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Solano Community College: cost, admission and results

Solano Community College is a public college in Fairfield, California. It has about 8,061 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $2,905 a year.

At a glance

  • $2,905Net price a year
  • 34%Graduation rate
  • $47,449Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Fairfield, California 94534
Type
Public
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Suburb of a midsize city
Undergraduate students
8,061
Students per teacher
27 to 1
Accredited by
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Website
welcome.solano.edu

Getting in

Solano Community College has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees, students from California$1,172
Tuition and fees, students from elsewhere$9,812
Books and supplies$1,089
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$12,100
Average net price after grants and scholarships$2,905

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off (for a public college, students from inside the state). It is 87% below the median net price of colleges in California on this site ($22,336). International students are normally charged the out-of-state tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeCA medianUS median
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)34%51%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$47,449$53,420$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$11,310$17,297$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in California and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

27% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 2% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 54% women and 46% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 73 of the 267 colleges in California on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 2,759.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at Solano Community College?

Published tuition and fees are $1,172 a year for students from California and $9,812 for others. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of Solano Community College?

34% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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