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College of Marin

Kentfield, California Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

College of Marin is a public two-year institution in Kentfield, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. It enrolled 4,838 students in fall 2024. It is part of California Community College System.

College of Marin offers certificates and associate degrees across 69 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Biological and Physical Sciences, and Registered Nursing. It awarded 582 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 17 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
4,838
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
582
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
69
Programs and majors
17:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 69

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 5
Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 2
Business, Management and Marketing 5
Psychology 1
Social Sciences 5
Visual and Performing Arts 10
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 2
Communication and Journalism 3
Family and Consumer Sciences 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 2
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Precision Production 2
Computer and Information Sciences 3
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 3
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 2
Communications Technologies 2
History 1
Architecture 1
English Language and Literature 1
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 2
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Physical Sciences 4
Transportation and Materials Moving 1
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Engineering 1
Engineering Technologies 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
First-year retention, part-time students
51%
Student-to-faculty ratio
17:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
453
Certificates under 1 year
71
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
52
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
6

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
4,838
Undergraduates, fall 2024
4,838
Full-time, fall 2024
26%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
7,229
Full-time, 2024-25
20%
Size category
1,000 to 4,999 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
56%
Men
44%
White
47%
Hispanic or Latino
35%
Black or African American
3%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
7%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
15%
Students taking some online courses
28%

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Superintendent/ President
Jonathan Eldridge
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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