Public · Community college
College of Alameda
Alameda, California · Large suburb
- 11%
- Transfer rate
- $8,496
- Avg net price
- 33%
- Grad / completion
- $42,563
- Median earnings
College of Alameda is a public associate-granting institution in Alameda, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 4,487 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Alameda, California
Alameda is a city in Alameda County, California, United States, located in the East Bay region of the Bay Area. Alameda originally occupied a peninsula connected to Oakland. The area was low-lying and marshy, while higher ground was part of one of the largest coastal oak forests in the world. A local band of the Ohlone tribe inhabited the region for more than 3,000 years. Photo-realist Robert Bechtle has painted numerous Alameda subjects, including Alameda Gran Torino, which was acquired by the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art in 1974 and remains one of Bechtle's most famous works. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to San Francisco, CA
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Oakland San Francisco Bay (OAK) · major hub
How College of Alameda compares
Higher than 17% · #345 of 382 in California
Higher than 27%
Higher than 78% · #95 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 76% · #82 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 2%
Larger than 90%
Percentiles compare College of Alameda with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2,43654%
- Men2,05146%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White17%
- Black19%
- Hispanic28%
- Asian24%
- Other or multiracial13%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 4,487
- Student–faculty ratio
- 38 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 10%
- First-generation students
- 56%
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $14,595
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $104,139
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $1,258
- Out-of-state tuition
- $9,898
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,492
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,185
- Average net price
- $8,496
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 33%
- First-year retention
- 62%
- Transferred to another college
- 11%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,535
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $42,563
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 1%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 18%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
- Athletics
- CCCAA
- Varsity athletes
- 16 (16 men · 0 women)
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Varsity sports (1)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.2 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 4
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (6,141 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
College of Alameda funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $42,563
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 44%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $3,443 (8%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 75°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 22.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Oakland Museum, CA US station (1.5 mi from campus).
What College of Alameda graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.











