School Description

Provided by Las Positas College

The Mission of Las Positas College is to foster growth and success, both in its students and in its community. The College strives to fulfill this Mission by offering high-quality, comprehensive educational programs and services. It augments and strengthens its Mission by partnering with local businesses and organizations to promote the welfare of its students and the economic and social health of its service area.

Las Positas College:

Enables students to transfer to baccalaureate-granting institutions;
Prepares students for career entry and advancement;
Provides basic skills and English as a Second Language instruction;
Delivers quality, substantive student support services; and
Fosters student success through committed, exceptional faculty and staff.
Las Positas College offers its students a strong instructional foundation for its students and aims to cultivate in them:

The ability to think critically;
An understanding and respect for difference and diversity;
The ability to make humane, informed, and ethical decisions;
The willingness to adapt to change in the workplace; and
The desire to participate in society as responsible citizens.

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Las Positas College

From Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia

Las Positas College is a community college located in Livermore, California, United States. Las Positas College is located on 147 acres in Livermore; it subsequently grew to include Amador and Dublin High Schools as well. The District purchased the Livermore site that same year, intending to develop a comprehensive community college. However, in 1970 and again in 1972, bond issues to build the rural college failed-despite Tri-Valley voters' overwhelming support-because the District's largest voting population lived outside the service area for the proposed college. Lacking funds to develop a second comprehensive community college, the Board of Trustees voted to develop a small education center at the Livermore site. On March 31, 1975, "Valley Campus" opened as the Livermore Education Center of Chabot College.

Las Positas College has since developed into a fully accredited comprehensive institution. In 1988 the College was designated by the Board of Governors to be an independent college. Las Positas College received full accreditation on January 7, 1991 from the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges of the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.

Success

Las Positas College currently enrolls approximately 8,100 day and evening students. The College offers a two-year curriculum for students seeking career preparation, transfer to a four-year college or university, or personal enrichment. Las Positas offers transfer agreements with UC Davis and UC Santa Cruz. Students who come to the College can choose any of 22 Occupational Associate Degrees, 16 Transfer Associate Degrees, and over 35 Certificate Programs.

In 1999, Las Positas had a completion rate of 49.5% and a transfer rate of 22.4%.

Las Positas is now going to be competing with a local high school, Granada High, in an electric-car race, based around the Electrathon guide lines. This was done to encourage interest in environmental technology and similar fields.

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Quick Facts

Location:
Southwest
Setting:
Small Town Setting
Type:
Public
Size:
Large (5,000 to 10,000 Undergrad)

Students & Campus Life

Full Time Students:
55%
Athletic Programs:
Unavailable
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Expenses

Average Tuition:
$ 4,929
Students Receiving Aid:
22%
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Students

General
Full-Time vs. Part-Time
Full-Time 55%
Part-Time 45%
Race/Ethnicity
Caucasian 62%
Hispanic 13%
Asian 12%
Other 10%
African-American 3%
Geography
In State vs. Out-of-State
In-State 95%
Out-of-State 5%
Percent of Students International: 1%
Tuition & Fees (undergraduate) In-State Out-of-State  
Published Tuition and Fees:
$ 754 $ 4,929  
Average Tuition for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 728 $ 4,900  
Required Fees for Full-Time Undergrads:
$ 26 $ 26  
Financial Aid Avg. Amount Received % of Students Receiving Aid  
Federal Grants:
$ 3,155 9%  
State and Local Grants:
$ 379 21%  
Student Loans:
$ 3,453 1%  
Any Aid:
  22%  

Degree Programs at Las Positas College

Associate's Level Majors

Certificate Programs at Las Positas College

Career Education Majors

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