Mendocino College
About
Mendocino College is a public community college in Ukiah, California. It was founded in 1973. The main campus is located on 127 acres (0.51 km2) of hilltop land north of downtown Ukiah in the Ukiah valley. It has about 4,000 students, 55 full-time faculty, and 200 adjunct faculty members. Three branches of the college exist, in Lakeport, Willits, and Fort Bragg.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 74 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 72 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing2 · 2.7%
- No Data72 · 97.3%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 3
- Nov 2021Initial AccreditationAmerican Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
- Jun 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2014Renewal 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, 1,633 students received $7.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M 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 98 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (4.0%) 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 Mendocino 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 campus1
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.
Mendocino College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Mendocino 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMendocino College | 25% | — | 4,225 | $7,500 | Community College |
| — | — | 5,092 | $11,865 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,278 | $8,957 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,203 | $4,443 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,723 | $8,829 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,625 | $10 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,580 | $7,278 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,481 | $5,525 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,549 | $6,078 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,545 | $8,236 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,141 | $9,280 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,004 | $14,186 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,855 | $11,389 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,158 | $6,615 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,804 | $10,651 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,471 | $7,636 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,371 | $6,683 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,979 | $5,761 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,384 | $6,935 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,563 | $9,804 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,533 | $6,662 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,263 | $6,347 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,962 | $5,310 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,490 | $5,298 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,477 | $10,116 | Community College | |
| — | — | 2,917 | $6,369 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,013 | $4,072 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,818 | $2,919 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,306 | $6,194 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,720 | $8,488 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,464 | $2,699 | Community College | |
| — | — | 4,958 | $12,851 | Community College | |
| — | — | 3,091 | $4,586 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 25% | — | 4,464 | $6,683 |
Institutions like Mendocino College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Mendocino College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeKansas
Barton County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,092Net price$11,865View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Berkeley City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,278Net price$8,957View data - Community CollegeWest Virginia
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,203Net price$4,443View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Blue Ridge Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,723Net price$8,829View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Canada College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,625Net price$10View data - Community CollegeNew York
Cayuga County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,580Net price$7,278View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Central Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,481Net price$5,525View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cerro Coso Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,549Net price$6,078View data - Community CollegeOregon
Clackamas Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,545Net price$8,236View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of Alameda
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,141Net price$9,280View data - Community CollegeNew York
Finger Lakes Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,004Net price$14,186View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Heartland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,855Net price$11,389View data - Community CollegeTexas
Hill College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,158Net price$6,615View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
Inver Hills Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,804Net price$10,651View data - Community CollegeHawaii
Leeward Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,471Net price$7,636View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Southwest College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,371Net price$6,683View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Mitchell Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,979Net price$5,761View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Moberly Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,384Net price$6,935View data - Community CollegeMinnesota
North Hennepin Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,563Net price$9,804View data - Community CollegeTexas
Paris Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,533Net price$6,662View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Piedmont Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,263Net price$6,347View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Rappahannock Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,962Net price$5,310View data - Community CollegeNew York
Schenectady County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,490Net price$5,298View data - Community CollegeWashington
Shoreline Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,477Net price$10,116View data - Community CollegeAlabama
Snead State Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,917Net price$6,369View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
South Piedmont Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,013Net price$4,072View data - Community CollegeIllinois
South Suburban College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,818Net price$2,919View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Southside Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,306Net price$6,194View data - Community CollegeNew York
SUNY Corning Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,720Net price$8,488View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Taft College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,464Net price$2,699View data - Community CollegeNew York
Tompkins Cortland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,958Net price$12,851View data - Community CollegeNew York
Ulster County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,091Net price$4,586View data
Mendocino College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Research provides information to support college decision-making through a variety of analytic activities, data-gathering tasks, and research projects.
Visit IR office page- Minerva FloresDirector of Institutional Effectiveness, Research and Grants
- Isabel LopezData Analyst
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (4)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
- opportunityBureau of Indian Affairs (BIA)/Tribal GrantsBureau of Indian Affairsinstitution_site
- opportunityCal Grant B and CCalifornia Student Aid Commissioninstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Pell GrantsFederal Governmentinstitution_site
- opportunityFederal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant (FSEOG)Federal Governmentinstitution_site
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