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Mendocino College

Mendocino College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Ukiah, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,893 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 3,554 and it offers 29 programs. By program type, it has 14 1-year certificate, 15 2-years certificate, and 50 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 657 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Mendocino College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Mendocino College is $8,893 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.
50% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,518 (exclude student loans).
Mendocino 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,893
Average Financial Amount$4,518

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Mendocino College offers 29 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, 657 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Mendocino College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate14050
2 Years Certificate150124
Total290657

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 50 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 124 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 483 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 [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕1-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications✕1-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕7-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕1-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Business [+] ✕ 30 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕16-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕10-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Small Business Administration/Management✕4-
Real Estate✕0-
Total50
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations✕1-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕0-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 119 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕119-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder✕0-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕1$31,300
Retail Management✕1-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Total124
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕1-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕0-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕8-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕1-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Science✕4-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Education✕0-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕1-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕22-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 3 completers-
English Language and Literature✕3-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕43-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕0-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕6-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Mathematics✕7-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕1-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Physical Sciences✕0-
Geology/Earth Science✕1-
Psychology [+] ✕ 35 completers-
Psychology✕35-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕10-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕2-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Social Sciences✕0-
Economics✕4-
Geography✕0-
Political Science and Government✕2-
Sociology✕4-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕2-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕2-
Dance✕1-
Design and Visual Communications✕0-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕3-
Art/Art Studies✕4-
Drawing✕0-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics✕1-
Music✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 114 completers-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕91-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕23-
Business [+] ✕ 89 completers-
Business/Commerce✕0-
Business Administration and Management✕65-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕22-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕0-
Real Estate✕2-
History [+] ✕ 5 completers-
History✕5-
Total483

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,554 students are attending at Mendocino College. There are 55 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 156 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 14 to 1 (7.14%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 159 (full-time) and 157 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Mendocino College is 24% and transfer-out rate is 8%. The retention rate is 71% at the school.
Mendocino 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population3,554
Graduation Rate24%
Number of Faculty211
Student to Faculty Ratio14 to 1

Student Population at Mendocino

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,269 students enrolled into Mendocino College. By gender, 1,074 male and 2,195 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Mendocino College.
Student Population By Gender
Mendocino College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2691,0742,195
Full-time697219478
Part-tme2,5728551,717
There are 1,506 White (46.07%), 45 Black/African American (1.38%), 1,230 Hispanic (37.63%), 123 Asian (3.76%), and 1,590 students with other races attending Mendocino College. 3 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Mendocino College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2691,0742,195
American Indian/Native American18061119
Asian1235568
Black/African American451827
Hispanic1,230399831
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander514
White1,5064791,027
Two More541737
Un-Known1234479
Non-resident Alien303
Mendocino College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,649 students (50.44% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 578 students (17.68% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Mendocino College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Mendocino College
Number of Students
Total3,269
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,649
Enrolled Some Online Courses578
Not in Online Courses1,042
By age range, at Mendocino College, 579 students are aged 20 to 24 (17.71% of total students), 1,432 students are aged below 20 (43.81%), 266 students are aged above 50 (9.54%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Mendocino College
TotalMaleFemale
Total3,2691,0742,195
Under 18891363528
Age 18-19541221320
Age 20-21315112203
Age 22-2426483181
Age 25-2931885233
Age 30-3423959180
Age 35-3920133168
Age 40-4923353180
Age 50-6415630126
Over 641103476
Age Un-Known110

Directory and Accreditation Information

Mendocino College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1980 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Mendocino College.
1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA
707-468-3000
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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