year trend

0.142 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.13Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
4
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1
  • Religion1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
25.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
127

Las Positas College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Las Positas College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectLas Positas College
53%Open admission8,103$5,377Community College
Bristol Community College
—Open admission6,950$5,547Community College
Bunker Hill Community College
—Open admission9,876$7,818Community College
Butler Community College
—Open admission6,841$15,724Community College
Cabrillo College
—Open admission9,457$15,843Community College
Cape Fear Community College
—Open admission14,082$9,610Community College
Chabot College
—Open admission12,842$9,053Community College
College of the Desert
—Open admission12,861$15,728Community College
Columbia State Community College
—Open admission5,712$4,734Community College
CUNY Bronx Community College
—Open admission6,787$4,462Community College
CUNY Hostos Community College
—Open admission5,478$5,297Community College
CUNY Queensborough Community College
—Open admission10,337$4,458Community College
Delta College
—Open admission8,397$4,547Community College
Hartnell College
—Open admission11,273$2,039Community College
Imperial Valley College
—Open admission8,873$1,115Community College
Los Medanos College
—Open admission8,455$7,443Community College
Motlow State Community College
—Open admission5,980$15,742Community College
Mott Community College
—Open admission6,718$5,687Community College
Nashville State Community College
—Open admission7,533$6,777Community College
Oklahoma City Community College
—Open admission11,475$4,739Community College
Oxnard College
—Open admission7,361$0 or lessCommunity College
Pellissippi State Community College
—Open admission9,399$4,983Community College
Rockland Community College
—Open admission5,364$11,282Community College
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
—Open admission5,218$12,378Community College
Santiago Canyon College
—Open admission11,897$2,129Community College
South Plains College
—Open admission9,098$6,791Community College
Southwest Tennessee Community College
—100.0%7,004$4,754Community College
St Charles Community College
—Open admission6,143$5,837Community College
Ventura College
—Open admission12,222$0 or lessCommunity College
Volunteer State Community College
—Open admission6,963$7,802Community College
Walters State Community College
—Open admission5,899$5,387Community College
Peer group median53%100.0%8,103$5,687

Institutions like Las Positas College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Las Positas College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Las Positas College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness
Email
rsamra [at] laspositascollege.edu
Phone
925.424.1027
Address
3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA 94551

The Office of Research, Planning and Institutional Effectiveness strives to provide systematic, timely, user-friendly data and analysis services that support College and department planning, enhances decision making and policy formation, fulfills reporting requirements to external agencies including accreditation, coordinates and integrates various planning and evaluative process, and measures and communicates institutional effectiveness to internal and external stakeholders.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Rajinder Samra
    Director
  • David Rodriguez
    Research Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

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

Grants & funding (8)

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

USA Spending

Frequently asked questions about Las Positas College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Las Positas College.

What is the acceptance rate at Las Positas College?

Las Positas 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 Las Positas College?

Las Positas College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Las Positas College?

Las Positas College reports a total enrollment of 8,103 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Las Positas College?

The average net price at Las Positas College is $5,377 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Las Positas College located?

Las Positas College is located in Livermore, California 94551-7650.

Who runs Institutional Research at Las Positas College?

Las Positas College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Planning and 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.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
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.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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