Cabrillo College
Cabrillo College is a public community college in Aptos, California. It is named after the conquistador Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo and opened in 1959. Cabrillo College has an enrollment of about 9,700 students per term.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $20,716
- Undergraduate enrollment: 14,569
- Graduation rate (150%): 38%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 22%
- Student to faculty ratio: 20:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $44,114
- Median earnings (8 years): $39,618
- Median earnings (6 years): $34,990
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, midsize
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Aptos, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Cabrillo College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education, Psychology.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (732 associate)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education (183 associate)
- Psychology (99 associate)
- Business Administration and Management (73 associate)
- Economics (60 associate)
- Accounting Technology (77 bachelor's)
- Speech Communication and Rhetoric (69 associate)
- Engineering Technologies (50 bachelor's)
- Business (48 associate)
- Nursing (47 associate)
Degree mix: Business 35%, Engineering 2%, Computer Science 10%, Health 27%, Biological Sciences 4%, Psychology 12%, Communication 10%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Cabrillo College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $14,656 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $14,656
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $14,911
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $17,780
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $19,252
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,270
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $9,862
- Books and supplies: $2,250
- Off-campus room and board: $25,281
- Off-campus with family: $6,498
- Typical cost of attendance: $24,966
- Sticker vs net gap: 17%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 24%
- Federal loan recipients: 100%
- Average institutional grant: $914
- Average federal loan: $7,655
- Median debt at graduation: $14,380
Admissions
Cabrillo College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 14,569
- Women: 53%
- Part-time undergraduates: 65%
- Age 25 and older: 35%
- Graduation rate: 38%
- Come back after freshman year: 73%
- First-generation: 51%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 53%
- Student to faculty: 20:1
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Cabrillo College acceptance rate? Cabrillo College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Cabrillo College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $14,656 a year after aid. Average net price is $20,716.
What majors does Cabrillo College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education, Psychology, Business Administration and Management, Economics.
What is the average salary after Cabrillo College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $44,114 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Cabrillo College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 22% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 38%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Cabrillo College official site: https://www.cabrillo.edu.