Los Medanos College

Pittsburg, California

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 7,320 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.

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 80 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Data ProcessingAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,799
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer ApplicationsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,643
  • Computer ScienceCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $72,159
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
  • Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124

Engineering technology

  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,323
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
  • Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 33 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,388
  • Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,265

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 90 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 45 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (52)
  • American Sign LanguageCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $38,250
  • American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $32,528
  • AnthropologyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $37,748
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,737
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $29,515
  • Biological and Biomedical Sciences, OtherAssociate degreeNationally: $30,481
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 365 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 84 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $36,707
  • Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificateNationally: $37,213
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • English Language and Literature/Letters, OtherAssociate degree
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 7 finishedNationally: $43,067
  • Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $35,157
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $31,611
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificateNationally: $52,388
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degreeNationally: $38,650
  • Health-Related Knowledge and SkillsAssociate degreeNationally: $47,292
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsCertificateNationally: $34,451
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degreeNationally: $36,179
  • HistoryAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $31,926
  • Human Services, GeneralCertificateNationally: $34,193
  • JournalismAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $28,005
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 338 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 377 finishedGraduates here earned $35,046 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $40,010
  • Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and ServicesAssociate degreeNationally: $31,627
  • MathematicsAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $36,826
  • MusicAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Non-Professional Legal StudiesAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $34,993
  • PhilosophyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $33,648
  • PhysicsAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $35,965
  • Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $34,854
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 111 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Real EstateCertificateNationally: $45,163
  • Rhetoric and Composition/Writing StudiesCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $39,278
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $42,581
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $41,894
  • SociologyAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $33,731
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsCertificate · 24 finishedNationally: $38,421
  • Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $36,638
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degreeNationally: $22,303
  • Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,742
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$25,167$30–48k$24,071$48–75k$25,105$75–110k$28,986Over $110k$32,527Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$25,231per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$33,654sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$1,128Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
1%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
46%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$43,3386 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$49,83410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$12,875federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
32%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
21%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Los Medanos 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 6, 2026.

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