Fullerton College

Fullerton, CA · Public · 17,121 undergrads · website ↗

61% Hispanic undergrads
No application fee
Open admission

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown — not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring: 1.9%
Still enrolled after transferring: 8.3%

What it costs

Household income	Avg net price / year
Under $30,000	$4,944
$30,000 – $48,000	$5,200
$48,000 – $75,000	$7,915
$75,000 – $110,000	$10,392
Over $110,000	$11,574
All incomes (average)	$6,134

Sticker tuition and fees: $1,150 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

These are averages. For an estimate for your family, use Fullerton College's own net price calculator — every college that takes federal student aid must publish one.

Net price calculator ↗

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)	$22,752
Books and supplies	$2,267
Other expenses, off campus	$5,067

Outcomes

Completion rate: 34%
Students with Pell grants: 27%
Earnings @ 10yr: $43,366
Median debt: $4,500

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy: Open admission
Application fee: None
Students per faculty member: 25 to 1
Faculty who are full-time: 33%

What students study

Business8%

Visual & Performing Arts5%

Social Sciences4%

Psychology4%

Communications & Media3%

Criminal Justice3%

Education2%

Computer Science1%

Best transfer rates elsewhere in CA

Feather River Community College DistrictQuincy20.7%San Diego Mesa CollegeSan Diego15.7%Shasta CollegeRedding15%Santa Monica CollegeSanta Monica14.9%Moorpark CollegeMoorpark13.9%MiraCosta CollegeOceanside9.9%

Contact and accreditation

Address: 321 E Chapman Avenue, Fullerton, CA 92832-2095
Phone: (714) 992-7000
Institutional accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Where would you transfer to?

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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