| Metrics | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Location | San Jose, CA | El Cajon, CA | Salinas, CA |
| Control | Public | Public | Public |
| Carnegie | A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students who later transfer to 4-year colleges | A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students who later transfer to 4-year colleges | A Community College with a majority of traditionally-aged students who later transfer to 4-year colleges |
| Tuition (out-of-state) | $10,350 | $11,504 | $10,398 |
| Avg. net price | $9,375 | $7,178 | $7,721 |
| Acceptance rate | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Enrollment | 7,688 | 7,177 | 9,453 |
| Campus setting | City: Large | Suburb: Large | City: Midsize |
| Graduation rate | 35% | 33% | 35% |
| Retention rate | 78% | 70% | 61% |
| Median earnings | $55,874 | $45,171 | $49,016 |
| SAT range | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| ACT range | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| Themes | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| View college | View college | View college |
Bars are drawn from the figures in each cell. Rates use a 0–100% scale; tuition, net price, enrollment and earnings are relative to the largest value among the colleges shown (darker bar); SAT and ACT bands sit on each test's full scale (200–800 per SAT section, 1–36 for the ACT).