Cypress College
About
Cypress College is a public community college in Cypress, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and belongs to the North Orange County Community College District. It offers a variety of general education, transfer courses, and 145 vocational programs leading to associate degrees and certificates.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.4-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
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.
Of 165 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 165 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data165 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 5
Action history · 21
- Aug 2025Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jun 2025Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Apr 2025Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation RemovedAmerican Board of Funeral Service Education, Committee on Accreditation · Funeral Service Education (FUSER) - Institutions and programs awarding diplomas, associate degrees and bachelor's degrees
- Jan 2025Removal of Monitoring StatusAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Assisting (DA)
- Jan 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 6,229 students received $31.3M in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 216 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Cypress College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Athletics & Title IX gender equity
How athletic participation, aid, and spending are split between men and women.
Men vs women · spending splits
Sport-by-sport · 9
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus20
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
- Religion1
- National origin1
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Data quality: 2 reports were later determined unfounded across the reporting period and are excluded from the totals above.
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Cypress College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Cypress College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCypress College | 37% | Open admission | 15,924 | $4,606 | Baccalaureate |
| — | Open admission | 13,532 | $3,860 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 21,859 | $2,424 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 22,460 | $5,672 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,429 | $4,135 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 18,075 | $3,702 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 33,677 | $10,852 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 21,664 | $5,968 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,521 | $6,134 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,075 | $8,365 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,721 | $4,824 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,440 | $5,311 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 24,985 | $6,202 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,611 | $10,261 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 16,906 | $13,270 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,519 | $12,323 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,999 | $12,152 | Community College | |
| 96% | Open admission | 11,478 | $7,339 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 29,971 | $6,490 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,096 | $7,203 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,550 | $5,763 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 24,597 | $3,864 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,441 | $14,379 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 21,730 | $8,377 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,764 | $4,152 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 14,055 | $18,943 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 13,242 | $7,935 | Community College | |
| 92% | Open admission | 19,212 | $5,814 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 27,248 | $3,133 | Baccalaureate | |
| 81% | Open admission | 23,453 | $2,779 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | Open admission | 11,897 | $2,129 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,986 | $12,671 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 87% | — | 17,758 | $6,051 |
Institutions like Cypress College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Cypress College's comparison group.
- BaccalaureateCalifornia
Antelope Valley Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment13,532Net price$3,860View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cerritos College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment21,859Net price$2,424View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Chaffey College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment22,460Net price$5,672View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Citrus College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,429Net price$4,135View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Canyons
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment18,075Net price$3,702View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
East Los Angeles College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment33,677Net price$10,852View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
El Camino Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment21,664Net price$5,968View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Fullerton College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,521Net price$6,134View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Glendale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,075Net price$8,365View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Golden West College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,721Net price$4,824View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Grossmont College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment14,440Net price$5,311View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Long Beach City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment24,985Net price$6,202View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment14,611Net price$10,261View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Pierce College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment16,906Net price$13,270View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,519Net price$12,323View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment15,999Net price$12,152View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
MiraCosta College
Grad rate96%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,478Net price$7,339View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Mt San Antonio College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment29,971Net price$6,490View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Orange Coast College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment17,096Net price$7,203View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Palomar College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,550Net price$5,763View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Pasadena City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment24,597Net price$3,864View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Rio Hondo College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment17,441Net price$14,379View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Riverside City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment21,730Net price$8,377View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Saddleback College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,764Net price$4,152View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
San Bernardino Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment14,055Net price$18,943View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
San Diego City College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment13,242Net price$7,935View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
San Diego Mesa College
Grad rate92%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,212Net price$5,814View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Santa Ana College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment27,248Net price$3,133View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Santa Monica College
Grad rate81%Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment23,453Net price$2,779View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Santiago Canyon College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,897Net price$2,129View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Southwestern College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,986Net price$12,671View data
Cypress College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Institutional Research and Planning office serves Cypress College by providing sound, action-oriented research in order to support institutional assessment, decision-making, and strategic planning. We strive to provide consistent and accurate information that will help decision-makers to act on behalf of students and the community to foster student success and institutional effectiveness.
Visit IR office page- Bryan VenturaDirector, Institutional Research and Planning
- Eileen Haddad, Ph.D.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
- Kristina OganesianSenior Research and Planning Analyst
- Tori FelipePart-Time Administrative Assistant
- Daisy Ramirez, Ph.D.Senior Research and Planning Analyst
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of Cypress College (5)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Greg CannomFilm and Television
- Caitlin DoughtyMortuary Science
- Alex Gallardo-RookerPolitics
- Paul Le MatFilm and Television
- John StamosFilm and Television
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