Los Angeles City College

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2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,220

0% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$7,360

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

14.1%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

15,849

19.3% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

20.5%

146 Graduates

About

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Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Los Angeles City College is a higher education institution located in Los Angeles County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Los Angeles City College were .

In 2017, 2,317 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Los Angeles City College. 61.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.4% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were hispanic or latino (1,166 degrees), 2.73 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (427 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Los Angeles City College is $1,220, which is $-6,194 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Los Angeles City College is $1,220, which is $-6,194 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $7,360.

In 2017, 61% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 4% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,220

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Los Angeles City College was $1,220. The cost of tuition at Los Angeles City College is $-6,194 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

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Average Net Price

$7,360

2017 Value

1.47%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Los Angeles City College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $7,360. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Los Angeles City College grew by 1.47%.

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Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

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Other Student Expenses

$12,492

Room and Board

$1,791

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Los Angeles City College was of $12,492 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,791. The cost of room and board increased by 4.36% between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies increased by 1.53% during the same period.

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Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

61%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

4%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

61% of undergraduate students at Los Angeles City College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 4.69% with respect to 2016, when 64% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Los Angeles City College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

14.1%

2016 Default Rate

86

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Los Angeles City College was 14.1%, which represents 86 out of the 608 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

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Enrollment

Los Angeles City College has a total enrollment of 15,849 students. The full-time enrollment at Los Angeles City College is 3,063 students and the part-time enrollment is 12,786. This means that 19.3% of students enrolled at Los Angeles City College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Los Angeles City College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 8.57% Asian, 7.58% Black or African American, 1.74% Two or More Races, 0.196% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.158% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Los Angeles City College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority Hispanic or Latino Female (23.5%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (19.9%) and White Female (12.8%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

19.3%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Los Angeles City College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 15,849 students. The full-time enrollment at Los Angeles City College is 3,063 and the part-time enrollment is 12,786. This means that 19.3% of students enrolled at Los Angeles City College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

64%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Los Angeles City College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Los Angeles City College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. Hispanic or Latino

    8,402

  2. White

    2,821

  3. Asian

    1,358

The enrolled student population at Los Angeles City College is 53% Hispanic or Latino, 17.8% White, 8.57% Asian, 7.58% Black or African American, 1.74% Two or More Races, 0.196% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.158% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,391 students (8.78%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2017, 537 more women than men received degrees from Los Angeles City College. The majority of degree recipients at Los Angeles City College are hispanic or latino (1,166 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more hispanic or latino graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (427 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Los Angeles City College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Los Angeles City College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Communication Technologies (237 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (319 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (59 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Elementary & middle school teachers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Elementary & middle school teachers (192,081 people), Other managers (75,904 people), Postsecondary teachers (51,127 people), Physicians (46,574 people), and Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (46,270 people).

The most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Communication Technologies (237 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (319 degrees), Language & Linguistics (59 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (113 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (564 degrees).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Surgeons, Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents, Physicians, Information security analysts, and Lodging managers

The most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Communication Technologies (237 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (319 degrees), Language & Linguistics (59 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (113 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (564 degrees).

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Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Elementary & secondary schools (331,770 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (134,138 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (122,684 people), Computer Systems Design (62,336 people), and Legal services (45,356 people).

The most specialized majors at Los Angeles City College are Communication Technologies (237 degrees awarded), Human Sciences (319 degrees), Language & Linguistics (59 degrees), Interdisciplinary Studies (113 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (564 degrees).

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Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Los Angeles City College.

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Los Angeles City College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree recipients from bachelors degree programs at Los Angeles City College according to their major.

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Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 890

  2. 1,427

In 2017, 890 degrees were awarded to men at Los Angeles City College, which is 0.624 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (1,427).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Los Angeles City College by degrees awarded.

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Most Common Male Majors

In false, 166 degrees were awarded to men at Los Angeles City College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.494 times less than the 336 female recipients with that same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In false, 336 degrees were awarded to women at Los Angeles City College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 2.02 times more than the 166 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

9%

100% Completion Time

21%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 9% of students graduating from Los Angeles City College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 21% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 29% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

Asian Female

Highest Graduation Rate (32.6%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Los Angeles City College is Female and Asian (32.6% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0.685% of graduates (1 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. Hispanic or Latino

    1,166 degrees awarded

  2. White

    427 degrees awarded

  3. Asian

    340 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Los Angeles City College is hispanic or latino (1,166 degrees awarded). There were 2.73 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (427 degrees).

2.2% of degree recipients (51 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. Hispanic or Latino Female

    759 degrees awarded

  2. Hispanic or Latino Male

    407 degrees awarded

  3. White Female

    249 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Los Angeles City College is hispanic or latino female (759 degrees awarded). There were 1.86 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino male (407 degrees).

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Operations

Los Angeles City College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $868k (N/A%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Los Angeles City College had a total salary expenditure of $N/A. Los Angeles City College employs 189 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Los Angeles City College are Female Instructors (95), Male Instructors(94), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Los Angeles City College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 107 employees, Service, with 52 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2017 Endowment

0%

growth from 2016

Los Angeles City College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Los Angeles City College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $N/A approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Los Angeles City College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $4.16M - Federal

  2. $12M - State

  3. $2.29M - Local

As of 2017, Los Angeles City College received $4.16M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $12M from state grants and contracts, and $2.29M from local grants and contracts.

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Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$56.3M

2017 Salaries

5.21%

growth from 2016

In 2017, Los Angeles City College paid a median of $56.3M in salaries, which represents N/A% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 5.21% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.0644% growth from 2015 and a 3.06% growth from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

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Instructional Salaries

$19M

Instructional Salaries

189

Number of Employees

In 2017, Los Angeles City College paid a total of $19M to 189 employees working as instructors, which represents 33.7% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.51M (29.6%) for similar Associates Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional.

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Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

189 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

107 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Los Angeles City College were Instructor with 189 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Los Angeles City College were Office and Administrative Support with 107 employees; Service with 52 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 22 employees.

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Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Instructor

  2. Male Instructor

  3. false

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Los Angeles City College was Female Instructor with 95 employees, Male Instructor with 94 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Los Angeles City College.

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