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Folsom Lake College

Folsom, CA · City · 9,414 students
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$5,975
Average net priceYour net price
In-state · 2023-24
<30
30–48
48–75
75–110
110+
By household income — tap a bar
42%
Graduation rate
Entered fall 2017 & 2018
31% typical
$42,568
Earnings 10 years on
Measured 2020 & 2021
$40,902 typical
Open admission
Acceptance rate
78% typical · not scored
Accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
About

Nestled in the Sierra Nevada foothills, Folsom Lake College is a standout public community college renowned for its seamless transfer pathways to top four-year institutions, particularly within the UC and CSU systems. The college excels in career-focused and academic fields such as business administration, computer information science, and health sciences, utilizing modern facilities across its main Folsom campus and outreach centers in El Dorado and Rancho Cordova. Campus culture is welcoming and supportive, offering small class sizes, strong academic counseling, and flexible scheduling tailored to both traditional students and working adults. Uniquely, the campus is home to the Harris Center for the Arts, a premier regional performing arts venue that brings world-class cultural programming directly to the college while offering students valuable hands-on experience in venue management and technical production.


Wikipedia:Folsom Lake College (FLC) is a public community college in Folsom, California. It is part of California Community Colleges system and the Los Rios Community College District. Folsom Lake College serves the community with classes offered at its main Folsom campus at 10 College Parkway, two outreach centers, and various off-site locations nearby. As of Fall 2005, Folsom Lake College enrolled approximately 6,600 students choosing among approximately 1,000 different course offerings. Those students were served by 74 full-time faculty, including 9 counselors, 180 part-time faculty, 69 classified staff, and eight administrators. The college offers students over 30 different Associate of Arts or Science degree options, as well as over 30 certificate alternatives. The college's mascot is the Falcons and its colors are teal and black. The current president is Art Pimental who began in 2022.

Location
Folsom, CA, 95630 · City campus
✈
Nearest airport from college
SMF · Sacramento
25 mi away
Cost & aid
Cost of attendance
In-stateOut-of-state
Tuition & fees$1,288$12,616
Books & supplies$1,152$1,152
Cost of attendance$13,901$37,678
Average net price$5,975Not published
Out-of-state prices
Tuition & fees$12,616
In-state: $1,288
Books & supplies$1,152
Cost of attendance$37,678
In-state: $13,901
Average net priceNot published
In-state: $5,975
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · published total: www.flc.losrios.edu
How it’s made up · 2026-27
Folsom Lake College’s own figures for 2026-27, newer than the 2024-25 federal figures above, so the amounts differ.
Tuition$1,288
Fees$44
Books & supplies$1,306
Personal expenses$5,706
Transportation$4,772
Total published by the school$37,678
Net price by family income · in-state students, 2023-24
$0–30k
$4,458
$30–48k
$4,933
$48–75k
$7,747
$75–110k
$9,776
$110k+
$10,400
Outcomes
Completion
Within 6 yrs
42%
Entered 2017–18
8 yrs after starting · first-time, full-time students
49% graduated · 17% transferred · 1% still enrolled · 33% left or unknown
Earnings · measured 2020 & 2021
6 yrs after entry$37,052
10 yrs after entry$42,568
Debt
Middle 50% owe$3.5k–$12.2k
90th percentile$21,500
Green marks a figure above the typical Associate's — high transfer: 31% graduate within 6 yrs, $40,902 earned 10 yrs after entry.
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Student Body
Gender
Men 45%Women 55%
Who enrolls
Faculty ratio
29 : 1
Pell grant
16%
First-gen
46%
Family income
$16,381
Independent
53%
Veterans
1%
Age at entry
26.0
Part-time
76%
Race & ethnicity
White
46%
Hispanic
23%
Black
4%
Asian
15%
Two or more
8%
NH/PI
1%
Unknown
3%
Varsity sports
CCCAA · EADA 2024-25
  • Baseball
    Men's
  • Basketball
    Men's · Women's
  • Beach Volleyball
    Women's
  • Soccer
    Men's · Women's
  • Softball
    Women's
  • Tennis
    Men's · Women's
  • Volleyball
    Women's
Institutional
Resources
Full-time faculty
36%
Faculty salary
$11,019/mo
Teaching spend
$5,543
per student
Federal loans
2%
Classification
Carnegie type
Associate's — high transfer
Undergraduate profile
Two-year, mostly part-time

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