Los Medanos College
About
Los Medanos College (LMC) is a public community college in Pittsburg, California, United States. It was established in 1974 and is part of the Contra Costa Community College District. LMC also has had an extension in Brentwood since 1998 called the "Brentwood Center".
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.0-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 158 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 153 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 2.5%
- No Data153 · 96.8%
- Failing1 · 0.6%
Severity spectrum
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Action history · 3
- Jan 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2021Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Feb 2015Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,970 students received $13.1M in Pell grants, alongside $742K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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 106 borrowers who entered repayment, 3 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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 Los Medanos 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
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 5
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus19
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Los Medanos College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Los Medanos 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.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLos Medanos College | 41% | Open admission | 8,455 | $7,443 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 6,950 | $5,547 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,876 | $7,818 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,841 | $15,724 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,457 | $15,843 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,082 | $9,610 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,842 | $9,053 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,861 | $15,728 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,712 | $4,734 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,787 | $4,462 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,478 | $5,297 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,337 | $4,458 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,397 | $4,547 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,273 | $2,039 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,873 | $1,115 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,103 | $5,377 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,980 | $15,742 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,718 | $5,687 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,533 | $6,777 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,475 | $4,739 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,361 | $0 or less | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,399 | $4,983 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,364 | $11,282 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,218 | $12,378 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,897 | $2,129 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,098 | $6,791 | Community College | |
| — | 100.0% | 7,004 | $4,754 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,143 | $5,837 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,222 | $0 or less | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,963 | $7,802 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,899 | $5,387 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 41% | 100.0% | 8,103 | $5,687 |
Institutions like Los Medanos College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Los Medanos College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeMassachusetts
Bristol Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,950Net price$5,547View data - Community CollegeMassachusetts
Bunker Hill Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,876Net price$7,818View data - Community CollegeKansas
Butler Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,841Net price$15,724View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cabrillo College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,457Net price$15,843View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Cape Fear Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment14,082Net price$9,610View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chabot College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,842Net price$9,053View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Desert
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,861Net price$15,728View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Columbia State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,712Net price$4,734View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Bronx Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,787Net price$4,462View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Hostos Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,478Net price$5,297View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Queensborough Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,337Net price$4,458View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Delta College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,397Net price$4,547View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Hartnell College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,273Net price$2,039View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Imperial Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,873Net price$1,115View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Las Positas College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,103Net price$5,377View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Motlow State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,980Net price$15,742View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Mott Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,718Net price$5,687View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Nashville State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment7,533Net price$6,777View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Oklahoma City Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,475Net price$4,739View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Oxnard College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment7,361Net price$0 or lessView data - Community CollegeTennessee
Pellissippi State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,399Net price$4,983View data - Community CollegeNew York
Rockland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,364Net price$11,282View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,218Net price$12,378View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Santiago Canyon College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,897Net price$2,129View data - Community CollegeTexas
South Plains College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,098Net price$6,791View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment7,004Net price$4,754View data - Community CollegeMissouri
St Charles Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,143Net price$5,837View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Ventura College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,222Net price$0 or lessView data - Community CollegeTennessee
Volunteer State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,963Net price$7,802View data - Community CollegeTennessee
Walters State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,899Net price$5,387View data
Los Medanos College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Planning and Institutional Effectiveness is to provide effective leadership to manage college-wide planning efforts, to promote student learning and success, to establish a culture of evaluation of institutional effectiveness, and to coordinate data-gathering leading to continuous improvement towards achieving the mission and goals of the college and the district.
Visit IR office page- Ryan PedersenSenior Dean of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
- Renée SkrypnykAdministrative Assistant III for Office of Planning & Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardlosmedanos.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planLos Medanos College Educational Strategic Plan2025The Los Medanos College Strategic Plan aims to foster an inclusive and diverse educational environment while improving student support and success rates. Key priorities include enhancing leadership and access to resources, expanding educational opportunities, and increasing early college offerings to elevate persistence and completion rates. The plan establishes clear metrics such as FAFSA completion rates and enrollment persistence to measure success over the 2025-2026 and 2020-2025 timeframes.losmedanos.edu
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
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