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Folsom Lake College

Folsom, California Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Located in Folsom, California, Folsom Lake College is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 11,098 students. It is part of California Community College System.

Folsom Lake College offers certificates and associate degrees across 66 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Social Sciences, General, and Biological and Physical Sciences. It awarded 2,419 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 73% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 29 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
11,098
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
2,419
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
66
Programs and majors
29:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 66

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

Liberal Arts and General Studies 2
Social Sciences 7
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 1
Health Professions 6
Psychology 1
Computer and Information Sciences 5
Mathematics and Statistics 1
  • Mathematics CertificateAssociate Online option 80 graduates
Family and Consumer Sciences 4
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 3
Communication and Journalism 1
Visual and Performing Arts 9
English Language and Literature 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology CertificateAssociate Online option 23 graduates
Physical Sciences 3
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1
History 1
Engineering 1
Legal Professions and Studies 1
Engineering Technologies 2
Communications Technologies 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2

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
73%
First-year retention, part-time students
37%
Student-to-faculty ratio
29:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,556
Certificates under 1 year
258
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
605

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
11,098
Undergraduates, fall 2024
11,098
Full-time, fall 2024
21%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
18,415
Full-time, 2024-25
15%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
43%
Hispanic or Latino
23%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
17%
Two or more races
7%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs with a fully online option
28
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
62%
Students taking some online courses
25%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
President
Artemio (Art) Pimentel
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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