Ohlone College
Public Community College in Fremont, CA. Six-year graduation rate 52%. Median 10-year earnings $54,278.
Ten years after entry, the median Ohlone College student earns $54,278 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 52% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Mobility is where this school separates itself: 2.1% of students move from the bottom income quintile to the top.
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: 52% finish inside six years. Retention of 74% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 32% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. A 26:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,958 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $18,639 annually once grants are applied. Net price swings hard on family income here, from $9,676 at the $0–30k band to $20,133 at $110k+. Grant aid is limited — 38% of students receive any. 1% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
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 · 834 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 | $9,676 |
| $30–48k | $10,039 |
| $48–75k | $13,105 |
| $75–110k | $16,596 |
| $110k+ | $20,133 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 40 of these 6,958 students, totalling $298,842 — an average of $7,471 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Alameda 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)