Allan Hancock College

800 South College Drive
Santa Maria, CA 93454-6399

Tel: (805)922-6966

Allan Hancock College is your community college located in North Santa Barbara county. For the past 85 years, we have been the doorway to higher education for thousands of area residents. As a local community college, we have defined ourselves by the many faces and needs of those students who have passed through those doors. Whether the student was seeking job skills, to transfer to a four-year college/university, or taking course work as personal enrichment, they found a home at Allan Hancock College.

School Highlights

Allan Hancock College serves 11,047 students (30% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 37:1 is lower than the state community college average of 44:1.
Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is less than the state average of 68%.
Allan Hancock College is one of 3 community colleges within Santa Barbara County, CA.
The nearest community college to Allan Hancock College is Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria (0.8 miles away).

School Overview

The teacher population of 299 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

The student population of Allan Hancock College has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 37:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The Allan Hancock College diversity score of 0.59 is less than the state average of 0.73. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	11,047 students	7,516 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	37:1	44:1

# Full-Time Students	3,363 students	1,613 students

# Part-Time Students	7,684 students	5,903 students


% American Indian/Alaskan	1%	-

% Asian	3%	13%

% Hispanic	49%	37%

% Black	2%	7%

% White	41%	32%

% Two or more races	3%	3%


Diversity Score	0.59	0.73

College Completion Rate	26%	29%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$33,900	$34,600

The public in-state tuition of $1,346 is less than the state average of $1,636. The in-state tuition has grown by 26% over four years.
The public out-state tuition of $6,750 is less than the state average of $6,797. The out-state tuition has grown by 5% over four years.

In-State Tuition Fees	$1,346	$1,636

Out-State Tuition Fees	$6,750	$6,797

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	82%	78%

Median Debt for Graduates	$10,500	$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$5,500	$5,500

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

Allan Hancock College (Santa Maria Campus) is located in the heart of California's beautiful Central Coast, in the town of Santa Maria (pop. around 90,000). The college is the focus for educating the community. It prepares members of our community for the work force, it provides everyone the opportunity to improve their personal and professional skills, and it prepares the lower division students to transfer to a four-year college. Allan Hancock College Foundation awarded in excess of $300,000 in scholarships in May 2007 to Allan Hancock College vocational students, students continuing their education here at Allan Hancock College, and students transferring to four-year institutions from Allan Hancock College. These scholarships are only available to students currently attending Allan Hancock College. Scholarships are available in all areas of study, however some scholarships are in specific donor-oriented categories such as vocational programs, local high-school graduates, veterans (or their children), re-entry students, disabled students, or specific majors.

The nearest community college to Allan Hancock College is Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria (0.8 miles away).