Los Medanos College
Public Community College in Pittsburg, CA. Six-year graduation rate 41%. Median 10-year earnings $42,454.
Ten years after entry, the median Los Medanos College student earns $42,454 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate is 41%, meaning about three in five students who start do not finish.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 41% finish inside six years. 74% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 46% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 23:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 7,100 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $9,860 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,958 at $0–30k against $7,051 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 62% get grants averaging $4,390, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Federal borrowing is uncommon here at 2% of students.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 900 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $5,958 |
| $30–48k | $6,455 |
| $48–75k | $9,521 |
| $75–110k | $11,863 |
| $110k+ | $7,051 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 110 of these 7,100 students, totalling $784,438 — an average of $7,131 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Contra Costa County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)