Salinas, California · Public · 2-year · Midsize city
Overview
Hartnell College is a public two-year institution in Salinas, California. Its campus is in a midsize city. It enrolled 11,273 students in fall 2024.
Hartnell College offers certificates and associate degrees across 64 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Psychology, General, and General Studies. It awarded 2,478 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 22 to 1.
Mission
We advance social and economic justice through the transformative power of education. Interpretive statement: The Salinas Valley is one of the most expensive places to live in the United States, largely because of the significant disparities between income and costs of living. Compared to other mid-size cities, Salinas has the largest minority wage gap (49%) in the nation, resulting in high poverty rates in our region. Additionally, only about 35% of Salinas residents over the age of 25 have a college degree or credential; that percentage goes down to below 10% in some of our rural and outlying communities.
Key figures
Open
Admission policy
11,273
Students enrolled
73%
First-year retention
2,478
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
64
Programs and majors
22:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
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Program levels
CertificateAssociate
Programs and majors offered 64
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.