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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

  • 0-30k
    59%
  • 30-48k
    24%
  • 48-75k
    14%
  • 75-110k
    not 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

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
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.