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College of Marin

College of Marin is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Kentfield, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,864 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 4,283 and it offers 23 programs. By program type, it has 9 1-year certificate, 12 2-years certificate, 2 4-years certificate, and 60 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 427 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at College of Marin.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at College of Marin is $9,864 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.
College of Marin offers the alternative tuition plans .
33% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,218 (exclude student loans).
C of Marin 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,864
Average Financial Amount$3,218

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

College of Marin offers 23 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 427 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at College of Marin
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate9027
2 Years Certificate12032
4 Years Certificate203
Total230427

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 27 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 32 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 3 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 365 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕2-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Graphic Design✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕16-
Real Estate✕2-
Total27
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕1-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕3-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Evolutionary Biology✕1-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕1-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕10-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕15-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Total32
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕2-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕1-
Total3
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕1-
Architecture [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕15-
Mass Communication/Media Studies✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Information Technology✕3-
Computer Science✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕0-
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 20 completers-
French Language and Literature✕0-
Italian Language and Literature✕0-
Spanish Language and Literature✕20-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter✕1-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 3 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 61 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕52-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕9-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕5-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Mathematics✕6-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 51 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕51-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕2-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕4-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Philosophy✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Chemistry✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 37 completers-
Psychology✕37-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕13-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Anthropology✕3-
Economics✕7-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕8-
Sociology✕14-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕4-
Dance✕2-
Design and Visual Communications✕1-
Interior Design✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕5-
Film/Cinema/Video Studies✕0-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕6-
Music✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕6-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕3-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕41-
Business [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Business/Commerce✕5-
Business Administration and Management✕24-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Real Estate✕1-
History [+] ✕ 2 completers-
History✕2-
Total365

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 4,283 students are attending at College of Marin. There are 116 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 158 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 (6.25%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 307 (full-time) and 176 (part-time).
The graduation rate of College of Marin is 36% and transfer-out rate is 12%. The retention rate is 69% at the school.
C of Marin 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population4,283
Graduation Rate36%
Number of Faculty274
Student to Faculty Ratio16 to 1

Student Population at C of Marin

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 4,213 students enrolled into College of Marin. By gender, 1,713 male and 2,500 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for College of Marin.
Student Population By Gender
College of Marin
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,2131,7132,500
Full-time1,001466535
Part-tme3,2121,2471,965
There are 1,939 White (46.02%), 147 Black/African American (3.49%), 1,399 Hispanic (33.21%), 319 Asian (7.57%), and 1,801 students with other races attending College of Marin. 33 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at College of Marin
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,2131,7132,500
American Indian/Native American1138
Asian319112207
Black/African American1475196
Hispanic1,399549850
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander716
White1,9398161,123
Two More277123154
Un-Known814932
Non-resident Alien33924
College of Marin offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
2,711 students (64.35% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 974 students (23.12% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for College of Marin.
Distance Learning Student Population at College of Marin
Number of Students
Total4,213
Enrolled Online Exclusively2,711
Enrolled Some Online Courses974
Not in Online Courses528
By age range, at College of Marin, 1,071 students are aged 20 to 24 (25.42% of total students), 1,251 students are aged below 20 (29.69%), 581 students are aged above 50 (16.57%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at College of Marin
TotalMaleFemale
Total4,2131,7132,500
Under 18361161200
Age 18-19890481409
Age 20-21616326290
Age 22-24455206249
Age 25-29479144335
Age 30-3429684212
Age 35-3921353160
Age 40-4932274248
Age 50-6434994255
Over 6423290142

Directory and Accreditation Information

College of Marin is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of College of Marin.
835 College Ave, Kentfield, CA
415-457-8811
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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