IVC vs. Las Positas College

Imperial Valley College vs. Las Positas College comparison

	Imperial Valley College	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	IVC	Las Positas College
Location	Imperial, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Rural Fringe	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	7,747	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	imperial.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	IVC	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$1,104	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$6,624	$8,112
Room & Board	$9,940	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$4,396	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$9,207	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	100%	56%

Admission	IVC	Las Positas College
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 1, 2025

Academics	IVC	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	31:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (36%) Health Professions (14%) General Studies (8%) Psychology (7%) Social Sciences (7%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	IVC	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$28,800	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	-	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	IVC	Las Positas College
% Men	44%	47%
% Women	56%	53%
Racial Diversity	Extremely Low	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	3%	41%
% Black	1%	5%
% Hispanic	91%	29%
% Native American	0%	0%
% Pacific Islander	0%	1%
% Two or More Races	0%	6%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	5%	1%

Students	IVC	Las Positas College
% In-State	93%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	IVC	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
Learn More	Details	Details

Comparable Facts

• Imperial Valley College is larger than than Las Positas College based on total student enrollment (7,747 students vs. 6,724 students)

IVC vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

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

• Imperial Valley College and Las Positas College cost the same to attend based on in-state tuition ($1,104.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 22.5% higher at Las Positas College than Imperial Valley College ($8,112.00 vs. $6,624.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Imperial Valley College than Las Positas College ($4,396 vs. $5,342)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Imperial Valley College are 132.2% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($9,940 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Imperial Valley College than Las Positas College (100% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Imperial Valley College students is 54.5% larger than aid received Las Positas College ($9,207 vs. $5,959)

Which college is harder to get into, IVC 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 IVC .

IVC vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, IVC 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 IVC.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $12,900 more per year than IVC graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $28,800)

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