CCC vs. LMC

Contra Costa College vs. Los Medanos College comparison

	Contra Costa College	Los Medanos College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	CCC	LMC
Location	San Pablo, CA	Pittsburg, CA
Setting	Large Suburban	Midsize Suburban
Enrollment	5,832	7,791
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
National Ranking
Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	contracosta.edu	losmedanos.edu
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Costs	CCC	LMC
Tuition (In State)	$1,288	$1,288
Tuition (Out of State)	$8,988	$8,988
Room & Board	$20,493	$20,493
Avg Net Price	$8,475	$7,459
Avg Grant Aid	$4,840	$4,378
% Receiving Grant Aid	81%	84%

Admission	CCC	LMC
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
Applied	-	-
Admitted	-	-
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 9, 2025

Academics	CCC	LMC
Student to Faculty Ratio	20:1	22:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (22%) Health Professions (15%) General Studies (11%) Business (10%) Work and Family Studies (9%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (37%) Health Professions (21%) Mechanic and Repair Technologies (11%) Work and Family Studies (8%) Business (7%)
Outcomes	CCC	LMC
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$37,000	$40,700
Making Student Loan Payments	28%	43%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	CCC	LMC
% Men	40%	43%
% Women	60%	57%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	10%	28%
% Black	21%	15%
% Hispanic	39%	38%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	6%	8%
% International	3%	0%
% Unknown Race	1%	1%

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

• Los Medanos College is larger than than CCC based on total student enrollment (7,791 students vs. 5,832 students)

CCC vs. LMC Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, CCC or LMC?

• Contra Costa College and LMC cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($1,288.00 vs. $1,288.00)
• Out of state tuition is the same at CCC as Los Medanos College ($8,988.00 vs. $8,988.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Los Medanos College than CCC ($7,459 vs. $8,475)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Los Medanos College are 0% lower than costs at Contra Costa College ($20,493 vs. $20,493)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Los Medanos College than Contra Costa College (84% vs. 81%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Contra Costa College students is 10.6% larger than aid received Los Medanos College ($4,840 vs. $4,378)

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

CCC vs. LMC Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, CCC or LMC? 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 LMC and CCC.

• Graduates from Los Medanos College earn on average $3,700 more per year than CCC graduates after ten years. ($40,700 vs. $37,000)
• More LMC graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former CCC students, three years after graduation. (43% vs. 28%)

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