Feather River College vs. Las Positas College

Feather River Community College District vs. Las Positas College comparison

	Feather River Community College District	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Location	Quincy, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Remote Rural	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	1,383	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	frc.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$1,380	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$9,450	$8,112
Room & Board	$11,083	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$10,853	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$5,701	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	96%	56%

Admission	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Admission Chances	Calculate	Calculate
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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	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	16:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (44%) Agriculture (21%) Business (16%) Recreation, Leisure and Fitness Studies (9%) Work and Family Studies (3%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$30,400	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	23%	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	$10,064	N/A
Median Loan Payment	$104	N/A

Diversity	Feather River College	Las Positas College
% Men	59%	47%
% Women	41%	53%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	46%	41%
% Black	13%	5%
% Hispanic	25%	29%
% Native American	3%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	0%	6%
% International	2%	2%
% Unknown Race	6%	1%

Students	Feather River College	Las Positas College
% In-State	86%	95%
% Out-of-State	11%	0%
Campus	Feather River College	Las Positas College
Campus Housing	Yes	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	Yes	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Las Positas College is larger than than Feather River College based on total student enrollment (6,724 students vs. 1,383 students)

Feather River College vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

Which college is more expensive, Feather River College or Las Positas College?

• Feather River Community College District is 25% more expensive to attend than Las Positas College for in-state tuition ($1,380.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 16.5% higher at Feather River College than Las Positas College ($9,450.00 vs. $8,112.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Las Positas College than Feather River College ($5,342 vs. $10,853)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Feather River Community College District are 108.2% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($11,083 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Feather River Community College District than Las Positas College (96% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Las Positas College students is 4.5% larger than aid received Feather River Community College District ($5,959 vs. $5,701)

Which college is harder to get into, Feather River College 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 Feather River College .

Feather River College vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, Feather River College 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 Feather River College.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $11,300 more per year than Feather River College graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $30,400)
• More Las Positas College graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Feather River College students, three years after graduation. (41% vs. 23%)

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