Mendocino College
Mendocino College at a Glance
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About Mendocino College
According to Wikipedia, Mendocino College is a public community college in Ukiah, California. Mendocino College was founded in 1973. The main campus is located on of hilltop land north of downtown Ukiah in the Ukiah valley. Currently there are about 4,000 students, 55 full-time faculty, and 200 adjunct faculty members. Three branches of the college exist, in Lakeport, Willits, and Fort Bragg
Mendocino College's Online Degrees
Certificate in Digital Arts and Media
- Required Credits: 17
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Accounting
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS-T in Business Administration
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AS in Business Management
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business Information Worker I
- Required Credits: 18-20
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business: Accounting
- Required Credits: 20
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business: Entrepreneurship
- Required Credits: 15-16
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business: Management
- Required Credits: 19
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Business: Retail Management
- Required Credits: 25
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Computer Science
Degree Concentrations
- IT Specialist
- Required Credits: 19
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
Certificate in Web Development
- Required Credits: 17
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
AA-T in Administration of Justice
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AS-T in Early Childhood Education
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Liberal Arts
Degree Concentrations
- Education
- Kinesiology and Health
- Social Science
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Child Development/Family Relations
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA-T in Economics
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AA-T in English
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA in Ethnic Studies
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
AA-T in Geography
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AA-T in History
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AA-T in Political Science
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
AA-T in Sociology
Degree Concentrations
- Transfer
- Required Credits: 60
- Completion Time: 2-3 years
- Format: Fully online
Certificate in Child Development
- Required Credits: 27-28
- Completion Time: 1 year or less
- Format: Fully online
Mendocino College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 63% | 27% |
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 Mendocino College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,414 |
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 Mendocino College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Mendocino College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $42,256 a year, and 78% 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.
Mendocino College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 6,485 | 6,485 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Mendocino College?
Mendocino College is located at 1000 Hensley Creek Road, Ukiah, CA 95482.
How Safe is Mendocino College?
No violent or property offenses were reported on Mendocino 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, Mendocino College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of less than 0.01%. Ukiah has a violent crime rate of 0.56% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 1.46%. 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 Mendocino College Known For?
Mendocino College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Earth Sciences
- Sociology
- Mathematics
- Computer Science
- Chemistry
- History
- Criminal Justice
- Education
- Political Science
- Medical
- Communications
- Business
- Literature
Mendocino College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Mendocino 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
Mendocino College ranks #1832 in the U.S. and #6440 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesMendocino College ranks #2047 in the U.S. and #6078 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesMendocino College ranks #2230 in the U.S. and #8104 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesMendocino College ranks #2348 in the U.S. and #9015 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesMendocino College ranks #2348 in the U.S. and #7968 worldwide for influence in Chemistry.
chemistry DegreesMendocino College ranks #2546 in the U.S. and #8419 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesMendocino College ranks #2597 in the U.S. and #5401 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesMendocino College ranks #2853 in the U.S. and #10454 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesMendocino College ranks #2915 in the U.S. and #12057 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesMendocino College ranks #3150 in the U.S. and #11266 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesMendocino College ranks #3673 in the U.S. and #13403 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesMendocino College ranks #3742 in the U.S. and #13863 worldwide for influence in Business.
business DegreesMendocino College ranks #3774 in the U.S. and #12974 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature Degrees