Alameda, California · Public
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians at College of Alameda
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 721 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
16.1% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 16.1%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~721
- Schools with reported signal
- 358
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- Open / not reported
- Graduation rate
- 33.3%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $8,496/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $33,984
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $42,563/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- A
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 358 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 2.7x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($1,209 below), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($878 above). That combination produces a A value grade and a top 47% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 0.6% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 1.2% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 2.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians accounts for 16.1% of reported programs at College of Alameda, which is bigger than 94% of schools in this field set and 2.7x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 721 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
College of Alameda's average net price is $8,496 per year, about $33,984 over four years. That is $1,209 below the $9,705 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $42,563 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $878 above the $41,685 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks College of Alameda #168 of 358 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.