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Folsom Lake College

Folsom Lake College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Folsom, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $12,808 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 8,796 and it offers 24 programs(12 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Folsom Lake College is $12,808 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.
63% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,389 (exclude student loans).
FLC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$12,808
Average Financial Amount$2,389

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Folsom Lake College offers 24 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 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, 2,156 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Folsom Lake College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate100
Less than 1 Year Certificate190201
2 Years Certificate40613
Total2402,156

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 201 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 613 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 1,342 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕29-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕11-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Water Quality and Wastewater Treatment Management and Recycling Technology/Technician✕2-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 55 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕55-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Mathematics✕10-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕0-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕3-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Metal and Jewelry Arts✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕9-
Business [+] ✕ 75 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕22-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕6-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕5-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕27-
Real Estate✕15-
Total201
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕2-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕11-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 586 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕586-
Human Services ✕ 0 completers-
Total613
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
American/United States Studies/Civilization✕0-
Women's Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 64 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕64-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕5-
Computer Science✕24-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕5-
Adult Development and Aging✕0-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕4-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕18-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 16 completers-
English Language and Literature✕16-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 84 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕13-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕71-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕12-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Mathematics✕27-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 170 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕170-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕8-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Philosophy✕3-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 20 completers-
Geology/Earth Science✕3-
Physics✕17-
Psychology [+] ✕ 98 completers-
Psychology✕98-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕48-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 396 completers-
Social Sciences✕271-
Economics✕86-
Geography✕2-
Political Science and Government✕17-
Sociology✕20-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 21 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Dance✕6-
Design and Visual Communications✕0-
Graphic Design✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕4-
Art/Art Studies✕11-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕14-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 181 completers-
Business/Commerce✕14-
Business Administration and Management✕154-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕8-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕5-
Real Estate✕0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
History [+] ✕ 6 completers-
History✕6-
Total1,342

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,796 students are attending at Folsom Lake College. There are 126 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 187 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 244 (full-time) and 192 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Folsom Lake College is 37% and transfer-out rate is 14%. The retention rate is 71% at the school.
FLC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population8,796
Graduation Rate37%
Number of Faculty313
Student to Faculty Ratio26 to 1

Student Population at FLC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 8,926 students enrolled into Folsom Lake College. By gender, 3,926 male and 5,000 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Folsom Lake College.
Student Population By Gender
Folsom Lake College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9263,9265,000
Full-time1,821836985
Part-tme7,1053,0904,015
There are 4,282 White (47.97%), 410 Black/African American (4.59%), 1,964 Hispanic (22.00%), 1,061 Asian (11.89%), and 3,126 students with other races attending Folsom Lake College. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Folsom Lake College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9263,9265,000
American Indian/Native American693435
Asian1,061535526
Black/African American410204206
Hispanic1,9648571,107
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander472126
White4,2821,8112,471
Two More566226340
Un-Known512230282
Non-resident Alien1587
Folsom Lake College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
7,721 students (86.50% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 866 students (9.70% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Folsom Lake College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Folsom Lake College
Number of Students
Total8,926
Enrolled Online Exclusively7,721
Enrolled Some Online Courses866
Not in Online Courses339
By age range, at Folsom Lake College, 2,719 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.46% of total students), 3,119 students are aged below 20 (34.94%), 451 students are aged above 50 (8.58%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Folsom Lake College
TotalMaleFemale
Total8,9263,9265,000
Under 18488180308
Age 18-192,6311,2041,427
Age 20-211,603779824
Age 22-241,116493623
Age 25-29909347562
Age 30-34662280382
Age 35-39492202290
Age 40-49574240334
Age 50-64383168215
Over 64683335

Directory and Accreditation Information

Folsom Lake College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/16/2004 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Folsom Lake College.
10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA
916-608-6572
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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