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Las Positas College
  • 2 Year
  • LIVERMORE, CA
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Chabot-Las Positas Community Colleges

Las Positas College

#2 in Best Community Colleges in California
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    Overall Niche Grade
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    1. Professors
      B minus
    2. Value
      A
    3. Diversity
      A minus
    4. Safety
      A
    5. Student Life
      A+
    6. Location
      B+
    laspositascollege.edu
    3000 CAMPUS HILL DRIVE
    LIVERMORE, CA 94551
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    From Las Positas College

    Las Positas College is committed to assisting you in achieving your educational, career, and personal goals.

    Las Positas College is currently ranked as the #1 Community College in California and the #6 Community College in America!

    Our students are completing and earning degrees in a timely manner; our college has awarded its highest number of associate degrees for six consecutive years, which means that more and more students are graduating each year.

    We value social justice, equity and diversity. We pride ourselves on academic excellence, and providing a high quality educational experience for all students. We also pride ourselves on our student first philosophy, in which we are committed to providing a welcoming, caring and supportive educational environment, in which every student matters and their experience and their success is important to us and we strive to maintain a caring campus environment.

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    Las Positas College Rankings

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    Admissions

    Application Deadline
    Acceptance Rate
    100%
    SAT Range
    ACT Range
    Application Fee
    $0
    SAT/ACT
    Neither required nor recommended
    High School GPA
    Accepts Common App
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    Cost

    Net Price
    $6,456 / year
    National
    $15,523
    Average cost after financial aid for students receiving grant or scholarship aid, as reported by the college.
    Average Total Aid Awarded
    $5,429 / year
    National
    $7,535
    Students Receiving Financial Aid
    41%
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    Academics

    Professors
    B minus
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    Student Faculty Ratio
    21:1
    Evening Degree Programs
    No
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    Majors

    Most Popular Majors

    • Liberal Arts and Humanities
      376 Graduates
    • Business
      148 Graduates
    • Psychology
      80 Graduates
    • Biology
      63 Graduates
    • Small Business Management
      49 Graduates
    • Child Care Provider
      43 Graduates
    • Fire Protection and Prevention
      42 Graduates
    • Criminal Justice and Law Enforcement Administration
      30 Graduates
    • Communications
      26 Graduates
    • Political Science and Government
      21 Graduates
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    Eight Week Courses: Complete your classes faster!

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    We have high demand course offerings for the first 8-week session (mid-August - mid-October) and second 8-week session (mid-October - mid-December) that will allow you to focus on a smaller number of classes at a time, while still completing the same number of classes within a semester. Both sessions include online classes, and many in-person or hybrid classes!

    Online

    Programs Offered Entirely Online
    0
    Offers Online Courses
    Yes
    Online Certificate Programs
    0
    Online Associates Programs
    0
    Online Bachelor's Programs
    0
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    How Students Learn
    • Mix of Online and on Campus
      31%
    • On Campus
      60%
    • Online
      10%

    Students

    Full-Time Enrollment
    2,518 Undergrads
    Part-Time Undergrads
    5,487
    Undergrads Over 25
    31%
    Pell Grant
    24%
    Varsity Athletes
    3%
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    After College

    Median Earnings 6 Years After Graduation
    $38,500 / year
    National
    $33,028
    Graduation Rate
    53%
    National
    49%
    Employed 2 Years After Graduation
    83%
    National
    83%
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