Las Positas College
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.
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.
Academic programs at Las Positas 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
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Las Positas College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Las Positas 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.
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SubjectLas Positas College | 53% | — | 8,103 | $4,175 | Community College |
Bristol Community College | — | — | 6,950 | $6,235 | Community College |
Bunker Hill Community College | — | — | 9,876 | $6,313 | Community College |
Butler Community College | — | — | 6,841 | $16,051 | Community College |
Cabrillo College | — | — | 9,457 | $13,328 | Community College |
Cape Fear Community College | — | — | 14,082 | $5,416 | Community College |
Chabot College | — | — | 12,842 | $4,616 | Community College |
College of the Desert | — | — | 12,861 | $11,812 | Community College |
Columbia State Community College | — | — | 5,712 | $4,576 | Community College |
CUNY Bronx Community College | — | — | 6,787 | $4,342 | Community College |
CUNY Hostos Community College | — | — | 5,478 | $5,001 | Community College |
CUNY Queensborough Community College | — | — | 10,337 | $4,620 | Community College |
Delta College | — | — | 8,397 | $4,550 | Community College |
Hartnell College | — | — | 11,273 | $2,895 | Community College |
Imperial Valley College | — | — | 8,873 | $1,697 | Community College |
Los Medanos College | — | — | 8,455 | $5,692 | Community College |
Motlow State Community College | — | — | 5,980 | $10,421 | Community College |
Mott Community College | — | — | 6,718 | $6,258 | Community College |
Nashville State Community College | — | — | 7,533 | $6,283 | Community College |
Oklahoma City Community College | — | — | 11,475 | $5,135 | Community College |
Oxnard College | — | — | 7,361 | $659 | Community College |
Pellissippi State Community College | — | — | 9,399 | $5,252 | Community College |
Rockland Community College | — | — | 5,364 | $8,508 | Community College |
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus | — | — | 5,218 | $10,818 | Community College |
Santiago Canyon College | — | — | 11,897 | $3,407 | Community College |
South Plains College | — | — | 9,098 | $7,062 | Community College |
Southwest Tennessee Community College | — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,588 | Community College |
St Charles Community College | — | — | 6,143 | $5,981 | Community College |
Ventura College | — | — | 12,222 | $2,257 | Community College |
Volunteer State Community College | — | — | 6,963 | $10,477 | Community College |
Walters State Community College | — | — | 5,899 | $4,153 | Community College |
| Peer group median | 53% | 100.0% | 8,103 | $5,252 |
Las Positas College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
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- Rajinder SamraDirector
- David RodriguezResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planEducational Master Plan2021The Las Positas College Educational Master Plan (EMP) for 2021-2026 is a strategic document outlining the college’s goals and strategies. Developed with input from stakeholders, the plan focuses on educational excellence, equity, organizational resources, effectiveness, and community collaboration. It addresses local demographic, workforce, and economic trends to meet the needs of both students and regional employers.laspositascollege.edu
Grants & funding (8)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityANHPI SAP Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityCalifornia Adult Education Program (CAEP) Fundsinstitution_site
- opportunityDHSI Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityLGBTQ+ Fundsinstitution_site
- opportunityMESA Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityPSSG Grantinstitution_site
- opportunityStudent Equity and Achievement (SEA) Fundsinstitution_site
- opportunityZero Textbook Cost (ZTC) Fundsinstitution_site
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