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Los Medanos College, California

Los Medanos College

Los Medanos College is a two-year community college located in Pittsburg in Contra Costa County, California. It was founded in the year 1974. The college has an extension in Brentwood. The name of LMC means "the dunes" in Spanish and refers to the numerous sand dunes in eastern Contra Costa County.

LMC is a publicly supported two-year community college in the Contra Costa Community College District. The college enrolls more than 14,000 students every year. The college offers several programs and degrees in various fields of study.

Los Medanos College is a regional police academy for Contra Costa County.

Overview of Los Medanos College

Los Medanos College is located in a medium-sized suburb, in Pittsburg, California. The school is a public institution. Degree levels at Los Medanos College top out at the Associate's degree.

Areas of Study

Students at the school often study music, security and law enforcement, and liberal arts.

Los Medanos College Selectivity

Los Medanos College maintains an open-admission policy.

Faculty

The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, Los Medanos College tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

The school offers classes to 8,073 students (4,313 full-time equivalent). Forty-something year old students won't feel out of place at Los Medanos College.

Los Medanos College Tuition and Affordability

Tuition is fairly low at the school.

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Los Medanos College

Los Medanos College
2700 East Leland Road
Pittsburg, CA 94565
General Phone: (925) 439-2181

Los Medanos College Programs and Degrees (2005)

Los Medanos College awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Liberal Arts157liberal arts and sciences, sociology, anthropology
Security And Law Enforcement74criminal justice and police, fire-fighting
Nursing And Emergency Medicine63registered nursing, licensed practical nurse, EMT paramedic
Business And Management12accounting, small business management, retail
Office And Administration11office management, administrative assistant
Therapy And Counseling9psychology
Mechanics And Repair9appliance repair, automobile mechanics, industrial electronics tech, electrical installation and repair
Family And Social Work8child development
Music7music management, music
Science6biology, chemistry
Hospitality5travel services
Mathematics3mathematics
Computer Science And Engineering2information technology
Media2journalism
Design1graphic design
Art Studies0art studies
Production Trades0welding
Beauty And Cosmetology0cosmetology
Real Estate And Construction Management0real estate

Number of programs and degrees for Los Medanos College in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Associate's degree26728
Award of less than 1 academic year6011
Award of at least 1 but less than 2 academic years4218

Student Body

In 2005, Los Medanos College had a total enrollment of 8,073 students (4,313 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
White45%
Black14%
Hispanic21%
Asian12%
American Indian1%
Other Races7%
(Foreign Students)0%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
Under 186%
18-1922%
20-2115%
22-2411%
25-2910%
30-348%
35-398%
40-4912%
50-647%
65+1%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
California94%
State unknown6%

Los Medanos College Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time62 %
Part-Time36 %

Los Medanos College Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Pittsburg, California for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other California Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Los Medanos College Faculty

Los Medanos College has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured4644
Non-tenured, but on tenure track66

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2004):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Instructoracademic year52$79,20050$78,489
All faculty totalacademic year52$79,20050$78,489

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Los Medanos College Degree Programs (2005)

ART STUDIES
Art/Art Studies, General

BEAUTY AND COSMETOLOGY
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT
Accounting
Retailing and Retail Operations
Small Business Administration/Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Information Technology

DESIGN
Graphic Design

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK
Child Development

HOSPITALITY
Tourism and Travel Services Marketing Operations

LIBERAL ARTS
Anthropology
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Sociology

MATHEMATICS
Mathematics, General

MECHANICS AND REPAIR
Appliance Installation and Repair Technology/Technician
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair, General
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician

MEDIA
Journalism

MUSIC
Music Management and Merchandising
Music, General

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General
Office Management and Supervision

PRODUCTION TRADES
Welding Technology/Welder

REAL ESTATE AND CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT
Real Estate

SCIENCE
Biology/Biological Sciences, General
Chemistry, General

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT
Criminal Justice/Police Science
Fire Science/Fire-fighting

THERAPY AND COUNSELING
Psychology, General

Los Medanos College Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Los Medanos College Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Los Medanos College Lowest tuition & fees (in-state)
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 4%Los Medanos College Salaries of full-time faculty
% of degrees in security and law enforcement
(vs. all colleges)
Top 6%Los Medanos College % of degrees in security and law enforcement
Number of students
(vs. all colleges)
Top 9%Los Medanos College Number of students
% students 40 years or older
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Los Medanos College % students 40 years or older
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 14%Los Medanos College Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% of degrees in liberal arts
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Los Medanos College % of degrees in liberal arts
Minority % of student body
(vs. colleges of similar size)
Top 18%Los Medanos College Minority % of student body
% of degrees in music
(vs. all colleges)
Top 20%Los Medanos College % of degrees in music
Number of degree programs
(for open-admission colleges)
Top 20%Los Medanos College Number of degree programs
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Accepts some high school credits
Grants credits for AP courses
Offers distance learning
Offers weekend classes
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus day care
Remedial classes for students
Offers remedial adult education
Option to study abroad
Offers part-time study
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching
Has ROTC (army, navy, air force)

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