Merced College

Merced College is a public two-year community college with a campus location in Los Banos, California, serving the western portion of Merced County in California's Central Valley. As part of the California Community Colleges system, Merced College provides associate degrees, vocational certificates, and career technical education aligned with regional workforce needs and transfer preparation.

Specific program listings for this campus location are not detailed in current IPEDS data. Merced College broadly offers programs in agriculture, business, health sciences, early childhood education, computer information systems, and skilled trades, with the Los Banos campus serving students who might otherwise face geographic barriers to higher education.

Los Banos is a growing community in the western San Joaquin Valley, with an economy anchored by agriculture, logistics, and retail. The Merced College Los Banos campus plays an important role in expanding access to postsecondary education and workforce training for residents of this part of Merced County.