Public · Community college
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD
Concord, California · Large suburb
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $7,760
- Avg net price
- 80%
- Grad / completion
- $40,175
- Median earnings
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD is a public certificate-granting institution in Concord, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 172 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Concord, California
Concord is the most populous city in Contra Costa County, California, United States. The valleys north of Mount Diablo were inhabited by the Miwok people, who hunted elk and fished in the numerous streams flowing from the mountain into the San Francisco Bay. In 1772, Spanish explorers began to cross the area but did not settle there. Concord is the home of the annual Concord Jazz Festival and was the home of the Concord Records jazz record label until it was bought in 1999. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 25 miles to San Francisco, CA
- To the ocean
- 6 miles
- Nearest airport
- 2 miles to Buchanan Field (CCR)
How Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD compares
Higher than 78% · #93 of 382 in California
Higher than 67%
Higher than 69% · #132 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 80% · #72 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 86%
Larger than 41%
Percentiles compare Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD 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 race / ethnicity
- White22%
- Black13%
- Hispanic50%
- Asian13%
- Other or multiracial2.3%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 172
- Student–faculty ratio
- 9 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 30%
- First-generation students
- 60%
- Students over 25
- 42%
- Median family income
- $19,000
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Where students come from
Home state of the 99 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From California100%
Most first-years stay in state — Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD draws overwhelmingly from California.
Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $7,760
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
- 80%
- First-year retention
- 82%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,310
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $40,175
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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%.
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?
Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD 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)
- $40,175
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 46%
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.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 41°F
- Annual rain
- 16.1″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord Buchanan Fld, CA US station (2.2 mi from campus).
What Mt. Diablo Adult Education-Mt. Diablo USD 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.