unitid 111887 · Norwalk, CA · public 4-year · suburb (large)
Cerritos College
- enrollment 2023
- 28,050
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
18,870
86th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
36%
undergrads on Pell grants
63rd pctl among public 4-years
completion
31%
finish within 150% time
19th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$10,236
2nd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$2,424
after aid, aided students
2nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$41,156
after entry, Title IV students
20th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$8,447
7th pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $1,538 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k59%
- 30-48k24%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,002
- First-generation students
- 60%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,364
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 4.9× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 1,815 | — | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 804 | $45,562 | $8,021 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 667 | $38,638 | $9,750 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 423 | $49,951 | $7,975 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 259 | $61,587 | $8,945 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 249 | — | — |
| Psychology, General. | 166 | $37,641 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 132 | $30,470 | — |
| Sociology. | 103 | $43,979 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 94 | $44,073 | — |
| Precision Metal Working. | 93 | — | — |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services. | 70 | $14,752 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.