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Merritt College Overview

Located in Oakland, California, Merritt College is a public institution. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

What Is Merritt College Known For?

917 Undergraduate Awards
  • The highest award offered at Merritt College is the undergraduate certificate.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 28% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, Merritt College bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $44,392 a year. That's about 9% more than their peers at other schools.

Where Is Merritt College?

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Contact details for Merritt College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 12500 Campus Dr, Oakland, CA 94619-3196
Phone: 510-531-4911
Website: www.merritt.edu

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How Do I Get Into Merritt College?

You can apply to Merritt College online at: www.opencccapply.net/gateway/apply?cccMisCode=344

Merritt College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Merritt College?

1% Take Out Loans

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Merritt College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $9,404 a year. That adds up to $37,616 over four years for those students.

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Merritt College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,174 Full-Time Undergraduates
68% Women
80% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 6,261 undergraduate students at Merritt College, with 1,174 being full-time and 5,087 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,174 full-time undergraduates at Merritt College, 32% are male and 68% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Merritt College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 170
Black or African American 278
Hispanic or Latino 404
White 166
International Students 22
Other Races/Ethnicities 134

Merritt College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Human Development & Family Studies 173 45 28 246
Health Sciences & Services 0 131 0 131
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 0 78 78
General Social Sciences 0 76 0 76
Horticulture 21 17 3 41
Computer Information Systems 25 14 0 39
Biological & Physical Science 0 34 0 34
Business Administration & Management 4 28 0 32
Legal Support Services 20 12 0 32
Criminal Justice & Corrections 0 21 7 28
Real Estate 11 7 0 18
General Psychology 0 18 0 18
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 17 0 0 17
Nursing 0 16 0 16
Accounting 1 12 0 13
Electromechanical Engineering Technology 13 0 0 13
Mental & Social Health Services 0 8 5 13
Fire Protection 4 4 0 8
Food, Nutrition & Related Services 7 0 0 7
Health & Medical Administrative Services 7 0 0 7
Economics 0 7 0 7
Sociology 0 6 0 6
Ethnic Studies 0 5 0 5
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 5 0 5
Public Health 5 0 0 5
Mathematics 0 4 0 4
Communication & Media Studies 0 3 0 3
Natural Resources Conservation 3 0 0 3
Health & Physical Education 2 0 0 2
Anthropology 0 2 0 2
Other Agriculture 1 0 0 1
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 1 0 0 1
Entrepreneurial Studies 1 0 0 1
General Business/Commerce 0 1 0 1
Instructional Media Design 1 0 0 1
Allied Health Professions 1 0 0 1
Human Services 1 0 0 1
General Visual & Performing Arts 1 0 0 1
Biological & Biomedical Sciences (Other) 0 0 0 0
Business Support & Assistant Services 0 0 0 0
Romance Languages 0 0 0 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 0 0 0 0
Health/Medical Prep Programs 0 0 0 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 0 0 0 0
Natural Resources Conservation (Other) 0 0 0 0
Homeland Security 0 0 0 0
Fine & Studio Arts 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 320 476 121 917

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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