Fresno City College

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#4867 / #1280
Global Influence / U.S. Influence
Community college in Fresno, California, United States

Fresno City College at a Glance

U.S. influence rank
#1280
Tuition and fees (2025–26)
$1,334
Graduation rate
24%
Undergraduates (fall 2024)
21,251

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Fresno City College Featured Rankings

About Fresno City College

According to Wikipedia, Fresno City College is a public community college in Fresno, California. It is part of the State Center Community College District within the California Community Colleges system. Fresno City College operates on a semester schedule and offers associate degrees and certificates.

Fresno City College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information

Graduation Rate
24%

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 Fresno City College Cost To Attend?

Tuition and fees (in-state)
$1,334
Average Net Price by Family Income (2024–25)
IncomeAverage Net Cost
0 - 30K$3,316
30K - 48K$3,186
48K - 75K$4,386
75K - 110K$8,212
110K+$6,209

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 Fresno City College Graduates Make?

Ten years after starting college, former Fresno City College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $39,674 a year, and 82% 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.

Fresno City College's Demographics

Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.

Student BodyUnder-Grads
38,80838,808

Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.

Where is Fresno City College?

Fresno City College is located at 1101 E. University Ave, Fresno, CA 93741.

How Safe is Fresno City College?

Like every college that receives federal student aid, Fresno City College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.

Relative to its enrollment, Fresno City College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.09%. Fresno has a violent crime rate of 0.74% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 3.34%. 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 Fresno City College Known For?

Fresno City College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:

Fresno City College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered

Each rank compares how much Fresno City 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

Earth Sciences
#2252
World Rank
#2262
Historical Rank
#554
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #554 in the U.S. and #2252 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.

earth-science Degrees
Literature
#2111
World Rank
#2169
Historical Rank
#699
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #699 in the U.S. and #2111 worldwide for influence in Literature.

literature Degrees
Criminal Justice
#1598
World Rank
#1603
Historical Rank
#845
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #845 in the U.S. and #1598 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.

criminal-justice Degrees
Mathematics
#3436
World Rank
#3471
Historical Rank
#870
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #870 in the U.S. and #3436 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.

math Degrees
Engineering
#4841
World Rank
#4847
Historical Rank
#889
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #889 in the U.S. and #4841 worldwide for influence in Engineering.

engineering Degrees
Nursing
#2298
World Rank
#2298
Historical Rank
#890
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #890 in the U.S. and #2298 worldwide for influence in Nursing.

nursing Degrees
Social Work
#2467
World Rank
#2467
Historical Rank
#1021
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1021 in the U.S. and #2467 worldwide for influence in Social Work.

social-work Degrees
Education
#4621
World Rank
#4628
Historical Rank
#1092
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1092 in the U.S. and #4621 worldwide for influence in Education.

education Degrees
History
#3719
World Rank
#3736
Historical Rank
#1161
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1161 in the U.S. and #3719 worldwide for influence in History.

history Degrees
Biology
#4870
World Rank
#4887
Historical Rank
#1174
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1174 in the U.S. and #4870 worldwide for influence in Biology.

biology Degrees
Medical
#4082
World Rank
#4083
Historical Rank
#1183
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1183 in the U.S. and #4082 worldwide for influence in Medical.

medicine Degrees
Communications
#4536
World Rank
#4558
Historical Rank
#1194
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1194 in the U.S. and #4536 worldwide for influence in Communications.

communications Degrees
Political Science
#5234
World Rank
#5242
Historical Rank
#1214
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1214 in the U.S. and #5234 worldwide for influence in Political Science.

political-science Degrees
Computer Science
#5399
World Rank
#5406
Historical Rank
#1268
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1268 in the U.S. and #5399 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.

computer-science Degrees
Sociology
#4380
World Rank
#4383
Historical Rank
#1369
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1369 in the U.S. and #4380 worldwide for influence in Sociology.

sociology Degrees
Business
#5220
World Rank
#5221
Historical Rank
#1438
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1438 in the U.S. and #5220 worldwide for influence in Business.

business Degrees
Anthropology
#4461
World Rank
#4468
Historical Rank
#1556
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1556 in the U.S. and #4461 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.

anthropology Degrees
Psychology
#4841
World Rank
#4852
Historical Rank
#1850
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1850 in the U.S. and #4841 worldwide for influence in Psychology.

psychology Degrees
Physics
#6659
World Rank
#6676
Historical Rank
#1855
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1855 in the U.S. and #6659 worldwide for influence in Physics.

physics Degrees
Law
#6469
World Rank
#6476
Historical Rank
#1984
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #1984 in the U.S. and #6469 worldwide for influence in Law.

Philosophy
#6913
World Rank
#6946
Historical Rank
#2046
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #2046 in the U.S. and #6913 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.

philosophy Degrees
Economics
#8662
World Rank
#8663
Historical Rank
#2085
USA Rank

Fresno City College ranks #2085 in the U.S. and #8662 worldwide for influence in Economics.

economics Degrees

Who Are Fresno City College's Most Influential Alumni?

Fresno City College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Criminal Justice, Literature, and Earth Sciences. Here are some of Fresno City College's most famous alumni:

Gary Soto
Gary Soto
An American poet and writer.
Harry Edwards
Harry Edwards
An American sociologist of sport.
Ted Lilly
Ted Lilly
A Major League Baseball pitcher.