Fresno City College

Fresno, California · Public

Of 33 assessed programs, 26 leave graduates out-earning a typical California high-school graduate (about $36,976/yr) and 7 fall short. Another 133 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$7,450
$30k to $48k	$8,107
$48k to $75k	$10,285
$75k to $110k	$13,774
$110k and up	$13,965
All families (average)	$8,069

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

33 of 166 programs could be assessed 20% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical California high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$48,140	+$11,164	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	231
Biology	Associate's Degree	$48,660	+$11,684	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	222
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$106,504	+$69,528	clears the bar	$3,500	0.1 yrs	220
Psychology	Associate's Degree	$37,766	+$790	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	170
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$46,395	+$9,419	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	143
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$29,152	-$7,824	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	131
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	$42,228	+$5,252	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	89
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	$35,605	-$1,371	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	81
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$65,745	+$28,769	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	80
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$32,697	-$4,279	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	70
Sociology	Associate's Degree	$40,709	+$3,733	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	68
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$37,112	+$136	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	62
Fire Protection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$81,940	+$44,964	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	61
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$88,567	+$51,591	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	53
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,823	+$8,847	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	50
Human Services	Associate's Degree	$38,378	+$1,402	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
English	Associate's Degree	$27,162	-$9,814	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,563	+$6,587	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	$36,128	-$848	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$35,848 1-year earnings	-$1,128	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,805	+$8,829	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	25
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$38,925	+$1,949	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$46,190	+$9,214	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$67,047	+$30,071	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Human Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$45,801	+$8,825	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$42,541	+$5,565	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical Engineering	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$59,148	+$22,172	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$48,453	+$11,477	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Auto Repair Technology	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$59,354	+$22,378	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$58,997	+$22,021	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$37,514	+$538	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business Administration	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$50,962	+$13,986	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	$34,488	-$2,488	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	563
Health Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	294
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	69
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	66
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	39
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Heavy/Industrial Equipment Maintenance Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	36
Teacher Education (by subject)	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	34
Fine Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Communications and Media	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Engineering, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Mathematics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	31
Interdisciplinary Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Fine Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	26
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
History	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	21
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Library and Archives Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	19
Fire Protection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	18
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	17
Theatre	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Political Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Healthcare Administration	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	14
Non-Professional Legal Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
American Sign Language	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Physics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Music	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Journalism	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Anthropology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Economics	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Design	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Graphic Communications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Design	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Precision Metalworking	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Natural Resources and Conservation	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Library and Archives Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	5
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Special Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
American Sign Language	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Visual and Performing Arts, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dance	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Architectural Sciences and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Health Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	3
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Special Education	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Parks, Recreation, and Leisure Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Philosophy	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Area Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
IT Administration and Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Physical Science Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Security Science and Technology	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Security Science and Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Geography and Cartography	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Graphic Communications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Electromechanical Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Apparel and Textiles	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Apparel and Textiles	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Physical Sciences, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Geology and Earth Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Health/Medical Preparatory Programs	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Real Estate	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Agricultural Mechanization	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Agricultural Production Operations	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Forestry	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Communications and Media	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Public Relations and Advertising	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Graphic Communications	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer and Information Science	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Programming	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Culinary Arts	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Teaching Assistants/Aides	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Apparel and Textiles	Non-Credential Program (Preparatory Coursework/Teacher Certification)	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,976/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.