Los Angeles Pierce College

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2019 Undergraduate Tuition

$1,196

0% growth from 2018

2019 Average Net Price

$11,585

After Financial Aid

2017 Student Loan

5.04%

Default Rate

2019 Enrolled Students

18,765

27.5% Full-Time

2019 Graduation Rate

32.5%

398 Graduates

About

Los Angeles Pierce College is a higher education institution located in Los Angeles County, CA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Los Angeles Pierce College were .

In 2019, 5,249 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Los Angeles Pierce College. 61.5% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 38.5% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was hispanic or latino (2,316 degrees), 1.33 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (1744 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Los Angeles Pierce College is $1,196, which is $-6,628 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

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Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Los Angeles Pierce College is $1,196, which is $-6,628 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $11,585.

In 2019, 56% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 3% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$1,196

2019 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2019, the cost of tuition at Los Angeles Pierce College was $1,196. The cost of tuition at Los Angeles Pierce College is $-6,628 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,824).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

Average Net Price

$11,585

2019 Value

3.48%

1 Year Growth

In 2019 Los Angeles Pierce College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $11,585. Between 2018 and 2019, the average net price of Los Angeles Pierce College grew by 3.48%.

This chart compares the average net price of Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

Other Student Expenses

$13,779

Room and Board

$1,917

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Los Angeles Pierce College was of $13,779 in 2019. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,917. The cost of room and board increased by 3.66% between 2018 and 2019. The cost of books and supplies increased by 3.4% during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) with that of similar universities.

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

56%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

56% of undergraduate students at Los Angeles Pierce College received grants or loans in 2019. This represents a decline of 5.08% with respect to 2018, when 59% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

5.04%

2017 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2017 the default rate for borrower's at Los Angeles Pierce College was 5.04%, which represents 30 out of the 595 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Los Angeles Pierce College has a total enrollment of 18,765 students. The full-time enrollment at Los Angeles Pierce College is 5,154 students and the part-time enrollment is 13,611. This means that 27.5% of students enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Los Angeles Pierce College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.9% White, 5.21% Asian, 4.63% Black or African American, 3.08% Two or More Races, 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0853% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (25.4%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Male (20.9%) and White Female (14.4%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

27.5%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Los Angeles Pierce College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 18,765 students. The full-time enrollment at Los Angeles Pierce College is 5,154 and the part-time enrollment is 13,611. This means that 27.5% of students enrolled at Los Angeles Pierce College are enrolled full-time compared with 34.9% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) compares to similar universities.

Retention Rate over Time

79%

2019 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Los Angeles Pierce College was 79%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Los Angeles Pierce College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Los Angeles Pierce College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
9,058
White
5,423
Asian
978

The enrolled student population at Los Angeles Pierce College is 48.3% Hispanic or Latino, 28.9% White, 5.21% Asian, 4.63% Black or African American, 3.08% Two or More Races, 0.234% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.0853% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 44% White, 26.9% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.5% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,619 students (8.63%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2019, 1203 more women than men received degrees from Los Angeles Pierce College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Los Angeles Pierce College is hispanic or latino (2,316 degrees awarded). There were 1.33 times more hispanic or latino graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (1744 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Los Angeles Pierce College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Los Angeles Pierce College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Interdisciplinary Studies (724 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (2,956 degrees), and Human Sciences (242 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles Pierce College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (324,812 people), Other managers (279,092 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (230,978 people), Postsecondary teachers (139,223 people), and Chief executives & legislators (128,964 people).

The most specialized majors at Los Angeles Pierce College are Interdisciplinary Studies (724 degrees awarded), Liberal Arts & Humanities (2,956 degrees), Human Sciences (242 degrees), Social Sciences (264 degrees), and Language & Linguistics (36 degrees).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Dentists

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles Pierce College are Dentists, Surgeons, Physicians, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Aircraft pilots & flight engineers

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Los Angeles Pierce College are Elementary & secondary schools (561,874 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (315,786 people), Legal services (259,404 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (222,495 people), and Computer Systems Design (201,195 people).

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Los Angeles Pierce College.

Most Common

N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded
N/A
N/A degree-majorss awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Los Angeles Pierce College was N/A with N/A degree-majorss awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from bachelors degree programs at Los Angeles Pierce College according to their major.

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

2,023

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2019

3,226

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2019

In 2019, 2,023 degrees were awarded to men at Los Angeles Pierce College, which is 0.627 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (3,226).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Los Angeles Pierce College by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 1000 degrees were awarded to men at Los Angeles Pierce College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 0.603 times less than the 1658 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 1658 degrees were awarded to women at Los Angeles Pierce College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.66 times more than the 1000 male recipients with that same degree.

Time to Complete

11%

100% Completion Time

28%

150% Completion Time

In 2019, 11% of students graduating from Los Angeles Pierce College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 28% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 37% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

White Female

Highest Graduation Rate (41.8%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Los Angeles Pierce College is Female and White (41.8% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (70.6%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1.26% of graduates (5 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

Hispanic or Latino
2,316 degrees awarded
White
1,744 degrees awarded
Unknown
436 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Los Angeles Pierce College is hispanic or latino (2,316 degrees awarded). There were 1.33 times more hispanic or latino recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white (1744 degrees).

8.31% of degree recipients (436 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

Hispanic or Latino Female
1,461 degrees awarded
White Female
1,052 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Male
855 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Los Angeles Pierce College is hispanic or latino female (1,461 degrees awarded). There were 1.39 times more hispanic or latino female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (1,052 degrees).

Operations

Los Angeles Pierce College has an endowment valued at nearly $N/A, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $1.47M (NaNM%), compared to the 5.92% average return ($255k on $4.3M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2019, Los Angeles Pierce College had a total salary expenditure of $N/A. Los Angeles Pierce College employs 241 Instructors, 0 N/A, and 0 N/A. Most academics at Los Angeles Pierce College are Female Instructors (146), Male Instructors(95), and N/A (0).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Los Angeles Pierce College are: Office and Administrative Support, with 130 employees, Service, with 86 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 24 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$N/A

2019 Endowment

growth from 2018

Los Angeles Pierce College has an endowment valued at about $N/A, as of the end of the 2019 fiscal year. The endowment of Los Angeles Pierce College stayed 0% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $NaNM approximately the same as than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Los Angeles Pierce College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

$7.98M - Federal
$11.7M - State
$2.54M - Local

As of 2019, Los Angeles Pierce College received $7.98M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $11.7M from state grants and contracts, and $2.54M from local grants and contracts.

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$62.1M

2019 Salaries

2.36%

growth from 2018

In 2019, Los Angeles Pierce College paid a median of $62.1M in salaries, which represents NaNM% of their overall expenditure ($N/A) and a 2.36% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 0.69% growth from 2017 and a 7.77% growth from 2016.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 16.6M (44.7% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$24.7M

Instructional Salaries

241

Number of Employees

In 2019, Los Angeles Pierce College paid a total of $24.7M to 241 employees working as instructors, which represents 39.8% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $5.1M (30.7%) for similar Associates Colleges.

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Instructor

Most Common Instructor

241 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

130 Employees

In 2019, the most common positions for instructional staff at Los Angeles Pierce College were Instructor with 241 employees; false with 0 employees; and false with 0 employees.

In 2019, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Los Angeles Pierce College were Office and Administrative Support with 130 employees; Service with 86 employees; and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 24 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

Female Instructor
Male Instructor
false

In 2019, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Los Angeles Pierce College was Female Instructor with 146 employees, Male Instructor with 95 employees, and false with 0 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Los Angeles Pierce College.

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