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Lemoore College
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
49%
—
Total enrollment
4,404
peer median 2,038
Avg net price
$10,832
+$2.2k 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%
Overall completion
49%
Full-time retention
74%
Full-time retention
74%
Pell equity
3.9pp gap
Pell recipients
47%91 of 192
Non-Pell (all)
51%54 of 106
No Federal Aid
51%54 of 106
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
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.
Program
Typical
Benchmark
EP gap
Human Development Family Studies and Related Services
Associate Degree · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
$32,382
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-10.3%
−$3,700
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
$34,303
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-4.9%
−$1,779
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
$35,399
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
-1.9%
−$683
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
$37,572
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+4.1%
+$1,490
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
$43,706
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+21.1%
+$7,624
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
$47,196
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+30.8%
+$11,114
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
$49,765
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+37.9%
+$13,683
Public Health
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+37.9%
$49,765 vs $36,082
Mathematics
Associate Degree · Mathematics And Statistics
$54,006
$36,082
Same-State HS Median
+49.7%
+$17,924
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.
Program
EP gap
Status
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Other
Associate Degree · Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services
-4.9%
−$1,779
Just failing
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
-1.9%
−$683
Just failing
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+4.1%
+$1,490
Just passing
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Program
Median debt
Median earnings
Debt burden
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$10,716
$110,533
10%
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
$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
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: OtherAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2017Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Aid exceeds costFamily pays
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Avg net price
$10,832
+$2,209vs Community College median $8,623
Federal loans
1.0%
In-state tuition
$1,384
Out-of-state
$10,954
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,449 students received $12.6M in Pell grants, alongside $391K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients
2,449
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$12.6M
$12,566,897 total
Direct Loans
$391K
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$209K
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.
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%+11.1
2017
18.4%+9.2
2018
14.0%+7.0
2019
3.3%+1.0
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.
Academic programs at Lemoore College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Distinct CIP programs46
UndergraduateOffered
Top program families by completions
921 total completions
01Liberal Arts
28130.5%
01Liberal Arts
28130.5%
02Health Professions
19821.5%
02Health Professions
19821.5%
03Business
11912.9%
03Business
11912.9%
04Security/Protective
778.4%
04Security/Protective
778.4%
05Psychology
727.8%
05Psychology
727.8%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
606.5%
06Multi/Interdisciplinary
606.5%
07Social Sciences
475.1%
07Social Sciences
475.1%
08Family/Consumer Sci
272.9%
08Family/Consumer Sci
272.9%
09Computer Sciences
232.5%
09Computer Sciences
232.5%
10Parks/Recreation
171.8%
10Parks/Recreation
171.8%
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Fall total
4,404
12-mo unduplicated
7,094
Undergraduate
7,094
Graduate
0
Gender split
Men
36%2,554
Women
64%4,540
Race / ethnicity composition
Hispanic
70.4%
White
14.5%
Black
4.7%
Asian
3.7%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
2.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
Non-resident
0.1%
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Athletes
119
74 M · 45 W
Women athletes
37.8%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$918K
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
Sport
Men
Women
Expenses
Soccer
24
21
$102,544
Soccer
24 M · 21 W
Wrestling
34
—
$61,923
Wrestling
34 M · —
Basketball
16
11
$118,202
Basketball
16 M · 11 W
Volleyball
—
13
$48,973
Volleyball
— · 13 W
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 · 4,160 students
3-year trend
0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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
Drugs00
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.
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.
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% | Open admission | 4,404 | $10,832 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 1,856 | $6,500 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,790 | $13,997 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,009 | $9,009 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,603 | $3,662 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,067 | $9,112 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,524 | $13,996 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,616 | $6,559 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,312 | $4,385 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,103 | $3,289 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,699 | $12,609 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 764 | $3,265 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,918 | $10,758 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,518 | $6,236 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,519 | $1,863 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,054 | $9,850 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,319 | $11,923 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,038 | $12,517 | Community College | |
Lincoln Trail College | — | — | — | $8,719 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 1,919 | $9,750 | Community College | |
| — | 52.6% | 463 | $4,571 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,833 | $18,993 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,908 | $4,102 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,814 | $6,918 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,516 | $12,780 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 1,551 | $8,527 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,317 | $5,571 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,247 | $7,859 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 2,582 | $8,340 | Community College | |
| — | 76.0% | 799 | $9,229 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 49% | 64.3% | 2,038 | $8,623 |
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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 pageTeam
1 member
- Kyle Crider
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- Data definitionInstitutional Data | West Hills Community College DistrictThe Institutional Data page of West Hills Community College District provides definitions for key terms used in reporting and analysis of institutional effectiveness. These include enrollment, success rates, course completion rates, persistence, WSCH, FTEF, and productivity metrics. The page serves as a resource for understanding how the institution measures and evaluates educational outcomes and resource allocation.westhillscollege.com
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planLemoore College Strategic Plan2021The Lemoore College Strategic Plan outlines the strategic direction for the college from 2021 to 2026. The document emphasizes the importance of separate facilities master plans for both Lemoore and Coalinga colleges starting 2024. It is part of the West Hills Community College District's efforts to enhance educational effectiveness and institutional growth.westhillscollege.com
Frequently asked questions about Lemoore College
Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Lemoore College.
What is the acceptance rate at Lemoore College?
Lemoore 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 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 $10,832 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.
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.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
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.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →
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