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Solano Community College

Fairfield, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·welcome.solano.edu
6-yr Graduation
36%
-30.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
9,282
peer median 9,073
Avg net price
$3,869
-$3.7k vs Baccalaureate
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Solano Community College (SCC) is a public community college in Fairfield, California, with additional centers in Vacaville and Vallejo. The college is part of California Community Colleges System. SCC's service area includes all of Solano County, and the town of Winters in Yolo County. It has 10,814 students.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
36%-30.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
41%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 102 Title IV programs, 6 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 96 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
102
Passing
6
5.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

102programs
  • Passing6 · 5.9%
  • No Data96 · 94.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
5
No data
96

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.

6
Psychology General
Associate Degree · Psychology
+17.2%
$42,301 vs $36,082
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Associate Degree · Security And Protective Services
+36.2%
$49,136 vs $36,082
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+38.1%
$49,817 vs $36,082
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+49.0%
$53,777 vs $36,082
Business Administration Management and Operations
Associate Degree · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
+52.7%
$55,103 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+235.8%
$121,175 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1952Next review Mar 2026

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Jan 2018Renewal 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$2,594
$30–48k$3,321
$48–75k$5,909
$75–110k$7,873
$110k+$11,040

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

Avg net price
$3,869
-$3,680vs Baccalaureate median $7,549
Federal loans
1.4%
In-state tuition
$1,172
Out-of-state
$8,900

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 3,215 students received $14.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,215
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.4M
$14,375,119 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
349 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
3k
23
3k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$591K
169 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$922K
180 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 140 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (3.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.5%
+1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
140
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.1%
2017
13.9%
2018
13.4%
2019
3.5%
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 Solano Community College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,387 total completions
01Multi/Interdisciplinary
38427.7%
02Liberal Arts
28520.5%
03Biological Sciences
19013.7%
04Business
15611.2%
05Psychology
1178.4%
06Social Sciences
695.0%
07Security/Protective
624.5%
08Engineering Tech
473.4%
09Health Professions
413.0%
10Visual/Performing Arts
362.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
9,282
12-mo unduplicated
12,782
Undergraduate
12,782
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
45%5,795
Women
55%6,987

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
37.8%
White
21.3%
Asian
14.8%
Black
14.3%
Two or more
8.8%
Unknown
1.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Non-resident
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
102
56 M · 46 W
Women athletes
45.1%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.7M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$31K
$38K
Head-coach salaries
$66K
$62K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
30 M ·
$267K
Basketball
15 M · 11 W
$408K
Soccer
· 18 W
$109K
Volleyball
· 14 W
$158K
Tennis
9 M ·
$47K
Swimming
2 M · 5 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
0.36
3 offenses · 8,426 students

3-year trend

0.432 yrs ago0.371 yr ago0.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
10
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

Burglary
2
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

3total
  • On campus3

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
27.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
137

Solano Community College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Solano Community 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
SubjectSolano Community College
36%9,282$3,869Baccalaureate
Aims Community College
8,542$9,535Community College
Arapahoe Community College
15,012$10,790Community College
Chemeketa Community College
8,098$8,457Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
9,683$7,113Community College
Clark College
7,463$9,826Baccalaureate
College of Southern Idaho
10,176$7,005Community College
Community College of Denver
7,965$9,431Baccalaureate
Del Mar College
10,256$4,250Community College
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
13,337$8,033Baccalaureate
Edmonds College
6,549$13,461Baccalaureate
Everett Community College
6,698$10,627Community College
Foothill College
12,949$7,549Baccalaureate
Georgia Military College
6,575$14,693Baccalaureate
Glendale Community College
13,914$12,158Community College
Laredo College
11,029$5,309Baccalaureate
Lorain County Community College
9,350$4,598Community College
MiraCosta College
96%11,478$7,178Baccalaureate
Navarro College
6,557$14,579Community College
Odessa College
9,981$9,296Community College
Olympic College
5,784$7,755Baccalaureate
Ozarks Technical Community College
11,380$7,340Community College
Pierce College District
8,137$10,123Baccalaureate
Red Rocks Community College
8,419$9,356Baccalaureate
Schoolcraft Community College District
8,587$5,372Baccalaureate
Seattle Central College
5,396$6,329Baccalaureate
Shasta College
9,073$3,743Baccalaureate
Skyline College
9,572-$1,180Baccalaureate
Snow College
5,577$6,071Baccalaureate
Spokane Community College
6,813$6,206Baccalaureate
Tacoma Community College
6,199$9,321Baccalaureate
Truckee Meadows Community College
10,885$7,457Baccalaureate
West Los Angeles College
9,255$7,131Baccalaureate
Peer group median66%9,073$7,549

Solano Community College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Research
Reports to Superintendent-President's Office
Phone
707-864-7000
Address
4000 Suisun Valley Road, Fairfield, CA 94534

The homepage of Solano Community College provides information on its campuses, admissions, and various student services offered. It includes contact details such as the main campus address and phone number. The page features links to resources like Canvas, academic programs, and governing board agendas.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Nathanael Rexford
    Dean, Research & Planning
  • Shilah Johnson
    Principal Research & Data Analyst
  • Kevin Long
    Research Analyst
  • Cody Vig
    Principal Research & Data Analyst

Reports & documents (1)

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.

Frequently asked questions about Solano Community College

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

What is the graduation rate at Solano Community College?

Solano Community College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 36% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Solano Community College?

Solano Community College reports a total enrollment of 9,282 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Solano Community College?

The average net price at Solano Community College is $3,869 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Solano Community College located?

Solano Community College is located in Fairfield, California 94534-3197.

Who runs Institutional Research at Solano Community College?

Solano Community College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Research, which reports to Superintendent-President's Office.

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