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Coastline Community College

Coastline Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Fountain Valley, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,734 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 8,077 and it offers 32 programs(2 online programs). By program type, it has 26 1-year certificate, 6 2-years certificate, and 39 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 2,294 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Coastline Community College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Coastline Community College is $8,734 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
61% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,647 (exclude student loans).
Coastline CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,734
Average Financial Amount$1,647

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Coastline Community College offers 32 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 2,294 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Coastline Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate261519
2 Years Certificate6071
Total3212,294

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 519 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 71 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,704 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 116 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕8-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕73-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕34-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕37-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 26 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕26-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕3-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Homeland Security✕3-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Economics✕7-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕3-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Business [+] ✔ 285 completers-
Business/Commerce✕4-
Business Administration and Management✕214-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕25-
Office Management and Supervision✕1-
Retail Management✔0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕26-
Small Business Administration/Management✕6-
Real Estate✕9-
Total519
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕3-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Computer Graphics✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 68 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕68-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕0$44,400
Retail Management✕0-
Total71
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 107 completers-
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕107-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕4-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 57 completers-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕18-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕39-
Education [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕1-
Teacher Assistant/Aide✕5-
Education (other)✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕5-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 3 completers-
French Language and Literature✕1-
Spanish Language and Literature✕2-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕3-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕22-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 6 completers-
English Language and Literature✕6-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 378 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕273-
General Studies✕0-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕105-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 136 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕136-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕15-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Physics✕0-
Psychology [+] ✕ 60 completers-
Psychology✕60-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕25-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Homeland Security✕7-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 73 completers-
Economics✕21-
Sociology✕52-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕9-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 53 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕53-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕8-
Business [+] ✕ 689 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕522-
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management✕125-
Office Management and Supervision✕6-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕25-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕1-
Small Business Administration/Management✕10-
History [+] ✕ 13 completers-
History✕13-
Total1,704

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,077 students are attending at Coastline Community College. There are 52 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 232 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 30 to 1 (3.33%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 210 (full-time) and 248 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Coastline Community College is 25% and transfer-out rate is 16%. The retention rate is 46% at the school.
Coastline CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population8,077
Graduation Rate25%
Number of Faculty284
Student to Faculty Ratio30 to 1

Student Population at Coastline CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,792 students enrolled into Coastline Community College. By gender, 3,463 male and 3,329 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Coastline Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Coastline Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,7923,4633,329
Full-time591261330
Part-tme6,2013,2022,999
There are 1,996 White (29.39%), 484 Black/African American (7.13%), 2,160 Hispanic (31.80%), 1,418 Asian (20.88%), and 2,862 students with other races attending Coastline Community College. 123 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Coastline Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,7923,4633,329
American Indian/Native American392415
Asian1,418602816
Black/African American484316168
Hispanic2,1601,0471,113
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander322012
White1,9961,065931
Two More303142161
Un-Known23718255
Non-resident Alien1236558
Coastline Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
6,501 students (95.72% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 75 students (1.10% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Coastline Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Coastline Community College
Number of Students
Total6,792
Enrolled Online Exclusively6,501
Enrolled Some Online Courses75
Not in Online Courses216
By age range, at Coastline Community College, 1,516 students are aged 20 to 24 (22.32% of total students), 1,272 students are aged below 20 (18.73%), 814 students are aged above 50 (19.99%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Coastline Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,7923,4633,329
Under 18648282366
Age 18-19624295329
Age 20-21670296374
Age 22-24846338508
Age 25-291,017460557
Age 30-34739395344
Age 35-39596328268
Age 40-49837531306
Age 50-64679444235
Over 641359342
Age Un-Known110

Directory and Accreditation Information

Coastline Community College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1978 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Coastline Community College.
11460 Warner Ave., Fountain Valley, CA
714-546-7600
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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