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Solano Community College Data & Information Overview

13% Student Loan Default Rate
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How Well Is Solano Community College Ranked?

2024 Rankings

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Overall Quality

Solano College was not ranked in College Factual's 2024 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Solano College?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

Solano Community College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

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Solano Community College Faculty

24 to 1 Student to Faculty
40% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Solano Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 24 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Solano Community College is 40%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  40 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Solano Community College

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Solano Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
72.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
59.8% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 9,251 undergraduates at Solano College with 2,654 being full-time and 6,597 being part-time.

How Much Does Solano Community College Cost?

$6,086 Net Price
$7,920 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Solano College is $6,086. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Solano College

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$5,451 $5,930 $7,738 $8,304 $10,615

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Solano College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

The student loan default rate at Solano College is 13.4%. This is higher than the national default rate of 10.1% so you should proceed with caution when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do Solano College Graduates Make?

$38,974 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
The pay for some majors is higher than others, but on average, students who graduate with a bachelor's degree from Solano College make about $38,974 a year during their first few years of employment after graduation. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Solano Community College

California State
2,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Solano Community College is a public institution located in Fairfield, California. Fairfield is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

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Contact details for Solano College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4000 Suisun Valley Rd, Fairfield, CA 94534-3197
Phone: 707-864-7000
Website: www.solano.edu/

Solano Community College Majors

64 Majors With Completions
1,564 Undergraduate Degrees
Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 14 NA
Horticulture 0 NA
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 NA
Accounting 0 NA
Business Administration & Management 0 NA
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 NA
Entrepreneurial Studies 0 NA
Finance & Financial Management 0 NA
Insurance 0 NA
Real Estate 0 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Solano Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Solano College

95% Take At Least One Class Online
83% Take All Classes Online

Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.

In 2020-2021, 7,710 students took at least one online class at Solano Community College. This is a decrease from the 8,670 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 7,710 6,713
2019-2020 8,670 7,345
2018-2019 3,917 996
2017-2018 3,671 894
2016-2017 3,779 948

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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