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Las Positas College

Livermore, California Public 2-year Small city

Overview

Las Positas College is a public two-year institution in Livermore, California. The campus sits in a small city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 8,103 students. It is part of California Community College System.

Las Positas College offers certificates and associate degrees across 91 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business Administration and Management, and Psychology, General. It awarded 1,851 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 81% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 25 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
8,103
Students enrolled
81%
First-year retention
1,851
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
91
Programs and majors
25:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 91

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 3
Business, Management and Marketing 8
Social Sciences 7
Psychology 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 1
  • Biology CertificateAssociate 78 graduates
Visual and Performing Arts 11
Family and Consumer Sciences 2
Computer and Information Sciences 8
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 4
Mathematics and Statistics 1
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 3
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 3
Communication and Journalism 4
Precision Production 1
Engineering Technologies 5
English Language and Literature 3
Communications Technologies 3
Agriculture and Veterinary Science 4
History 1
Physical Sciences 3
Education 1
Health Professions 5
Engineering 2
Public Administration and Social Services 1
Area, Ethnic, Cultural and Gender Studies 2
Foreign Languages and Linguistics 1
Natural Resources and Conservation 1
Philosophy and Religious Studies 1
Multidisciplinary and Interdisciplinary Studies 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
81%
First-year retention, part-time students
46%
Student-to-faculty ratio
25:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
1,588
Certificates under 1 year
243
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
15
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
5

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
8,103
Undergraduates, fall 2024
8,103
Full-time, fall 2024
38%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
11,672
Full-time, 2024-25
28%
Size category
5,000 to 9,999 students

Student body

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

Women
52%
Men
48%
White
28%
Hispanic or Latino
28%
Black or African American
4%
Asian
29%
Two or more races
8%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
9%
Students taking some online courses
42%

Campus and services

Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
California Community College System
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
President
Dyrell Foster
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization

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