$40,823
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Central Coast College is a for-profit 2-year college in Salinas, California with 569 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $26,667 a year. 67% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $40,823 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $7,476 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$26,667
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
67%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$7,476
About $79 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$40,823
Rank 2,545 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $26,667
- Cost of attendance
- $30,966
- Students with a need-based grant
- 51%
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,956
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $25,986
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $26,668
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $29,329
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $30,594
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 569
- Part-time students
- 11%
- Women
- 95%
- Students per teacher
- 30
- Completion rate
- 67%
- Retention rate
- 89%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 11
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,545 of 5,094 US colleges and 262 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $26,667 | $20,161 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 67% | 64% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 89% | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $7,476 | $11,537 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $38,955 | $36,048 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $40,823 | $41,472 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 61% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 66% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
11 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 138 | $7,280 | $33,709 | $42,141 | $34,272 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 108 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 35 | Withheld | $27,112 | $44,414 | $34,862 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $53,481 | $44,589 |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $41,460 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 3 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 0 | Withheld | $34,301 | $45,573 | $32,681 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | $39,856 | $43,833 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Salinas and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Central Coast College cost?
$26,667 a year is the average net price at Central Coast College after grants and scholarships., and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $30,966. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,956 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Central Coast College?
Central Coast College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Central Coast College graduates earn?
$40,823 a year is the median pay of former Central Coast College students who work, 10 years after they started ($38,955 after 6 years). That ranks 2,545 of 5,094 US colleges and 262 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Operations Support and Assistant Services (Certificate) at $34,301.
How much student debt do Central Coast College graduates have?
$7,476 is the median federal student loan debt of Central Coast College graduates, about $79 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 52% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Central Coast College?
67% of first-time, full-time students at Central Coast College finish within 3 years. 89% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at Central Coast College?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (138 certificate graduates), Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (108 certificate graduates), Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions (57 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 11 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.