Cerritos College
Cerritos College is a public community college in Norwalk, California. It offers degrees and certificates in 87 areas of study in nine divisions.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $4,325
- Undergraduate enrollment: 30,699
- Graduation rate (150%): 31%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 26%
- Student to faculty ratio: 26:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $41,156
- Median earnings (8 years): $36,664
- Median earnings (6 years): $32,581
- Control: Public
- Locale: Suburb, large
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Norwalk, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Cerritos College include Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Child Care Provider.
- Business Administration and Management (1,870 bachelor's)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (1,944 bachelor's)
- Child Care Provider (1,057 bachelor's)
- Retail Management (590 bachelor's)
- Psychology (185 associate)
- Biological and Physical Sciences (176 associate)
- Automobile (168 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (214 bachelor's)
- Cosmetology (133 bachelor's)
- Criminal Justice (95 associate)
Degree mix: Business 82%, Engineering 0%, Computer Science 2%, Health 8%, Biological Sciences 1%, Psychology 4%, Communication 3%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Cerritos College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,538 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $1,538
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $1,784
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $3,774
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $6,599
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $7,901
- In-state tuition and fees: $1,364
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $12,004
- Books and supplies: $1,062
- Off-campus room and board: $22,088
- Off-campus with family: $5,852
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,236
- Sticker vs net gap: 58%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 36%
- Federal loan recipients: 3%
- Average institutional grant: $545
- Average federal loan: $7,265
- Median debt at graduation: $8,447
Admissions
Cerritos College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 30,699
- Women: 54%
- Part-time undergraduates: 55%
- Age 25 and older: 40%
- Graduation rate: 31%
- Come back after freshman year: 67%
- First-generation: 60%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 89%
- Student to faculty: 26:1
- Professor salary: $138,188
- Associate professor salary: $126,696
- Assistant professor salary: $118,370
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Cerritos College acceptance rate? Cerritos College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Cerritos College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $1,538 a year after aid. Average net price is $4,325.
What majors does Cerritos College offer? Popular programs include Business Administration and Management, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Child Care Provider, Retail Management, Psychology.
What is the average salary after Cerritos College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $41,156 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Cerritos College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 26% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 31%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Cerritos College official site: https://www.cerritos.edu.