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Merritt College

Merritt College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Oakland, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $8,703 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 6,514 and it offers 38 programs. By program type, it has 2 12-weeks certificate, 23 1-year certificate, 12 2-years certificate, 1 4-years certificate, and 36 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 1,048 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Merritt College.
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Merritt College is $8,703 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.
Merritt College offers the alternative tuition plans .
44% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $1,927 (exclude student loans).
Merritt 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$8,703
Average Financial Amount$1,927

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Merritt College offers 38 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, 1,048 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Merritt College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate200
Less than 1 Year Certificate230373
2 Years Certificate120166
4 Years Certificate1014
Total3801,048

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 373 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 166 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 14 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 495 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Development✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Emergency Care Attendant (EMT Ambulance)✕0-
Total0
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕2-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕6-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕2-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Information Technology✕11-
Education [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Educational/Instructional Technology✕0-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕11-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 245 completers-
Foodservice Systems Administration/Management✕1-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕244-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 24 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕24-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences (other)✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕2-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕9-
Homeland Security✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕0-
Drawing✕1-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary✕42-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕6-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕2-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕2-
Small Business Administration/Management✕2-
Real Estate✕4-
Total373
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕0-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕2-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Information Technology✕7-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕29-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 110 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕110-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Corrections✕2-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕5-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕1-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕10-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕0-
Total166
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕14-
Total14
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕1-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping✕14-
Plant Nursery Operations and Management✕0-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Ethnic Studies✕1-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕9-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Information Technology✕14-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Spanish Language and Literature✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 17 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕1-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕16-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕11-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕1-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕0-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Mathematics✕11-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 32 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕32-
Psychology [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Psychology✕19-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 42 completers-
Corrections✕2-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕32-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕8-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 109 completers-
Social Sciences✕84-
Anthropology✕1-
Economics✕15-
Sociology✕9-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 27 completers-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕12-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)✕0-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling✕13-
Dietetic Technician✕2-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 57 completers-
Business/Commerce✕3-
Business Administration and Management✕35-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕14-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕3-
Real Estate✕2-
Total495

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 6,514 students are attending at Merritt College. There are 53 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 166 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 133 (full-time) and 168 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Merritt College is 20% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 51% at the school.
Merritt 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population6,514
Graduation Rate20%
Number of Faculty219
Student to Faculty Ratio26 to 1

Student Population at Merritt

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 6,289 students enrolled into Merritt College. By gender, 2,125 male and 4,164 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Merritt College.
Student Population By Gender
Merritt College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2892,1254,164
Full-time980310670
Part-tme5,3091,8153,494
There are 1,138 White (18.10%), 1,322 Black/African American (21.02%), 2,016 Hispanic (32.06%), 1,135 Asian (18.05%), and 2,650 students with other races attending Merritt College. 114 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Merritt College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2892,1254,164
American Indian/Native American1789
Asian1,135411724
Black/African American1,322444878
Hispanic2,0166041,412
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander442024
White1,138439699
Two More355108247
Un-Known14847101
Non-resident Alien1144470
Merritt College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
5,416 students (86.12% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 407 students (6.47% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Merritt College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Merritt College
Number of Students
Total6,289
Enrolled Online Exclusively5,416
Enrolled Some Online Courses407
Not in Online Courses466
By age range, at Merritt College, 1,530 students are aged 20 to 24 (24.33% of total students), 1,743 students are aged below 20 (27.72%), 380 students are aged above 50 (10.24%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Merritt College
TotalMaleFemale
Total6,2892,1254,164
Under 18803315488
Age 18-19940398542
Age 20-21775321454
Age 22-24755265490
Age 25-29898255643
Age 30-34694183511
Age 35-39547144403
Age 40-49497143354
Age 50-6432282240
Over 64581939

Directory and Accreditation Information

Merritt College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1956 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Merritt College.
12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA
510-531-4911
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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