FLC Rankings and Evaluation

Community Colleges

#100 in Community Colleges

Folsom Lake College is ranked 100^th in Community Colleges.

The following statements evaluate Folsom Lake College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Its tuition & fees of $12,808 is expensive compared to similar schools.
It has relatively small number of students of 8,796.
It offers relatively fewer area of study (81 programs).

Undergraduate Tuition & Fees

The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of FLC are $12,808 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College $12,808

All U.S. Colleges $17,692

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177

2-4 Years Colleges $13,123

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935

Graduation Rate

The average graduation rate at FLC is 37% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College 37%

All U.S. Colleges 56%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%

2-4 Years Colleges 47%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%

Transfer-out Rate

The average transfer-out rate at FLC is 14% and it is extremely higher (many students transferred-out) compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College 14%

All U.S. Colleges 21%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%

2-4 Years Colleges 16%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%

Retention Rate

The average retention rate at FLC is 71% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College 71%

All U.S. Colleges 69%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%

2-4 Years Colleges 65%

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%

Student Population

The total student population at FLC is 8,796 and its population relatively small compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College 8,796

All U.S. Colleges 2,931

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796

2-4 Years Colleges 3,035

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761

Financial Aid Amount

The average amount of financial aid received at FLC is $2,389 which is 18.65% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is lower compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College $2,389

All U.S. Colleges $7,676

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837

2-4 Years Colleges $4,948

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718

Student to Faculty Ratio

The students to faculty ratio at FLC is 26 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.

Folsom Lake College 26 to 1

All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1

2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1

Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1

Number of Programs

FLC offers 81 programs and it means relatively fewer area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.