Career Programs at West Hills College-Coalinga

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at West Hills College-Coalinga is $10,082 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.

44% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $3,373 (exclude student loans).

West Hills College-Coalinga 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,082
Average Financial Amount	$3,373

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

West Hills College-Coalinga offers 15 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, 960 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at West Hills College-Coalinga
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 12 Weeks Certificate	1	0
Less than 1 Year Certificate	11	181
2 Years Certificate	3	310
Total	15	960

Programs by Award Level

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

181 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
310 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
469 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
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	0	-
	Total	0

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Plant Protection and Integrated Pest Management	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Refrigeration Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	2	$24,500
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	151 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	151	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	6	-
Transportation and Materials Moving [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Construction/Heavy Equipment/Earthmoving Equipment Operation	✕	7	-
Truck and Bus Driver/Commercial Vehicle Operator and Instructor	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Retail Management	✕	5	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	5	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	181

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	283 completers	$16,400
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	283	$16,400
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	24	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	3	-
	Total	310

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	21	-
Crop Production	✕	33	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	4	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	7	-
Education [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	5	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	6	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	160 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	137	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	23	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	6	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	0	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	66 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	66	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Psychology [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Psychology	✕	32	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Corrections	✕	6	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	23	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Social Sciences	✕	0	-
Geography	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	10	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	0	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	2	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	20 completers	-
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs (other)	✕	0	-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician	✕	20	-
Business [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	20	-
Retail Management	✕	3	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	6	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	1	-
	Total	469

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 3,061 students are attending at West Hills College-Coalinga. There are 32 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 53 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 108 (full-time) and 72 (part-time).

The graduation rate of West Hills College-Coalinga is 29% and transfer-out rate is 15%. The retention rate is 61% at the school.

West Hills College-Coalinga 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	3,061
Graduation Rate	29%
Number of Faculty	85
Student to Faculty Ratio	22 to 1

Student Population at West Hills College-Coalinga

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 3,801 students enrolled into West Hills College-Coalinga. By gender, 1,794 male and 2,007 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for West Hills College-Coalinga.

Student Population By Gender
West Hills College-Coalinga
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,801	1,794	2,007
Full-time	434	213	221
Part-tme	3,367	1,581	1,786

There are 478 White (12.58%), 128 Black/African American (3.37%), 2,640 Hispanic (69.46%), 261 Asian (6.87%), and 2,926 students with other races attending West Hills College-Coalinga. 15 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at West Hills College-Coalinga
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,801	1,794	2,007
American Indian/Native American	26	18	8
Asian	261	131	130
Black/African American	128	89	39
Hispanic	2,640	1,157	1,483
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	8	7	1
White	478	261	217
Two More	72	36	36
Un-Known	173	83	90
Non-resident Alien	15	12	3

West Hills College-Coalinga offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

2,477 students (65.17% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 504 students (13.26% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for West Hills College-Coalinga.

Distance Learning Student Population at West Hills College-Coalinga
	Number of Students
Total	3,801
Enrolled Online Exclusively	2,477
Enrolled Some Online Courses	504
Not in Online Courses	820

By age range, at West Hills College-Coalinga, 564 students are aged 20 to 24 (14.84% of total students), 2,277 students are aged below 20 (59.91%), 68 students are aged above 50 (3.42%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at West Hills College-Coalinga
	Total	Male	Female
Total	3,801	1,794	2,007
Under 18	1,686	742	944
Age 18-19	591	277	314
Age 20-21	316	146	170
Age 22-24	248	115	133
Age 25-29	304	128	176
Age 30-34	228	116	112
Age 35-39	159	91	68
Age 40-49	201	132	69
Age 50-64	65	46	19
Over 64	3	1	2

Directory and Accreditation Information

West Hills College-Coalinga is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (7/1/1952 - Current[Estimated Date]).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of West Hills College-Coalinga.

300 Cherry Lane, Coalinga, CA

559-934-2000

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