unitid 121886 · Whittier, CA · public 4-year · rural (fringe)
Rio Hondo College
- enrollment 2023
- 24,751
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
15,684
82nd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
26%
undergrads on Pell grants
31st pctl among public 4-years
completion
25%
finish within 150% time
11th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$21,391
44th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$14,379
after aid, aided students
62nd pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$44,950
after entry, Title IV students
33rd pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$5,500
1st 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 $14,549 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
- 0-30k61%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k14%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $19,376
- First-generation students
- 68%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,388
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 8.2× 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. | 769 | — | — |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 594 | $34,849 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 273 | $48,176 | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 207 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 179 | — | — |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 156 | $60,123 | — |
| Psychology, General. | 117 | — | — |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 111 | — | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 101 | $31,944 | — |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. | 92 | — | — |
| Fire Protection. | 89 | — | — |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians. | 70 | — | — |
— 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.