Career Programs at Las Positas

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Las Positas College is $8,176 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.

Las Positas College offers the alternative tuition plans .

41% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,370 (exclude student loans).

Las Positas 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$8,176
Average Financial Amount	$4,370

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Las Positas College offers 44 vocational programs for Less than 12-Week Certificate, 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, 1,188 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Las Positas College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	3	2
Less than 1 Year Certificate	31	223
2 Years Certificate	9	2
4 Years Certificate	1	0
Total	44	1,188

Programs by Award Level

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

2 students have earned/completed Less than 12 Weeks Certificate program.
223 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
2 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
961 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Radio and Television	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Information Technology	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	1	-
	Total	2

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	1	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	✕	0	-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management	✕	0	-
	✕	5	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	16 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	1	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	11	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	4	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	20	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	41 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	41	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Physical Fitness Technician	✕	1	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	3	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	42 completers	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	22	-
Fire Science/Fire-fighting	✕	20	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	17 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	8	-
Graphic Design	✕	2	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	6	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	1	-
Music	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	✕	3	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	5	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	56 completers	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	3	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	6	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	47	-
	Total	223

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Journalism	✕	0	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	1	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	1	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	0	-
Graphic Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	0	-
	Total	2

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Engineering [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	✕	0	-
	✕	0	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Environmental Studies	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	26	-
Journalism	✕	6	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	0	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Computer and Information Sciences	✕	0	-
Information Technology	✕	4	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Science	✕	15	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	5	-
Education [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	7	-
Engineering [+]	✕	9 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	9	-
Telecommunications Engineering	✕	0	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Industrial Safety Technology/Technician	✕	4	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Engineering Technologies and Engineering-Related Fields (other)	✕	0	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies	✕	4	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	23	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	14 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	14	-
English Language and Literature/Letters (other)	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	335 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	335	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	0	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	62	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	18	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	0	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	14 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	14	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	5	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	3	-
Physics	✕	2	-
Psychology [+]	✕	80 completers	-
Psychology	✕	80	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	30	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician	✕	20	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	61 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	0	-
Anthropology	✕	8	-
Economics	✕	19	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	21	-
Sociology	✕	13	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	27 completers	-
Interior Design	✕	4	-
Graphic Design	✕	4	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	11	-
Photography	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	3	-
Drawing	✕	1	-
Music	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	✕	3	-
Surgical Technology/Technologist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	155 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	11	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	137	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	2	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	2	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	3	-
History [+]	✕	10 completers	-
History	✕	10	-
	Total	961

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,724 students are attending at Las Positas College. There are 128 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 228 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 20 to 1 (5.00%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 245 (full-time) and 238 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Las Positas College is 46% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 79% at the school.

Las Positas 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	6,724
Graduation Rate	46%
Number of Faculty	356
Student to Faculty Ratio	20 to 1

Student Population at Las Positas

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 7,125 students enrolled into Las Positas College. By gender, 3,328 male and 3,797 female students are attending the school.

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

Student Population By Gender
Las Positas College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,125	3,328	3,797
Full-time	2,194	1,102	1,092
Part-tme	4,931	2,226	2,705

There are 2,196 White (30.82%), 289 Black/African American (4.06%), 2,153 Hispanic (30.22%), 1,664 Asian (23.35%), and 2,936 students with other races attending Las Positas College. 60 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Las Positas College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,125	3,328	3,797
American Indian/Native American	15	6	9
Asian	1,664	780	884
Black/African American	289	121	168
Hispanic	2,153	924	1,229
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	40	21	19
White	2,196	1,113	1,083
Two More	582	272	310
Un-Known	126	61	65
Non-resident Alien	60	30	30

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

1,104 students (15.49% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 3,061 students (42.96% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Las Positas College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Las Positas College
	Number of Students
Total	7,125
Enrolled Online Exclusively	1,104
Enrolled Some Online Courses	3,061
Not in Online Courses	2,960

By age range, at Las Positas College, 2,338 students are aged 20 to 24 (32.81% of total students), 2,622 students are aged below 20 (36.80%), 274 students are aged above 50 (6.85%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Las Positas College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	7,125	3,328	3,797
Under 18	355	159	196
Age 18-19	2,267	1,175	1,092
Age 20-21	1,375	697	678
Age 22-24	963	496	467
Age 25-29	805	361	444
Age 30-34	429	167	262
Age 35-39	274	83	191
Age 40-49	383	100	283
Age 50-64	244	81	163
Over 64	30	9	21

Directory and Accreditation Information

Las Positas College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1991 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Las Positas College.

3000 Campus Hill Drive, Livermore, CA

925-424-1000

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

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