Public · Community college

Reedley College

Reedley, California · Distant town

5%
Transfer rate
$6,814
Avg net price
42%
Grad / completion
$38,493
Median earnings

Reedley College is a public certificate-granting institution in Reedley, California (distant town setting), enrolling 5,504 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 5,504 undergradsDistant townCCCAA

About Reedley, California

Reedley is a city in Fresno County, California, United States. In the mid-1800s, American Civil War Union veteran Thomas Law Reed settled in Reedley to grow wheat for Gold Rush miners. His donation of land for a railroad station site established the town as the center of the San Joaquin Valley's booming wheat industry. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Distant town
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
20 miles to Fresno, CA
To the ocean
114 miles
Nearest airport
19 miles to Fresno Yosemite (FAT) · major hub

How Reedley College compares

Graduation rate42%

Higher than 28% · #287 of 382 in California

First-year retention64%

Higher than 30%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,493

Higher than 62% · #165 of 326 in California

Average net price$6,814

Cheaper than 83% · #62 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$2,819

Lower than 99%

Student–faculty ratio23 : 1

Lower than 18%

Undergraduate enrollment5,504

Larger than 92%

Percentiles compare Reedley 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

5,504undergrads
  • Women3,23459%
  • Men2,27041%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White15%
  • Black2.3%
  • Hispanic74%
  • Asian5.3%
  • Other or multiracial3.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
5,504
Student–faculty ratio
23 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
54%
Students over 25
19%
Median family income
$21,000
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$96,921
Endowment
$1,844,140

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 1,016 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From California88%
  • Other U.S. states11%
  • International0.5%

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

1% 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
$1,334
Out-of-state tuition
$10,154
Room & board
$7,100
Books & supplies
$1,980
Total cost of attendance
$16,881
Average net price
$6,814

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
42%
First-year retention
64%
Transferred to another college
5%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,023
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,493
Median debt at graduation
$2,819
Students with federal loans
1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
33%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
42%
First-generation
4%

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
Yes
Dorm capacity
140
Dorm capacity vs undergrads
3%
Housing charge (year)
$4,282
Meal plan (year)
$2,818
Application fee
Free
Athletics
CCCAA
Varsity athletes
268 (174 men · 94 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 (9)

Football99
Baseball35
Basketball30
Soccer27
Golf22
Softball16
Tennis14
Equestrian14
Volleyball11

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

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.4 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
4
Property offenses (2022–2024)
6

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (8,796 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.

3.3reported offenses a year
1.3 violent a year2.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.3
Rape
0.7
Burglary
0.7
Robbery
0.3
Aggravated assault
0.3

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
$6,327
$30–48k
$7,417
$48–75k
$9,880
$75–110k
$11,703
$110k+
$13,619

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.

1%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$670
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 1% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $670. 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 563 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)
$38,493
Typical debt at graduation
$2,819
Debt vs. one year's pay
7%
Out-earn a HS grad
33%

Typical debt would take roughly under a year to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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
$33,474
Men
$45,185

Men out-earn women by $11,711 (35%) 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
102°F
Winter low
38°F
Annual rain
11.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.12.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fresno 5 NE, CA US station (17.8 mi from campus).

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.