Hartnell College
Hartnell College at a Glance
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About Hartnell College
According to Wikipedia, Hartnell College is a public community college in Salinas, California. Established in 1920 as Salinas Junior College, Hartnell is one of 115 schools that constitute the California Community Colleges, one of the three higher education systems in California. It enrolls nearly 10,000 students, 56% of whom are Latino, and the college is a Hispanic-serving institution. Its name commemorates William Hartnell , who founded the first junior college in California. Hartnell's main campus is located less than a mile west of downtown Salinas. It also has four satellite campuses, one in the Alisal district of Salinas one in King City and another in Soledad and another in Castroville.
Hartnell College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 73% | 39% |
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 Hartnell College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,404 |
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 Hartnell College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Hartnell College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $49,016 a year, and 85% 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.
Hartnell College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 14,561 | 14,561 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Hartnell College?
Hartnell College is located at 411 Central Avenue, Salinas, CA 93901.
How Safe is Hartnell College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Hartnell 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, Hartnell College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Salinas has a violent crime rate of 0.53% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.74%. 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 Hartnell College Known For?
Hartnell College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Social Work
- History
- Earth Sciences
- Medical
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Criminal Justice
- Law
- Education
- Biology
- Psychology
- Nursing
- Political Science
- Communications
- Physics
- Engineering
- Economics
- Literature
Hartnell College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Hartnell 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
Hartnell College ranks #651 in the U.S. and #1562 worldwide for influence in Social Work.
social-work DegreesHartnell College ranks #1624 in the U.S. and #5245 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesHartnell College ranks #1644 in the U.S. and #5821 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesHartnell College ranks #1722 in the U.S. and #5944 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesHartnell College ranks #1731 in the U.S. and #6494 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesHartnell College ranks #1751 in the U.S. and #7003 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesHartnell College ranks #1763 in the U.S. and #3448 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesHartnell College ranks #1785 in the U.S. and #5867 worldwide for influence in Law.
Hartnell College ranks #1846 in the U.S. and #7053 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesHartnell College ranks #1985 in the U.S. and #7984 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesHartnell College ranks #2141 in the U.S. and #5708 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesHartnell College ranks #2330 in the U.S. and #5949 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesHartnell College ranks #2474 in the U.S. and #10461 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesHartnell College ranks #2499 in the U.S. and #9129 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesHartnell College ranks #2507 in the U.S. and #8467 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesHartnell College ranks #2606 in the U.S. and #11380 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesHartnell College ranks #2751 in the U.S. and #10475 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesHartnell College ranks #2855 in the U.S. and #9471 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees