by our College Data Analytics TeamThis overview covers the essential stats on Central Coast College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more.
In its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
Central Coast College was not ranked in College Factual’s 2026 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
The student to faculty ratio at Central Coast College is 30 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Central Coast College is 29%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
Central Coast College has a freshmen retention rate of 83%. That’s a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It’s also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
The on-time graduation rate for someone pursuing a bachelor’s degree is typically four years. This rate at Central Coast College for first-time, full-time students is 89%, which is better than the national average of 33.3%.
Find out more about the retention and graduation rates at Central Coast College.
During the most recent academic year, there were 490 undergraduates at Central Coast College.
Get more detailed information on the diversity at Central Coast College.
The overall average net price of Central Coast College is $16,772. 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 Central Coast College
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $26,064 | $26,380 | $26,997 | $28,478 | $29,520 |
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 price for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Central Coast College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Central Coast College, approximately 52% of students took out student loans averaging $8,719 a year. That adds up to $34,876 over four years for those students. The student loan default rate is 6.7%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you’ll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans. Get more details about paying for Central Coast College.
Yearly salaries vary depending on what you major in, but on average, bachelor’s degree recipients from Central Coast College make around $40,823 per year during the early years of their employment. Unfortunately, this is 17% less than the average college graduate’s salary of $49,219 per year. However, graduates in your major field may make more.
See which majors at Central Coast College make the most money.
Central Coast College is an private for-profit institution located in Salinas, California. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life. Get more details about the location of Central Coast College.
Contact details for Central Coast College can be found below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 111 E Navajo Drive, Suite 100, Salinas, CA 93906 |
| Phone: | 8314246767 |
| Website: | www.centralcoastcollege.edu |
In the most recent reporting year, students from 4 majors graduated from Central Coast College. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.
| Most Popular Majors | Completions | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Multi-Disciplinary Studies | 315 | NA |
| Allied Health Services | 125 | $25,208 |
| Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 96 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians. | 32 | NA |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science | 30 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 19 | NA |
| Accounting | 10 | $28,221 |
| Health/Medical Admin Services | 3 | NA |
Online courses are a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
141 students took at least one online class at Central Coast College.
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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