Fresno City College
Fresno, California · Website
$37,361
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$37,361
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Fresno City College is a public 4-year college in Fresno, California with 21,251 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $8,069 a year (tuition and fees $1,334 in-state, $10,154 out-of-state). 24% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $37,361 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $4,058 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$8,069
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,334
Out-of-state $10,154
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
24%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$4,058
About $43 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$37,361
Rank 3,125 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
- $8,069
- Tuition in-state
- $1,334
- Tuition out-of-state
- $10,154
- Cost of attendance
- $17,198
- Students with a need-based grant
- 31%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $7,450
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $8,107
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $10,285
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,774
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $13,965
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
Tuition and fees went from $1,194 in 2015-16 to $1,334 in 2024-25.
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
- 21,251
- Part-time students
- 69%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 29
- Completion rate
- 24%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 134
- Endowment
- $8.44M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, 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 3,125 of 5,094 US colleges and 347 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $8,069 | $20,161 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,334 | $8,086 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 24% | 64% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $4,058 | $11,537 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,049 | $36,048 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $37,361 | $41,472 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 34% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 50% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
134 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 1,171 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 451 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 247 | Withheld | Withheld | $29,152 | $31,135 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 216 | $3,500 | $91,961 | $106,504 | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 212 | Withheld | $27,966 | $48,140 | $48,733 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 185 | Withheld | $27,421 | $37,766 | $39,288 |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 178 | Withheld | $22,741 | $48,660 | $44,758 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 133 | Withheld | $29,467 | $46,395 | $46,706 |
| Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 109 | Withheld | Withheld | $65,745 | $43,027 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 107 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $40,162 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 88 | Withheld | $33,838 | $37,112 | $34,272 |
| Teaching Assistants/AidesCertificate | Certificate | 84 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $24,479 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 81 | Withheld | Withheld | $42,228 | $43,146 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 75 | Withheld | $30,519 | $35,605 | $34,184 |
| Fire ProtectionCertificate | Certificate | 73 | Withheld | Withheld | $81,940 | $62,436 |
| Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 58 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $33,223 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 56 | Withheld | Withheld | $32,697 | $44,125 |
| Human Services, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 55 | Withheld | Withheld | $38,378 | $39,422 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 54 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate | Certificate | 53 | Withheld | Withheld | $45,823 | $47,440 |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 51 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,709 | $44,144 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | $88,567 | $65,389 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | $36,128 | $42,269 |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $31,650 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Fresno City College cost?
$8,069 a year is the average net price at Fresno City College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,334 for in-state students and $10,154 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $17,198. Families earning under $30,000 pay $7,450 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Fresno City College?
Fresno City College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Fresno City College graduates earn?
$37,361 a year is the median pay of former Fresno City College students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,049 after 6 years). That ranks 3,125 of 5,094 US colleges and 347 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $91,961.
How much student debt do Fresno City College graduates have?
$4,058 is the median federal student loan debt of Fresno City College graduates, about $43 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 0.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Fresno City College?
24% of first-time, full-time students at Fresno City College finish within 6 years. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Fresno City College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (1,171 certificate graduates), Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General (451 associate's graduates), Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services (247 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 134 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.