CCC vs. Las Positas College

Contra Costa College vs. Las Positas College comparison

	Contra Costa College	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CCC	Las Positas College
Location	San Pablo, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	5,832	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	contracosta.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	CCC	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$1,288	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,988	$8,112
Room & Board	$20,493	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$8,475	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$4,840	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	81%	56%

Admission	CCC	Las Positas College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
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Acceptance Rate	Open	Open
Enrolled %	Open	Open
Avg High School GPA	-	-
Typical High School Grades	-	-
Admissions Standards	Unavailable	Unavailable
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Application Deadline		Aug 1, 2025

Academics	CCC	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (22%) Health Professions (15%) General Studies (11%) Business (10%) Work and Family Studies (9%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	CCC	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,000	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	CCC	Las Positas College
% Men	40%	47%
% Women	60%	53%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	10%	41%
% Black	21%	5%
% Hispanic	39%	29%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	6%	6%
% International	3%	2%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

Students	CCC	Las Positas College
% In-State	89%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	CCC	Las Positas College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	Yes	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Las Positas College is larger than than CCC based on total student enrollment (6,724 students vs. 5,832 students)

CCC vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CCC or Las Positas College?

• Contra Costa College is 16.7% more expensive to attend than Las Positas College for in-state tuition ($1,288.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 10.8% higher at CCC than Las Positas College ($8,988.00 vs. $8,112.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Las Positas College than CCC ($5,342 vs. $8,475)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Contra Costa College are 12.6% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($20,493 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Contra Costa College than Las Positas College (81% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Las Positas College students is 23.1% larger than aid received Contra Costa College ($5,959 vs. $4,840)

Which college is harder to get into, CCC or Las Positas College? Average SAT and ACT scores plus acceptance rates offer good insight into the difficulty of admission between Las Positas College or CCC .

CCC vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CCC or Las Positas College? Graduation rate, salary and amount of student loan debt are indicators of a college which offers better outcomes for its graduates. Compare the following outcomes facts between Las Positas College and CCC.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $4,700 more per year than CCC graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $37,000)
• More Las Positas College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CCC students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 28%)

Sources: U.S. Department of Education https://nces.ed.gov IPEDS and College Scorecard https://collegescorecard.ed.gov/