West Hills College-Lemoore

Location and Contact Information

555 College Avenue
Lemoore, CA 93245
USA
Main Tel: (559) 925-3000
Web Site

The campus is in a rural site not far from an urban area.

Overview

School profile and reference information, including highlights, admissions, student body, degrees, and contact info.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in liberal arts, security and law enforcement, and medicine.
  • Affordable tuition & fees.
  • High faculty salary.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is public.
  • Academic calender: Semester.

Features of note:

  • Open admission; accepts all qualified candidates.
  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Part-time classes are available.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

ItemCost
State Tuition and fees$ 624
Out-of-state tuition and fees$ 4,824
Books and supplies$ 2,500

Financial Aid

West Hills College-Lemoore participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 67% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant67%$3,441
Institutional Grant4%$449
Federal Grant45%$3,498
Pell Grant45%$3,403
Other Federal Grant18%$245
State or Local Grant64%$1,106

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan4%$4,775
Federal Loan4%$4,775
Other Loan  

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to West Hills College-Lemoore:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1College of AlamedaAlameda, CA6,789
2Berkeley City CollegeBerkeley, CA6,291
3Cerro Coso Community CollegeRidgecrest, CA5,767
4Sierra CollegeRocklin, CA20,664
5Laney CollegeOakland, CA13,297
6Santiago Canyon CollegeOrange, CA14,034
7Palomar CollegeSan Marcos, CA26,805
8Cuesta CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CA11,341
9San Joaquin Delta CollegeStockton, CA20,190
10Chaffey CollegeRancho Cucamonga, CA20,304

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
Associate32725
< 1 year certificate1713
1-2 year certificate24

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  29
Without tenure; working toward tenure  10
Without tenure; tenure not available  6

Students

Student enrollment was 3,997 in 2009-2010 (2,490 full-time equivalent).

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 63% of the student body. About 9% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

ART STUDIES (3 awarded)

  • Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (30 awarded)

  • Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping
  • Business Administration and Management
  • Retailing and Retail Operations

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications

COOKING AND CULINARY ARTS (0 awarded)

  • Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (0 awarded)

  • Education/Teaching Individuals - Early Childhood Spec Ed Pgms
  • Teacher Assistant/Aide

ENGINEERING (0 awarded)

  • Engineering

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (27 awarded)

  • Child Care Provider/Assistant
  • Child Care and Support Services Management
  • Family and Community Services

HOSPITALITY (0 awarded)

  • Hotel/Motel Administration/Management
  • Resort Management

LIBERAL ARTS (179 awarded)

  • Geography
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
  • Social Sciences

MATHEMATICS (1 awarded)

  • Mathematics

MEDICINE (29 awarded)

  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (0 awarded)

  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (0 awarded)

  • Health and Physical Education

OFFICE AND ADMINISTRATION (12 awarded)

  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications

SCIENCE (4 awarded)

  • Biology/Biological Sciences
  • Chemistry
  • Geology/Earth Science
  • Physics

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (47 awarded)

  • Corrections
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (14 awarded)

  • Psychology