Public · Community college

Ohlone College

Fremont, California · Midsize city

12%
Transfer rate: $11,130
Avg net price: 52%
Grad / completion: $54,278
Median earnings

Ohlone College is a public associate-granting institution in Fremont, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 7,099 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 7,099 undergradsMidsize cityCCCAANear the coast

About Fremont, California

Fremont is a city in Alameda County, California, United States. The recorded history of the Fremont area began on June 6, 1797, when Mission San José was founded by the Spaniard Father Fermín de Lasuén. The Mission was established at the site of the Ohlone village of Oroysom. Companies headquartered in Fremont include Antec Inc, Electronics for Imaging, Ikanos Communications, Lam Research, Seagate Technology, Fremont Bank, Nielsen Norman Group, Oplink Communications, SYNNEX, S3 Graphics, Tailored Brands and DCKAP. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 13 miles to San Jose, CA
To the ocean: 8 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Norman Y. Mineta San Jose (SJC) · major hub

How Ohlone College compares

#18 · Community Colleges with the Highest Graduate Earnings #40 · Cheapest Community Colleges

Graduation rate52%

Higher than 39% · #250 of 382 in California

First-year retention74%

Higher than 52%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$54,278

Higher than 94% · #25 of 326 in California

Average net price$11,130

Cheaper than 66% · #103 cheapest of 377 in California

Student–faculty ratio26 : 1

Lower than 9%

Undergraduate enrollment7,099

Larger than 94%

Percentiles compare Ohlone College 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

Women4,07857%
Men3,02143%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White14%
Black3.4%
Hispanic26%
Asian42%
Other or multiracial14%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 7,099
Student–faculty ratio: 26 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 13%
First-generation students: 48%
Students over 25: 29%
Median family income: $19,455
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $116,145
Endowment: $4,063,941

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 1,660 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California89%
Other U.S. states5.0%
International6.3%

Most first-years stay in state — Ohlone College draws overwhelmingly from California.

6% came from outside the U.S. 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: $1,202
Out-of-state tuition: $8,714
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $2,000
Total cost of attendance: $21,254
Average net price: $11,130

Outcomes

Graduated: 52%
First-year retention: 74%
Transferred to another college: 12%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $45,622
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $54,278
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 31%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: CCCAA
Varsity athletes: 198 (102 men · 96 women)

Varsity sports (9)

Soccer42

Baseball29

Basketball26

Water Polo23

Swimming22

Softball18

Tennis17

Volleyball14

Badminton7

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 0
Property offenses (2022–2024): 14

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

4.7reported offenses a year

0 violent a year4.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

4.0

Motor vehicle theft

0.7

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.

< $30k

$9,676

$30–48k

$10,039

$48–75k

$13,105

$75–110k

$16,596

$110k+

$20,133

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?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,030

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 6% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,030. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 739 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $54,278
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 53%

Weigh it value

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.

Women

$49,953

Men

$61,271

Men out-earn women by $11,318 (23%) 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: 78°F
Winter low: 42°F
Annual rain: 15.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fremont, CA US station (5.8 mi from campus).

What Ohlone College graduates study — and earn

Social Sciences, GeneralAssoc.

454 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr$6k debt

454$22,545—$5,500 Business/Commerce, GeneralAssoc.

103 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

103———Accounting and Related ServicesCert.

94 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

94———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

81 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

81———Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

57 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

57———EconomicsAssoc.

48 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

48———MathematicsCert.

38 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

38———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

38 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

38———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

32 grads— 1 yr$128k 5 yr— debt

32—$128,248—MathematicsAssoc.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———SociologyAssoc.

26 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

26———Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCert.

21 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

21———

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.