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Lemoore College

Lemoore, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·westhillscollege.com/lemoore
6-yr Graduation
49%
Total enrollment
4,404
peer median 2,038
Avg net price
$7,961
-$92 vs Community College
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About

Lemoore College, previously West Hills College Lemoore, is a public community college in Lemoore, California. It was built in 2002 and serves students in the San Joaquin Valley. In addition, classes are offered at Lemoore Naval Air Station. Lemoore College is part of West Hills Community College District.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
74%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 70 Title IV programs, 7 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 3 fail. 60 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
70
Passing
7
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
3
4.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
4.3%
+3.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

70programs
  • Passing7 · 10.0%
  • No Data60 · 85.7%
  • Failing3 · 4.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
2
At Risk
1
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
60

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.

10
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
-10.3%
$32,382 vs $36,082
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-4.9%
$34,303 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.9%
$35,399 vs $36,082
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.1%
$37,572 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+21.1%
$43,706 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+30.8%
$47,196 vs $36,082
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+37.9%
$49,765 vs $36,082
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
+49.7%
$54,006 vs $36,082

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

3
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-4.9%
$1,779
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.9%
$683
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.1%
+$1,490

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$10,716 debt · $110,533 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 2006Next review Jun 2031

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jan 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  5. Jun 2017Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,534
$30–48k$7,349
$48–75k$9,132
$75–110k$13,561
$110k+$18,119

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

Avg net price
$7,961
vs Community College median $8,053
Federal loans
1.4%
In-state tuition
$1,384
Out-of-state
$10,084

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,429 students received $12.4M in Pell grants, alongside $390K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,429
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.4M
$12,393,491 total
Direct Loans
$390K
104 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$208K
57 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$182K
47 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.

Of 90 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (3.3%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
90
Defaulted
3
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
20.4%
2017
18.4%
2018
14.0%
2019
3.3%
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 Lemoore College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs45
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

785 total completions
01Liberal Arts
25933.0%
02Health Professions
17322.0%
03Business
8210.4%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
627.9%
05Security/Protective
607.6%
06Psychology
577.3%
07Family/Consumer Sci
334.2%
08Social Sciences
243.1%
09Computer Sciences
192.4%
10Parks/Recreation
162.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
4,404
12-mo unduplicated
6,364
Undergraduate
6,364
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
36%2,284
Women
64%4,080

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
69.6%
White
16.2%
Black
4.4%
Asian
3.7%
Two or more
3.0%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
95
59 M · 36 W
Women athletes
37.9%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$953K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$10K
$10K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 4

Soccer
23 M · 18 W
$114K
Basketball
15 M · 9 W
$164K
Wrestling
21 M ·
$66K
Volleyball
· 9 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.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 3,845 students

3-year trend

0.252 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    Drugs02
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    30.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    43

    Lemoore College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Lemoore College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectLemoore College
    49%4,404$7,961Community College
    1,856$5,105Community College
    3,790$8,755Community College
    2,009$8,785Community College
    1,603$1,036Community College
    1,067$9,385Community College
    2,524$12,455Community College
    1,616$5,576Community College
    1,312$5,200Community College
    3,103$4,402Community College
    2,699$8,187Community College
    764$6,262Community College
    1,918$6,723Community College
    3,518$7,343Community College
    1,519$3,852Community College
    4,054$9,507Community College
    2,319$11,012Community College
    2,038$7,677Community College
    Lincoln Trail College
    $8,719Community College
    1,919$9,384Community College
    52.6%463$4,686Community College
    3,833$10,543Community College
    1,908$3,430Community College
    2,814$7,242Community College
    4,516$11,942Community College
    1,551$8,815Community College
    3,317$8,145Community College
    2,247$7,054Community College
    2,582$10,168Community College
    76.0%799$12,395Community College
    Peer group median49%64.3%2,038$8,053

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    Lemoore College Institutional Research office

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

    Office
    Office of Institutional Research
    Reports to Institutional Effectiveness
    Email
    KyleCrider [at] whccd.edu
    Phone
    559-934-2129
    Address
    275 Phelps Ave, Coalinga, CA 93210

    The office runs surveys that have designations for confidentiality and anonymity and handles survey data to ensure confidentiality and analyzation purposes.

    Visit IR office page
    Team
    1 member
    • Kyle Crider

    Reports & documents (3)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Lemoore College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lemoore College.

    What is the graduation rate at Lemoore College?

    Lemoore College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 49% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Lemoore College?

    Lemoore College reports a total enrollment of 4,404 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Lemoore College?

    The average net price at Lemoore College is $7,961 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Lemoore College located?

    Lemoore College is located in Lemoore, California 93245.

    Who runs Institutional Research at Lemoore College?

    Lemoore College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Institutional Effectiveness.

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