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Lassen Community College

Susanville, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·lassencollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
31%
—
Total enrollment
2,038
peer median 2,024
Avg net price
$7,677
-$468 vs Community College
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About

Lassen Community College is a public community college located in Susanville, California. It focuses on providing accessible education and various academic programs and services to its students.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
31%
Full-time retention
57%

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 50 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 49 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
50
Passing
1
2.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

50programs
  • Passing1 · 2.0%
  • No Data49 · 98.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
0
No data
49

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+13.2%
$40,852 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 1952Next review Mar 2027

Action history · 4

  1. Jan 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Jan 2022Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Jan 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jul 2014Renewal 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$6,165
$30–48k$8,938
$48–75k$11,036
$75–110k$16,268
$110k+—

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

Avg net price
$7,677
-$468vs Community College median $8,145
Federal loans
2.3%
In-state tuition
$1,144
Out-of-state
$8,224

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, 435 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $257K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
435
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,153,313 total
Direct Loans
$257K
59 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$113K
30 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$121K
27 loan awards
Parent PLUS$23K
2 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 42 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
42
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.6%
2017
28.5%
2018
17.5%
2019
2.3%
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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Lassen Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs31
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

345 total completions
01Liberal Arts
21863.2%
02Psychology
236.7%
03Health Professions
216.1%
04Security/Protective
195.5%
05Business
174.9%
06History
133.8%
07Multi/Interdisciplinary
123.5%
08Agriculture
92.6%
09Social Sciences
82.3%
10Parks/Recreation
51.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
2,038
12-mo unduplicated
2,798
Undergraduate
2,798
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
66%1,851
Women
34%947

Race / ethnicity composition

White
42.0%
Hispanic
31.8%
Black
9.6%
Two or more
4.5%
Asian
4.0%
Unknown
3.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.0%
Non-resident
0.6%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
130
77 M · 53 W
Women athletes
40.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$2K
$5K
Head-coach salaries
$50K
$46K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 8

Baseball
34 M · —
$218K
Basketball
13 M · 10 W
$146K
Soccer
22 M · —
$51K
Volleyball
— · 19 W
$111K
Softball
— · 16 W
$148K
Beach Volleyball
— · 15 W
$62K

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
0.00
0 offenses · 1,694 students

3-year trend

0.552 yrs ago2.481 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

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

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs04
    Liquor03

    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
    16.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    40

    Lassen Community College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Lassen Community 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
    SubjectLassen Community College
    		31%—2,038$7,677Community College
    Beaufort County Community College
    		——1,856$5,105Community College
    Blue Ridge Community College
    		——3,790$8,755Community College
    Brunswick Community College
    		——2,009$8,785Community College
    Carl Sandburg College
    		——1,603$1,036Community College
    Clinton Community College
    		——1,067$9,385Community College
    Coconino Community College
    		——2,524$12,455Community College
    Columbia-Greene Community College
    		——1,616$5,576Community College
    Cossatot Community College of the University of Arkansas
    		——1,312$5,200Community College
    Craven Community College
    		——3,103$4,402Community College
    Enterprise State Community College
    		——2,699$8,187Community College
    Independence Community College
    		——764$6,262Community College
    Isothermal Community College
    		——1,918$6,723Community College
    Jackson State Community College
    		——3,518$7,343Community College
    James Sprunt Community College
    		——1,519$3,852Community College
    Jamestown Community College
    		——4,054$9,507Community College
    Jefferson Community College
    		——2,319$11,012Community College
    Lincoln Trail College
    		———$8,719Community College
    Missouri State University-West Plains
    		——1,919$9,384Community College
    New Mexico Military Institute
    		—52.6%463$4,686Community College
    Palo Verde College
    		——3,833$10,543Community College
    Patrick & Henry Community College
    		——1,908$3,430Community College
    Randolph Community College
    		——2,814$7,242Community College
    South Mountain Community College
    		——4,516$11,942Community College
    Southwestern Oregon Community College
    		——1,551$8,815Community College
    St Clair County Community College
    		——3,317$8,145Community College
    Sussex County Community College
    		——2,247$7,054Community College
    Umpqua Community College
    		——2,582$10,168Community College
    University of South Carolina-Salkehatchie
    		—76.0%799$12,395Community College
    Peer group median31%64.3%2,024$8,145

    Lassen Community College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Institutional Research
    Reports to Department of Institutional Effectiveness
    Phone
    (530) 257-6181
    Address
    478-200 Hwy 139, Susanville, CA 96130

    Institutional Research conducts analytical studies and provides information in support of evidence-based institutional decision making and planning.

    Visit IR office page

    Reports & documents (2)

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

    Grants & funding (2)

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

    USA Spending

    Frequently asked questions about Lassen Community College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lassen Community College.

    What is the graduation rate at Lassen Community College?

    Lassen Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 31% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lassen Community College?

    Lassen Community College reports a total enrollment of 2,038 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lassen Community College?

    The average net price at Lassen Community College is $7,677 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lassen Community College located?

    Lassen Community College is located in Susanville, California 96130.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lassen Community College?

    Lassen Community College's IR work is done by the Institutional Research, which reports to Department of Institutional Effectiveness.

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