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Hartnell College Data & Information Overview

11% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Hartnell College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Hartnell College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Hartnell College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Since Hartnell College has an open admissions policy, being accepted to the school isn't that hard. However, a full basic things - such as a high school diploma or equivalent - may be required. Also, go over your application to make sure it is complete before you submit it.

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Hartnell College Faculty

24 to 1 Student to Faculty
40% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Hartnell College, this rate is 24 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Hartnell College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

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Retention and Graduation Rates at Hartnell College

61% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Hartnell College this rate is 61%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  61 out of 100
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Hartnell College Undergraduate Student Diversity

3,413 Full-Time Undergraduates
77.9% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
58.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 8,673 undergraduates at Hartnell College with 3,413 being full-time and 5,260 being part-time.

How Much Does Hartnell College Cost?

$5,680 Net Price
The overall average net price of Hartnell College is $5,680. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Hartnell College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$4,626 $5,340 $7,901 $9,744 $11,792

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Hartnell College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

The student loan default rate at Hartnell College is 11.1%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Hartnell College Graduates Make?

$40,095 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Hartnell College with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $40,095 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Hartnell College

California State
3,413 Full-Time Undergraduates
Midsize City Campus Setting
Hartnell College is a public institution situated in Salinas, California. The city atmosphere of Salinas makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

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Contact details for Hartnell College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901
Phone: 831-755-6700
Website: www.hartnell.edu/

Hartnell College Majors

46 Majors With Completions
1,310 Undergraduate Degrees
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Online Learning at Hartnell College

67% Take At Least One Class Online
43% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 6,575 students took at least one online class at Hartnell College. This is an increase from the 2,804 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 6,575 4,203
2019-2020 2,804 538
2018-2019 2,170 497
2017-2018 1,879 433
2016-2017 1,603 359

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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