Alameda, California · Public
Visual and Performing Arts, General at College of Alameda
Use this school-and-field page as a fit screen, not a department ranking. It combines the 0.5% reported program-share signal, $8,496 school-wide net price, and $42,563 school-wide ten-year earnings before you compare peer schools. The enrollment proxy is about 20 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
0.5% reported share makes this a small program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 0.4%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~20
- Schools with reported signal
- 369
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.
Evidence used here: federal program-share data (0.5%), school-wide average net price ($8,496), school-wide ten-year median earnings ($42,563), and peer averages from 369 schools reporting a positive signal in this field. Evidence not included: department-level salary, placement rate, course quality, licensure eligibility, certification, or exam pass-rate outcomes. This page stays available for users because the program appears in federal data, but it is not promoted for search indexing while the reported share is below 1%.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 369 schools that report this field.
The answer is a value-screen grade of A, not a verified department verdict. The reported share is below the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is lower than the peer average ($8,225 below), and ten-year median earnings are lower than the peer average ($9,993 below). Together, those evidence points place College of Alameda in the top 26% 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.
College of San Mateo San Mateo, CA · 0.8% reported share · $536 net A+ Skyline College San Bruno, CA · 0.3% reported share · $1,738 net A+ Imperial Valley College Imperial, CA · 0.1% reported share · $1,115 net A+ St Petersburg College St. Petersburg, FL · 0.3% reported share · $1,471 net A+ 
Irvine Valley College Irvine, CA · 0.1% reported share · $2,090 net A+ 
Middlesex College Edison, NJ · 1.8% reported share · $2,288 net A+ CUNY Brooklyn College Brooklyn, NY · 0.1% reported share · $3,103 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Visual and Performing Arts, General accounts for 0.5% of reported programs at College of Alameda, which is bigger than 50% of schools in this field set and below the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 20 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 $8,225 below the $16,721 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 $9,993 below the $52,556 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 #97 of 369 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.