Mendocino College Fast Facts - Fall 2008

California Community College Fast Facts 2009 in pdf.

Name Mendocino-Lake Community College District (MLCCD)

Type Public two-year community college

Governance Board of Trustees
Number of Trustees - 7
Term - 4 years
Elections - Odd-numbered years and staggered in two-year increments

The District
Approx. 3,200 square miles of Mendocino and Lake Counties, with 105,000 population.

Campus
Ukiah (127 Acres), 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA 95482
Tel: (707) 468-3000

Centers

• Lake Center (10,000 sq. ft), 1005 Parallel Drive, Lakeport, 263-4944
• Willits Center (6,000 sq. ft.), 11 Marin Street, Willits, 459-6224
• Pt. Arena Research Station (15 acres, 7,200 sq. ft.)

Our Mission
Mendocino College serves the educational needs of our students and our community by providing academic programs, transfer preparation, vocational training, lifelong learning opportunities and student support.

Our Vision
Mendocino College contributes to community vitality by inspiring student learning and motivating personal development. We deliver excellent, innovative educational and support programs that are accessible to all and that focus on student success.


STUDENTS

• Enrollment - 4,745 students (Fall 2008 census)
• Full-time - 1,225 (12+ units)
  
• Part-time - 3520
  
• Female - 64.0%, Male - 34.9%
• Average Age - 26

Ethnicity:

• American Indian/Alaskan Native 4.8%
  
• Asian/Pacific Islands 2.5%
  
• Black/Non-Hispanic 2.0%
• Hispanic 16.5%
  
• White, Non-Hispanic 65.4%
• Decline to state 0.1%
• Unknown/No Response 8.7%

Enrollment Status: 

• First-Time - 1103 (23.2%) 
  
• Returning - 600 (12.6%)
• Returning-Transfer - 294 (6.2%)     
  
• Continuing -1744 (36.8%)      
• To Be Determined - 635 (13.4%)

Residency Status:

• MLCCD Residents - 92.7%    
  
• Other California - 3.4%    
  
• Other U.S. - 3.9%   
  
• Foreign - 0.0%

In Fall 2007, 58% of District High School graduates who attended college in California chose Mendocino College.

Spring 2008
Retention Rate:  85.6% (% of students who complete a course they  enrolled in)      
Success Rate:  68.4%  (% of students who passed)

Degrees and Certificates Awarded - 2007-08

• AA & AS Degrees - 290
• Certificates of Achievement- 55

63% of MC students qualify for financial aid.

PROGRAMS

• Two-year degrees and certificates, Transfer to four-year schools, Life-long learning, and Economic development
• 28 Associate of Arts and Associate of Science Degrees.
• 20 Certificates of Achievement.
• Recording Artist-in-Residence Program
• New Program: RN Nursing Program
• Our goal is to serve all residents in our District. We offer special outreach to our Native American and Latino populations.
• ADA Accessible, including student work stations, Braille door and direction signs, Braille machine, voice recognition software for web access, closed captioning of instructional videos, and website compliance.
• ComEx, Community Extension, fee-based workshops, travel tours and theatre tours

FUNDING & COSTS

Funding Per Full-time Student per Year

• University of California........................... $19,883
• Cal State ..............................................$10,623
• US Two-year colleges .............................$6,700
• CA Community Colleges...........................$4,559

Annual Full-time Student Tuition Cost Per Year

• Private..................................................... $18,000
• Private Technical/Trade............................... $7,635
• University of California............................... $4,984
• California State University........................... $2,796
• California Community Colleges..................... $480 @ $20 per unit
  

FACULTY & STAFF

• Faculty: Full-time - 55, Adjunct - 200
• Classified - 86
• Management - 20

Created: December 22, 2004 @ 12:00 AM
Last Modified: March 10, 2009 @ 04:24 PM