Public · Redwood City, California

Canada College

Canada College is a public institution in Redwood City, California. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$32
Avg net price / yr
$50,087
10-yr median earnings
48.0%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Canada College posts above-median former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 29%
former-student earnings, US
48.0%
150%-time completion
+19%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Canada College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

B-
College Value Score
69/100
Canada College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings B-
$50,087
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$32
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
48.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Canada College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$50,087

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$32

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

48.0%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 48.0%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Canada College vs peers

Canada College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Canada College positioned by earnings vs cost Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $33K $130K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $27 $33K Avg Net Price ($) Canada College (you are here): $50K earn · $0K net · 48% grad You are here - Canada College Sonoma State University: $66K earn · $13K net · 59% grad Sonoma State Unive… Contra Costa College: $41K earn · $9K net · 30% grad Contra Costa College Merritt College: $44K earn · $14K net · 23% grad Merritt College California State University-Channel Islands: $62K earn · $10K net · 52% grad California State U… Reedley College: $38K earn · $7K net · 42% grad Reedley College Menlo College: $76K earn · $31K net · 52% grad Stanford University: $124K earn · $14K net · 92% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Canada College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Canada College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$50,087 Top 29% higher than 71% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Canada College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $50,087 #1466 of 5103 71st
Average net price $32 #13 of 5020 100th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 48.0% #3126 of 4858 36th
Undergraduate enrollment 5,175 #722 of 5462 87th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

5,175
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
48.0%
150%-time completion
$50,087
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Canada College ranks in California

State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Canada College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $50,087 #161 of 493 67th
Average net price $32 #4 of 495 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 48.0% #338 of 483 30th
Undergraduate enrollment 5,175 #129 of 553 77th

Highest former-student earnings in California

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Samuel Merritt University$143,238-
2Harvey Mudd College$138,687$35,924
3California Institute of Technology$128,566$16,075
4Stanford University$124,080$13,807
5Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health$115,318-
6Gnomon$114,785$51,949
7Santa Clara University$109,183$50,062
8Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University$109,183-
9Touro University California$104,805-
10Claremont McKenna College$104,736$28,849
11West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County$102,672$32,879
12West Coast University-Ontario$102,672$49,590
161Canada CollegeThis school$50,087$32

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Canada College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Canada College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $1,332
Out-of-State Tuition $11,384
Average Net Price $32
9.5%
Pell Grant Rate
0.4%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Canada College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10 to $4,078 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -99.6%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$10
Highest year
$4,078
Most recent (2023)
$10
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $2,6952014: $2,6682015: $4,0782016: $3,1402017: $3,0702018: $2,7742019: $1,6972020: $2,3902021: $3,6432022: $1,9442023: $10
2013 · $2,6952023 · $10

Over the same years, enrollment went -6.5% (5,217 → 4,878 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

65.5%
Female
57.3%
First Generation

Outcomes

$42,044
Median Earnings (6yr)
56.9%
Earning Over $25K

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 48.0%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $42,044
Median earnings 10 years after entry $50,087
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 56.9%

Programs & Earnings

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's 15 $123,616 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 61 $73,129 -
Psychology, General Associate's 66 $67,015 -
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Associate's 24 - -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Canada College?
Canada College is a public institution in Redwood City, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 5,175 students.
How much do Canada College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Canada College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $50,087 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $42,044.
How much does Canada College cost?
The average net price at Canada College is $32. In-state tuition is $1,332 and out-of-state tuition is $11,384.
What is the graduation rate at Canada College?
Canada College has a 48.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Canada College

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Every figure on PlainCollege is rendered directly from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard data, no number is typed in by an editor. Public-institution profiles compile Scorecard Title-IV earnings, IPEDS enrollment/admissions, and Treasury linkage fields — no editor-typed figures. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error on this page. Review the public data changelog. Data current as of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals.