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Merritt College

General Information

Name: Merritt College
Address: 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA 94619-3196
Phone:

  • General information: (510) 531-4911
  • Financial aid office: (510) 436-2465
  • Admissions office: (510) 436-2488

Website: www.merritt.edu
Type of Institution: Public, 2-year
Religious affiliation: None

Estimated Student Expenses

Undergraduate academic year prices
Detailed expenses2006-072005-062004-05
Tuition and fees
        In-state$648$732$732
        Out-of-state$5,460$5,492$5,632
Books and supplies$1,332$1,287$1,260
Living arrangement
Off-campus
        Room and board$9,622$9,117$8,743
        Other expenses$3,438$3,385$3,377
Off-campus with family
        Other expenses$3,672$3,385$3,377

Total expenses   
In-state
        Off-campus$15,040$14,521$14,112
        Off-campus with family$5,652$5,404$5,369
Out-of-state
        Off-campus$19,852$19,281$19,012
        Off-campus with family$10,464$10,164$10,269

Financial Aid Recipients

    Percentage of Students Who Receive Aid:
  • Any form of aid: 66%
  • Federal grants: 40%
  • State/local grants: 64%
  • *institutional grants: 2%
    Average Amount of Aid Received:
  • Federal grants:$3522
  • State/local grants:$890

Enrollment

Total enrollment: 6815
First-time student retention: 50%
Overall graduation rate: 27%

Characteristics of students

    • Attendance:
    • Full Time: 19%
    • Part Time: 81%
    • Gender:
    • Men: 30%
    • Women: 70%

White non-hispanic: 21%
Black non-hispanic: 36%
Hispanic: 13%
Asian/pacific islander: 20%
American indian/alaska native: 1%
Other: 10%

Degrees offered

    Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences
  • Landscaping and Groundskeeping - Associate, Certificate
  • Plant Nursery Operations and Management - Associate, Certificate
    Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other - Associate
    Business, Management, Marketing, & Related Support Services
  • Accounting - Associate, Certificate
  • Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General - Associate
  • Business Administration and Management, General - Associate
  • Business/Commerce, General - Associate
  • Real Estate - Associate, Certificate
    Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
  • Computer Programming/Programmer, General - Associate
  • Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications - Associate, Certificate
  • Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications, General - Associate, Certificate
    Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
  • Child Development - Associate, Certificate
    Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
  • French Language and Literature - Associate
  • Spanish Language and Literature - Associate
    Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences
  • Dietetic Technician (DTR) - Associate, Certificate
  • Health/Medical Preparatory Programs, Other - Associate
  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training - Associate, Certificate
  • Nurse/Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant - Certificate
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN) - Associate
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer - Associate, Certificate
  • Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling - Associate, Certificate
    Legal Professions and Studies
  • Legal Assistant/Paralegal - Associate, Certificate
    Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies & Humanities
  • Humanities/Humanistic Studies - Associate
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other - Associate
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies - Associate
    Mathematics and Statistics
  • Mathematics, General - Associate
    Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
  • Biological and Physical Sciences - Associate
    Public Administration and Social Service Professions
  • Human Services, General - Associate, Certificate
    Security and Protective Services
  • Corrections - Associate, Certificate
  • Criminal Justice/Police Science - Associate, Certificate
    Social Sciences
  • Anthropology - Associate
  • Economics, General - Associate
  • Social Sciences, General - Associate


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