Career Programs at Hartnell

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Hartnell College is $8,994 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.

54% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $2,995 (exclude student loans).

Hartnell 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,994
Average Financial Amount	$2,995

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Hartnell College offers 37 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, 2,352 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Hartnell College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Available Online Class	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	14	0	56
2 Years Certificate	23	1	893
Total	37	1	2,352

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

56 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
893 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
1,403 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	8	-
Agricultural Production Operations	✕	3	-
Food Technology and Processing	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Early Childhood Education and Teaching	✕	18	-
Engineering [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	13	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Digital Arts	✕	2	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Business [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	1	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Business/Office Automation/Technology/Data Entry	✕	5	-
	Total	56

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mechanical Engineering/Mechanical Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Architectural Drafting and Architectural CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Mechanical Drafting and Mechanical Drafting CAD/CADD	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	855 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	855	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	0 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	0	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✔	0	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Carpentry/Carpenter	✕	0	-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	✕	0	-
Building Construction Technology	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	6	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	3	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	28	-
Business [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	1	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	893

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	17	-
Crop Production	✕	16	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	✕	0	-
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences (other)	✕	0	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	12	-
Radio and Television	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	36 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	0	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (other)	✕	36	-
Engineering [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	11	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	27	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	48 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	48	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	16 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	16	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	468 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	468	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	38 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	38	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	30	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Computational Science	✕	3	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	40 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	3	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	37	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	37 completers	-
Astronomy	✕	0	-
Chemistry	✕	14	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	23	-
Psychology [+]	✕	137 completers	-
Psychology	✕	137	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✔ (1 completers)	105 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	88	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✔	17	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	99 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	0	-
Economics	✕	23	-
Political Science and Government	✕	12	-
Sociology	✕	64	-
Construction Trades [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager	✕	1	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	5	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Digital Arts	✕	5	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	3	-
Photography	✕	5	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	12	-
Music	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	91 completers	-
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist	✕	21	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	38	-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	✕	26	-
Business [+]	✕	93 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	93	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	12 completers	-
History	✕	12	-
	Total	1,403

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 8,892 students are attending at Hartnell College. There are 127 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 195 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1 (4.55%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 323 (full-time) and 216 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Hartnell College is 31% and transfer-out rate is 3%. The retention rate is 72% at the school.

Hartnell 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	8,892
Graduation Rate	31%
Number of Faculty	322
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

Student Population at Hartnell

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 9,808 students enrolled into Hartnell College. By gender, 4,714 male and 5,094 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Hartnell College.

Student Population By Gender
Hartnell College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,808	4,714	5,094
Full-time	3,047	1,298	1,749
Part-tme	6,761	3,416	3,345

There are 1,378 White (14.05%), 280 Black/African American (2.85%), 6,615 Hispanic (67.44%), 445 Asian (4.54%), and 7,675 students with other races attending Hartnell College. 6 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Hartnell College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,808	4,714	5,094
American Indian/Native American	34	22	12
Asian	445	228	217
Black/African American	280	219	61
Hispanic	6,615	2,909	3,706
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	30	16	14
White	1,378	799	579
Two More	153	63	90
Un-Known	867	454	413
Non-resident Alien	6	4	2

Hartnell College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

4,203 students (42.85% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,372 students (24.18% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Hartnell College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Hartnell College
	Number of Students
Total	9,808
Enrolled Online Exclusively	4,203
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,372
Not in Online Courses	3,233

By age range, at Hartnell College, 2,374 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.20% of total students), 3,439 students are aged below 20 (35.06%), 757 students are aged above 50 (13.13%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Hartnell College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	9,808	4,714	5,094
Under 18	879	348	531
Age 18-19	2,560	1,167	1,393
Age 20-21	1,424	654	770
Age 22-24	950	421	529
Age 25-29	994	412	582
Age 30-34	777	365	412
Age 35-39	694	388	306
Age 40-49	773	496	277
Age 50-64	644	388	256
Over 64	113	75	38

Directory and Accreditation Information

Hartnell College 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 Hartnell College.

411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA

831-755-6700

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