About
Downey Adult School is a higher education institution located in Downey, California, which offers a wide range of accessible programs for adults, including Career and Technical Education (CTE) curriculum. The school has been serving the community for over 70 years and provides services such as GED completion and vocational training in various fields.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data8 · 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.
Council on Occupational Education
Council on Occupational Education
Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Schools
Action history · 2
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
- Feb 2020Renewal of AccreditationCouncil on Occupational Education
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, 584 students received $2.5M in Pell grants.
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 0 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 13.2% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
Academic programs at Downey Adult School
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
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
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Downey Adult School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Downey Adult School 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectDowney Adult School | 31% | — | 953 | $13,102 | — |
| — | — | 3,304 | $13,018 | — | |
| — | — | 2,197 | $10,046 | — | |
| — | 20.5% | 383 | $11,423 | — | |
| — | — | 581 | $7,086 | — | |
| — | — | 727 | $9,538 | — | |
| — | — | 1,491 | $6,352 | — | |
| — | — | 894 | $14,597 | — | |
| — | — | 875 | $12,241 | — | |
| — | — | 3,967 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,498 | $7,251 | — | |
| — | — | 354 | $15,459 | — | |
| — | — | 2,912 | $22,206 | — | |
| — | — | 1,155 | $5,420 | — | |
| — | — | 1,126 | $12,103 | — | |
| — | — | 1,463 | $17,981 | — | |
| — | — | 1,045 | $12,702 | — | |
| — | — | 1,116 | $17,430 | — | |
| — | — | 1,101 | $9,480 | — | |
| — | — | 2,284 | $10,375 | — | |
| — | — | 1,628 | $8,332 | — | |
| — | — | 1,850 | $8,419 | — | |
| — | — | 2,416 | $10,091 | — | |
| — | — | 3,117 | $9,528 | — | |
| — | — | 1,055 | $11,899 | — | |
| — | — | 749 | $9,798 | — | |
| — | — | 960 | $8,919 | — | |
| — | — | 229 | $11,206 | — | |
| Peer group median | 31% | 20.5% | 1,121 | $10,375 |
Institutions like Downey Adult School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Downey Adult School's comparison group.
- Florida
Atlantic Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,304Net price$13,018View data - Oklahoma
Canadian Valley Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,197Net price$10,046View data - New York
Erie 1 BOCES
Grad rate—Admit rate20.5%Enrollment383Net price$11,423View data - Florida
Erwin Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment581Net price$7,086View data - Florida
First Coast Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment727Net price$9,538View data - Oklahoma
Indian Capital Technology Center-Muskogee
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,491Net price$6,352View data - Florida
Lake Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment894Net price$14,597View data - Florida
Lorenzo Walker Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment875Net price$12,241View data - Utah
Mountainland Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,967Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Northeast Technology Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,498Net price$7,251View data - New York
Onondaga Cortland Madison BOCES
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment354Net price$15,459View data - Florida
Orange Technical College-East Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,912Net price$22,206View data - Florida
Osceola Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,155Net price$5,420View data - Florida
Pinellas Technical College-Clearwater
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,126Net price$12,103View data - Florida
Pinellas Technical College-St. Petersburg
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,463Net price$17,981View data - Florida
Robert Morgan Educational Center and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,045Net price$12,702View data - Florida
Suncoast Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,116Net price$17,430View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Nashville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,101Net price$9,480View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology Northwest
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,284Net price$10,375View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Dickson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,628Net price$8,332View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Elizabethton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,850Net price$8,419View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Hohenwald
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,416Net price$10,091View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Jackson
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,117Net price$9,528View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Livingston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,055Net price$11,899View data - Tennessee
Tennessee College of Applied Technology-Morristown
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment749Net price$9,798View data - Florida
William T McFatter Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment960Net price$8,919View data - Pennsylvania
York County School of Technology-Adult & Continuing Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment229Net price$11,206View data
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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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