Santa Maria, California · Public · 2-year · Midsize city
Overview
Located in Santa Maria, California, Allan Hancock College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 11,463 students in fall 2024.
Allan Hancock College offers certificates and associate degrees across 94 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Information Technology. It awarded 5,373 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
The school has an open admission policy. 68% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 28 to 1.
Mission
Allan Hancock College fosters an educational culture that values equity and diversity and engages students in an inclusive learning environment. We offer pathways that encourage our student population to achieve personal, career, and academic goals through coursework leading to skills building, certificates, associate degrees, and transfer.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
11,463
Students enrolled
68%
First-year retention
5,373
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
94
Programs and majors
28:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 94
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
68%
First-year retention, part-time students
41%
Student-to-faculty ratio
28:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Associate degrees
2,200
Certificates under 1 year
1,285
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
1,866
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
22
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
11,463
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,463
Full-time, fall 2024
28%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
16,627
Full-time, 2024-25
21%
Size category
10,000 to 19,999 students
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
19%
Hispanic or Latino
70%
Black or African American
2%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
Race or ethnicity unknown
3%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
10
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
14%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
Superintendent/President
Dr. Kevin Walthers
Services and opportunities
Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization