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Cabrillo College

Aptos, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·cabrillo.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
38%
+6.5pp vs Community College
Total enrollment
9,457
peer median 10,910
Avg net price
$15,843
+$9.0k vs Community College
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About

Cabrillo College is a public community college in Aptos, California. It is named after the conquistador Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo and opened in 1959. Cabrillo College has an enrollment of about 9,700 students per term.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

IPEDS
Overall completion
38%+6.5pp vs Community College
Full-time retention
73%

Pell equity

0.4pp gap
Pell recipients
38%107 of 285
Non-Pell (all)
38%168 of 438
Subsidized loan, no Pell
0%0 of 1
No Federal Aid
38%168 of 437

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

FVT/GE

Of 141 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 141 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
141
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

141programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data141 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
141

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Undergraduate Certificate · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
21%
$10,500 debt · $50,226 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$13,271 debt · $122,830 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1961Next review Oct 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 14

  1. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  2. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$14,656
$30–48k$14,911
$48–75k$17,780
$75–110k$19,252
$110k+—

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price
$15,843
+$8,988vs Community College median $6,855
Federal loans
1.3%
In-state tuition
$1,270
Out-of-state
$9,862

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 3,084 students received $14.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
3,084
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.2M
$14,243,998 total
Direct Loans
$1.0M
228 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
’20
2k
’21
2k
’22
3k
’23
3k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$438K
116 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$580K
112 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 174 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (2.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.8%
+0.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
174
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.7%
2017
19.3%
2018
8.9%
2019
2.8%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Cabrillo College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs138
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,773 total completions
01Liberal Arts
82946.8%
02Parks/Recreation
21412.1%
03Social Sciences
1478.3%
04Business
1428.0%
05Health Professions
995.6%
06Psychology
925.2%
07Visual/Performing Arts
905.1%
08Physical Sciences
603.4%
09Mathematics
522.9%
10Communication
482.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

IPEDS
Fall total
9,457
12-mo unduplicated
14,691
Undergraduate
14,691
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
47%6,850
Women
53%7,841

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.1%
White
37.8%
Two or more
5.6%
Asian
2.7%
Unknown
1.9%
Black
0.8%
Non-resident
0.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.

EADA
Athletes
223
151 M · 72 W
Women athletes
32.3%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$2.0M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$35K
$17K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 10

Football
51 M · —
$225K
Soccer
31 M · 17 W
$241K
Baseball
34 M · —
$107K
Basketball
16 M · 11 W
$160K
Softball
— · 18 W
$109K
Beach Volleyball
— · 14 W
$32K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.43
4 offenses · 9,274 students

3-year trend

0.332 yrs ago0.551 yr ago0.43Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
12
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
5
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
2
Rape
1
Fondling
1

By location

4total
  • On campus4

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
1
Stalking
1 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race2
  • Sexual orientation1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons30
Drugs60
Liquor00

Residence-hall fires

No residence-hall fires reported.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
212

Cabrillo College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Cabrillo College selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
This institutionPeer median

A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

Carnegie
SubjectCabrillo College
38%Open admission9,457$15,843Community College
Chabot College
—Open admission12,842$9,053Community College
Chaffey College
—Open admission22,460$5,672Community College
College of the Redwoods
—Open admission4,706$6,904Community College
College of the Siskiyous
—Open admission1,575$11,120Community College
Contra Costa College
—Open admission6,538$9,490Community College
Cosumnes River College
—Open admission15,744$5,981Community College
Cuyamaca College
—Open admission8,905$6,618Community College
Cypress College
—Open admission15,924$4,606Baccalaureate
El Camino Community College District
—Open admission21,664$5,968Community College
Evergreen Valley College
—Open admission9,336$12,414Community College
Feather River Community College District
25%Open admission2,055$10,800Baccalaureate
Folsom Lake College
—Open admission11,098$5,975Community College
Glendale Community College
—Open admission12,075$8,365Community College
Golden West College
—Open admission10,721$4,824Community College
Lake Tahoe Community College
—Open admission4,040$8,516Community College
Los Angeles Valley College
—Open admission15,999$12,152Community College
Los Medanos College
—Open admission8,455$7,443Community College
Monterey Peninsula College
—Open admission7,173$11,373Community College
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
—Open admission17,627$6,806Community College
Napa Valley College
—Open admission4,844$14,644Community College
Palomar College
—Open admission19,550$5,763Community College
Sacramento City College
—Open admission19,920$6,614Community College
Santa Rosa Junior College
—Open admission17,854$6,331Community College
Santiago Canyon College
—Open admission11,897$2,129Community College
Shasta College
—Open admission9,073$2,878Baccalaureate
Sierra College
—Open admission19,125$7,245Community College
Solano Community College
—Open admission9,282$4,669Baccalaureate
Peer group median32%—10,910$6,855

Institutions like Cabrillo College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Cabrillo College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Cabrillo College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness
Address
6500 Soquel Drive Aptos, CA 95003

The Research area of Planning & Research (PRO) provides data tools, reports, and analyses that support data-informed decision-making, equity-focused planning, and student success.

Visit IR office page
Team
4 members
  • Janine Riopel
    Interim Dean, Office of Research, Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness
  • Steve Blohm
    Institutional Research Analyst, Statistician
  • Leila Jamoosian
    Institutional Research Analyst, Statistician
  • Buff McKinley
    Assistant

Reports & documents (3)

Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Notable alumni of Cabrillo College (10)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Denise Crosby
    Entertainment
  • Gary Goldman
    Film
  • Teri Greeves
    Arts
  • Remington Hoffman
    Entertainment
  • Wendy Rose
    Literature
  • Walmer Martínez
    Sports
  • Ralph Peduto
    Entertainment
  • John Baker Saunders
    Music
  • Chet 'JR' White
    Music
  • Scott Williams
    Art

Frequently asked questions about Cabrillo College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Cabrillo College.

What is the acceptance rate at Cabrillo College?

Cabrillo College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

What is the graduation rate at Cabrillo College?

Cabrillo College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 38% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cabrillo College?

Cabrillo College reports a total enrollment of 9,457 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cabrillo College?

The average net price at Cabrillo College is $15,843 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Cabrillo College located?

Cabrillo College is located in Aptos, California 95003.

Who runs Institutional Research at Cabrillo College?

Cabrillo College's IR work is done by the Office of Research, Planning, and Institutional Effectiveness.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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