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Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA · Public · 21,466 students · mostly associate degrees

27th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.

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Net price / year
$3,864
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$13,677
Graduation rate
48%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$43,937
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$6,651
Pell grant recipients
31%
3-yr loan default rate
0%

Fields of study

136 programs
Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree68 grads/yr$107,357Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree754 grads/yr$50,752Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree$48,709Natural Sciences · Associate's Degree$47,721Communication, General · Associate's Degree65 grads/yr$45,235Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree61 grads/yr$44,033Psychology, General · Associate's Degree204 grads/yr$42,700Child Development · Associate's Degree39 grads/yr$41,808General Studies · Associate's Degree1,359 grads/yr$41,598Sociology, General · Associate's Degree53 grads/yr$39,348Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness, General · Associate's Degree67 grads/yr$33,915Art/Art Studies, General · Associate's Degree55 grads/yr$30,107

Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.