Folsom Lake College
Folsom Lake College at a Glance
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About Folsom Lake College
According to Wikipedia, Folsom Lake College is a public community college in Folsom, California. It is part of California Community Colleges system and the Los Rios Community College District. Folsom Lake College serves the community with classes offered at its main Folsom campus at 10 College Parkway, two outreach centers , and various off-site locations nearby. As of Fall 2005, Folsom Lake College enrolled approximately 6,600 students choosing among approximately 1,000 different course offerings. Those students were served by 74 full-time faculty, including 9 counselors, 180 part-time faculty, 69 classified staff, and eight administrators. The college offers students over 30 different Associate of Arts or Science degree options, as well as over 30 certificate alternatives. The college's mascot is the Falcons and its colors are teal and black. The current president is Whitney Yamamura who began in 2017.
Folsom Lake College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 73% | 51% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Folsom Lake College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,288 |
| Income | Average Net Cost |
|---|---|
| 0 - 30K | $3,363 |
| 30K - 48K | $2,789 |
| 48K - 75K | $4,517 |
| 75K - 110K | $7,596 |
| 110K+ | $9,718 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Folsom Lake College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Folsom Lake College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,048 a year, and 80% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Folsom Lake College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 16,836 | 16,836 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Folsom Lake College?
Folsom Lake College is located at 10 College Parkway, Folsom, CA 95630.
How Safe is Folsom Lake College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Folsom Lake College’s campus in 2024. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Folsom Lake College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Folsom has a violent crime rate of 0.20% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.65%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Folsom Lake College Known For?
Folsom Lake College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Earth Sciences
- Computer Science
- Political Science
- Communications
- History
- Business
- Biology
- Psychology
- Criminal Justice
- Economics
- Law
- Physics
- Medical
- Anthropology
- Literature
- Engineering
Folsom Lake College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Folsom Lake College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Folsom Lake College ranks #766 in the U.S. and #2931 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1286 in the U.S. and #5467 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1402 in the U.S. and #5986 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1691 in the U.S. and #6274 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1792 in the U.S. and #5782 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1798 in the U.S. and #6512 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1806 in the U.S. and #7274 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1864 in the U.S. and #4885 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1908 in the U.S. and #3739 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1953 in the U.S. and #8300 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #1967 in the U.S. and #6405 worldwide for influence in Law.
Folsom Lake College ranks #2230 in the U.S. and #7749 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #2360 in the U.S. and #8292 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #2464 in the U.S. and #6658 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #2591 in the U.S. and #8422 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesFolsom Lake College ranks #2894 in the U.S. and #12166 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering Degrees