Laney College
Oakland, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- City
- 6,842 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.
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- CarpentersCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,931
- CarpentersAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,626
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
Cosmetology and barbering
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
- Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,073
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Industrial and equipment maintenance
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 38 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
- Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
- 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 · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (60)
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 2 finished
- Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $47,589
- Area StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 80 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedNationally: $43,996
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeNationally: $45,385
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 55 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 103 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $58,916
- Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $35,276
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, OtherCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $32,198
- DanceCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,406
- DanceAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,117
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $22,567
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $37,213
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 4 finished
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $27,003
- English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherAssociate degree · 58 finished
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $51,339
- Finance and Financial Management ServicesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $42,478
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $24,176
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $52,388
- General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $44,599
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $45,792
- HistoryAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Human Resources Management and ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $50,359
- Human Resources Management and ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $48,237
- International/Globalization StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finished
- JournalismAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 141 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $34,134
- Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $40,010
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 45 finishedNationally: $36,826
- MusicCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $27,777
- MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $33,648
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,590
- Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $27,637
- Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $27,917
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $41,894
- Second Language LearningCertificate · 0 finished
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 166 finishedNationally: $33,090
- SociologyAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $32,424
- WoodworkingCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $37,571
- WoodworkingAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $43,764
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $9,315per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,569sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,258Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 1%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 30%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $36,7856 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $42,81210 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 Laney 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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