Allan Hancock College
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 11,894 students (30% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 20:1 is lower than the state community college average of 24:1.
Minority enrollment is 79% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 77%.
Top Rankings
Allan Hancock College ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:
- Category Attribute
- Debt For Students Least debt for graduating students
School Overview
The teacher population of 605 teachers has grown by 132% over five years.
| Allan Hancock College | (CA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-High Traditional |
| Institution Level | At least 2 but less than 4 years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Public | Public |
| Total Faculty | 605 staff | 308 staff |
| School Calendar | Link to School Calendar | |
| Total Enrollment | 11,894 students | 8,365 students |
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| Student : Teacher Ratio | 20:1 | 24:1 |
| # Full-Time Students | 3,594 students | 2,015 students |
| # Part-Time Students | 8,300 students | 6,350 students |
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| % American Indian/Alaskan | - | - |
| % Asian | 4% | 12% |
| % Hispanic | 64% | 47% |
| % Black | 2% | 6% |
| % White | 21% | 23% |
| % Two or more races | 3% | 4% |
| % Unknown races | 6% | 6% |
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| Diversity Score | 0.54 | 0.70 |
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| College Completion Rate | 33% | 32% |
| Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years) | $33,900 | $34,700 |
Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS
School Notes
- 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.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Allan Hancock College is Santa Barbara Business College-Santa Maria (0.8 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- 89 students | 0.80 Mi303 E Plaza Dr Ste 1
Santa Maria, CA 93454
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San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
(805) 267-1690 26.40926 - Cuesta CollegePublic11,281 students | 27.70 MiHighway 1
San Luis Obispo, CA 93403
(805) 546-3100 27.7011,281 - 14,133 students | 55.40 Mi721 Cliff Drive
Santa Barbara, CA 93109
(805) 965-0581 55.4014,133
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