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Los Angeles City College

Los Angeles, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·lacc.edu
6-yr Graduation
29%
Total enrollment
14,611
peer median 9,380
Avg net price
$7,532
+$1.3k vs Community College
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About

Los Angeles City College (LACC) is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District, and serves Hollywood and it's surrounding neighborhoods. It is located on Vermont Avenue south of Santa Monica Boulevard on the former campus of the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) in East Hollywood. From 1947 to 1955, the college shared its campus with California State University, Los Angeles, then known as Los Angeles State College of Applied Arts and Sciences (LASCAAS), before the university moved to its present campus of 175 acres (71 ha) in the northeastern section of the City of Los Angeles, 5 miles (8 km) east of the Civic Center.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
29%
Full-time retention
67%

Pell equity

19.0pp gap
Pell recipients
31%
Non-Pell
50%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 19.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 177 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 174 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
177
Passing
3
1.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

177programs
  • Passing3 · 1.7%
  • No Data174 · 98.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
174

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+22.2%
$44,088 vs $36,082
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+55.7%
$56,162 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+218.8%
$115,035 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 1952Next review Mar 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 14

  1. Jun 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 Laboratory Technology (DT)
  3. Oct 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  4. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Laboratory Technology (DT)
  5. May 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$7,229
$30–48k$7,258
$48–75k$10,294
$75–110k$12,219
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$7,532
+$1,320vs Community College median $6,212
Federal loans
3.4%
In-state tuition
$1,238
Out-of-state
$10,130

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 5,545 students received $26.6M in Pell grants, alongside $5.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
5,545
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$26.6M
$26,555,750 total
Direct Loans
$5.1M
1,179 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

4k
20
5k
21
5k
22
5k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.1M
596 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.0M
581 loan awards
Parent PLUS$48K
2 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.

Of 417 borrowers who entered repayment, 21 (5.0%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.0%
+2.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
417
Defaulted
21
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.1%
2017
7.4%
2018
8.7%
2019
5.0%
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 Los Angeles City College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs82
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,526 total completions
01Liberal Arts
54335.6%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
21914.4%
03Health Professions
20313.3%
04Business
1177.7%
05Social Sciences
946.2%
06Psychology
946.2%
07Visual/Performing Arts
926.0%
08Communication
634.1%
09Computer Sciences
543.5%
10Family/Consumer Sci
473.1%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
14,611
12-mo unduplicated
25,304
Undergraduate
25,304
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%10,735
Women
58%14,569

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.2%
White
21.3%
Asian
9.5%
Black
9.3%
Two or more
3.6%
Non-resident
3.1%
Unknown
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
81
46 M · 35 W
Women athletes
43.2%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.1M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$81K
$59K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 3

Soccer
33 M · 22 W
$360K
Basketball
13 M ·
$238K
Volleyball
· 13 W
$164K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.76
10 offenses · 13,199 students

3-year trend

0.272 yrs ago0.551 yr ago0.76Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
21
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
4
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
2
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Burglary
4
Aggravated assault
2
Arson
1
Robbery
1
Fondling
1
Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

10total
  • On campus10

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

  • Race1

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs20
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.

Student-to-faculty
30.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
173

Los Angeles City College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Los Angeles City College selected for federal comparison reporting.

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
SubjectLos Angeles City College
29%14,611$7,532Community College
Anoka-Ramsey Community College
8,486$11,471Community College
Brightpoint Community College
9,380$5,583Community College
Camden County College
7,622$5,124Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Harry S Truman College
6,839$3,816Community College
City Colleges of Chicago-Wilbur Wright College
7,798$2,651Community College
Clovis Community College
10,358$7,118Community College
Coastline Community College
9,008$9,605Community College
College of Lake County
12,530$6,212Community College
College of Western Idaho
11,015$7,697Community College
Community College of Aurora
8,833$7,466Community College
Illinois Central College
7,906$11,510Community College
Johnson County Community College
18,743$13,912Community College
Lane Community College
6,810$7,427Community College
Los Angeles Mission College
10,690$11,972Community College
McHenry County College
9,399$8,093Community College
McLennan Community College
7,850$6,185Community College
Mohawk Valley Community College
5,940$8,404Community College
Normandale Community College
11,026$12,370Community College
Oakton College
8,329$6,188Community College
Ocean County College
7,095$10,576Community College
Palo Alto College
12,395$4,374Community College
Pima Community College
16,283$3,123Community College
Reedley College
8,796$1,584Community College
San Diego City College
13,242-$818Community College
San Diego Miramar College
14,257-$2,735Community College
Scottsdale Community College
7,065$14,380Community College
Texas Southmost College
8,828$5,458Community College
Washtenaw Community College
11,133$3,561Community College
Wayne County Community College District
11,887$5,762Community College
William Rainey Harper College
13,988$6,186Community College
Peer group median29%9,380$6,212

Los Angeles City College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
323-953-4000
Address
AD 209, 855 N. Vermont Avenue, Los Angeles, California 90029

Our mission is to improve institutional effectiveness by providing high-quality, easily consumable, reliable, and relevant college data that supports and strengthens informed program, department, unit/division and college-related decision making.

Visit IR office page
Team
1 member
  • Anna Badalyan
    Dean

Reports & documents (2)

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

Notable alumni of Los Angeles City College (15)

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

  • Lawrence Klein
    Economics
  • Clint Eastwood
    Entertainment
  • Alan Arkin
    Entertainment
  • Morgan Freeman
    Entertainment
  • Mark Hamill
    Entertainment
  • James Coburn
    Entertainment
  • Gene Roddenberry
    Entertainment
  • Jerry Goldsmith
    Music
  • Dianne Reeves
    Music
  • John Williams
    Music
  • Charles Bukowski
    Writing
  • Carlos Castaneda
    Writing
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Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles City College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Los Angeles City College.

What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles City College?

Los Angeles City College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 29% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Los Angeles City College?

Los Angeles City College reports a total enrollment of 14,611 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Los Angeles City College?

The average net price at Los Angeles City College is $7,532 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Los Angeles City College located?

Los Angeles City College is located in Los Angeles, California 90029.

Who runs Institutional Research at Los Angeles City College?

Los Angeles City College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.

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