Carrington College-Pleasant Hill

380 Civic Dr., Ste. 300
Pleasant Hill, CA 94523

Tel: (925) 609-6650

The Carrington College California Pleasant Hill campus is ready to help you pursue professional success through education. We provide hands-on training that can prepare you to enter one of today’s fast growing careers. At Pleasant Hill’s 13,000 square foot campus, there are five different buildings filled with modern classrooms equipped with ceiling mounted LCD projectors used to display lecture materials. These are especially beneficial for those who are visual learners. It also ensures that, no matter where you’re sitting in the classroom, you always have a good view. This helps to ensure the education you receive here is practical, interactive and interesting.

School Highlights

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill serves 599 students (93% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 27:1 is lower than the state community college average of 44:1.
Minority enrollment is 65% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Black), which is less than the state average of 68%.
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is one of 4 community colleges within Contra Costa County, CA.
The nearest community college to Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is Diablo Valley College (0.6 miles away).

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Carrington College-Pleasant Hill places among the top 20% of community colleges in California for:

The teacher population of 22 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.

	Carrington College-Pleasant Hill	(CA) Community College Avg.
Institution Level	At least 2 but less than 4 years	At least 2 but less than 4 years
Institution Control	Private, for profit	Public
Total Faculty	22 staff	97 staff

Number of Programs Offered	14	10

The student population of Carrington College-Pleasant Hill has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 27:1 has stayed the same over five years.
The Carrington College-Pleasant Hill diversity score of 0.75 is more than the state average of 0.73. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	599 students	7,516 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	27:1	44:1

# Full-Time Students	558 students	1,613 students

# Part-Time Students	41 students	5,903 students


% American Indian/Alaskan	-	-

% Asian	13%	13%

% Hispanic	28%	37%

% Black	16%	7%

% White	35%	32%

% Hawaiian	2%	-

% Two or more races	4%	3%

% Unknown races	2%	5%

Diversity Score	0.75	0.73

College Completion Rate	74%	29%

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$31,100	$34,600

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	94%	78%

Median Debt for Graduates	$12,218	$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$5,700	$5,500

Acceptance Rate	100%	96%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS

The nearest community college to Carrington College-Pleasant Hill is Diablo Valley College (0.6 miles away).

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For California public community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $1,636 per year for in-state students and $6,797 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $19,157 per year. Read more about average community college tuition costs across the country.

The average community college acceptance rate in California is 86%. Read more about national community college acceptance rates.

California community colleges have a diversity score of 0.73, which is higher than the national average of 0.65. The most diverse community college in California is Coastline Community College. Read more about community college diversity statistics in the USA.