Hartnell College
Salinas, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 9,453 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agriculture, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,346
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 30 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,679
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
- Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,779
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $77,707 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 56 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $57,130 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate degree · 23 finishedGraduates here earned $54,893 a year after finishingNationally: $58,618
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $106,652 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (39)
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsAssociate degree · 1 finished
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificateNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 111 finishedNationally: $41,208
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Computational ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 36 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $73,676
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
- HistoryAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 784 finishedGraduates here earned $35,324 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 370 finishedGraduates here earned $36,284 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 35 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $34,993
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 111 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $32,910
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- Not reportedper year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $9,820sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,404Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 39%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $41,8516 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $49,01610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Hartnell College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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