MJC vs. Las Positas College

Modesto Junior College vs. Las Positas College comparison

	Modesto Junior College	Las Positas College	College 3	College 4
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Overview	MJC	Las Positas College
Location	Modesto, CA	Livermore, CA
Setting	Midsize City	Rural Fringe
Enrollment	16,224	6,724
Type	Public 2 Year	Public 2 Year
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Religious Affiliation	-	-	-	-
Status	Non-profit	Non-profit
Website	mjc.edu	laspositascollege.edu
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Costs	MJC	Las Positas College
Tuition (In State)	$1,196	$1,104
Tuition (Out of State)	$7,228	$8,112
Room & Board	$17,784	$23,076
Avg Net Price	$12,904	$5,342
Avg Grant Aid	$10,562	$5,959
% Receiving Grant Aid	67%	56%

Admission	MJC	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	Jun 30, 2025	Aug 1, 2025

Academics	MJC	Las Positas College
Student to Faculty Ratio	18:1	20:1
Popular Majors	Liberal Arts and Humanities (18%) Health Professions (15%) Business (10%) Social Sciences (8%) Agriculture (8%)	Liberal Arts and Humanities (49%) Work and Family Studies (14%) Business (8%) Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting (5%) General Studies (4%)
Outcomes	MJC	Las Positas College
Graduation Rate	-	-
Median Earnings (After 10 years)	$34,000	$41,700
Making Student Loan Payments	-	41%
Median Student Loan Debt	N/A	N/A
Median Loan Payment	N/A	N/A

Diversity	MJC	Las Positas College
% Men	38%	47%
% Women	62%	53%
Racial Diversity	Very High	Very High
HBCU	No	No
% White	38%	41%
% Black	4%	5%
% Hispanic	47%	29%
% Native American	1%	0%
% Pacific Islander	1%	1%
% Two or More Races	1%	6%
% International	0%	2%
% Unknown Race	2%	1%

Students	MJC	Las Positas College
% In-State	96%	95%
% Out-of-State	0%	0%
Campus	MJC	Las Positas College
Campus Housing	No	No
Freshman Dorm Required	No	No
Meal Plan	No	No
Weekend/Evening Classes	No	No
Daycare Facility	No	Yes
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Comparable Facts

• Modesto Junior College is larger than than Las Positas College based on total student enrollment (16,224 students vs. 6,724 students)

MJC vs. Las Positas College Cost Comparison

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

• Modesto Junior College is 8.3% more expensive to attend than Las Positas College for in-state tuition ($1,196.00 vs. $1,104.00)
• Out of state tuition is 12.2% higher at Las Positas College than Modesto Junior College ($8,112.00 vs. $7,228.00)
• The typical actual cost that students pay to attend (average net price) is less at Las Positas College than MJC ($5,342 vs. $12,904)
• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Modesto Junior College are 29.8% lower than costs at Las Positas College ($17,784 vs. $23,076)
• More students receive financial grant aid at Modesto Junior College than Las Positas College (67% vs. 56%)
• The average total grant financial aid received by Modesto Junior College students is 77.2% larger than aid received Las Positas College ($10,562 vs. $5,959)

Which college is harder to get into, MJC 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 MJC .

MJC vs. Las Positas College Graduation Outcomes Comparison

Which is better, MJC 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 MJC.

• Graduates from Las Positas College earn on average $7,700 more per year than MJC graduates after ten years. ($41,700 vs. $34,000)

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