Fountain Valley College and University Demographics

There are 40 degree and certificate programs in disciplines such as mathematics, general, prepress/desktop publishing and digital imaging design and french language and literature offered at Fountain Valley's 3 colleges and universities for you to choose from.

Coastline Beauty College is the top-ranked school in Fountain Valley. It was ranked 63rd in the nation in 2010. Coastline Beauty College has a student population of approximately 242. Approximately 49% of students studying at Coastline Beauty College choose to study Beauty, making it the most popular course of study at the school.

Tuition

Fountain Valley schools charge an average tuition of $219 per year. To see the variation in tuition rates at different colleges in Fountain Valley, compare the tuition at Coastline Community College, which charges students $656 per year, to the tuition at Coastline Community College, which charges students $656 per year in tuition.

Financial Aid

In 2008, students at Fountain Valley colleges received an estimated $9,182,013 in financial aid. Of this aid, $8,995,121 was in the form of institutional grants and scholarships. The school giving the most institutional grants and scholarships in Fountain Valley was Coastline Community College, which gave students $4,591,007 in institutional financial aid.

Fountain Valley Student Demographics

In 2010, there were 11,636 students enrolled in colleges and universities in the city of Fountain Valley. This is 0% of the total number of students enrolled in colleges throughout the state of California. The school with the highest number of student enrolled in Fountain Valley was Coastline Community College, with 11,231 students. Modern Technology School, with only 163 students, had the lowest total enrollment in Fountain Valley.

Graduation and Retention Rates

The retention rate for Fountain Valley colleges and universities, which is the percent of students who return to college after their first year, is about 67%. Approximately 63% of students eventually graduate. Coastline Beauty College has the highest graduation rate in Fountain Valley, with 99% of students graduating. Coastline Community College has the lowest rate, with 29% graduating.

Diversity

Approximately 49% of students enrolled in Fountain Valley schools are female. 65% of Fountain Valley college students are older than 24 years. For every 100 Fountain Valley college students, 64 students identified themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background in 2009. The Fountain Valley school with the highest percentage of minority students was Coastline Beauty College, with 98% of students identifying themselves as being from a racial or ethnic minority background.

Fountain Valley Faculty Demographics

The total number of faculty employed by Fountain Valley colleges and universities was 1,662. Of these faculty members, 45% were female. 31% identified themselves as belonging to a racial or ethnic minority.

In 2009, Fountain Valley colleges and universities had on average of 1 faculty for every 14 students. Institute of Transpersonal Psychology had faculty to student ratio of 1 to 1, which was the highest for all schools in Fountain Valley.