About
Los Angeles Harbor College (LAHC) is a public community college in Wilmington, California. It is one of two community colleges serving the South Bay region of Los Angeles. LAHC serves mainly students from Harbor City, Carson, San Pedro, Gardena, Lomita, Wilmington and the Palos Verdes Peninsula.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.8-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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 99 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 96 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing3 · 3.0%
- No Data96 · 97.0%
- 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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 3
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jul 2018Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Jul 2016Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
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, 2,375 students received $11.2M in Pell grants, alongside $391K 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 93 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (5.3%) defaulted within three years — above 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 Los Angeles Harbor 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 · 6
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 campus7
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.
Los Angeles Harbor College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Los Angeles Harbor 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectLos Angeles Harbor College | 36% | Open admission | 9,463 | $13,250 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 8,964 | $8,983 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,232 | $6,389 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 3,914 | $10,810 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,904 | $10,528 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,053 | $4,714 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,332 | $12,266 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,121 | $7,397 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,901 | $536 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,062 | $9,204 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,538 | $9,490 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,131 | $8,895 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,905 | $6,618 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,606 | $10,065 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,109 | $12,254 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,336 | $12,414 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,544 | $5,541 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,334 | $2,979 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,358 | $7,606 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,374 | $2,624 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,909 | $5,080 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,173 | $11,373 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,920 | $6,483 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,585 | $10,575 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,355 | $5,029 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,412 | $7,196 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,537 | $8,562 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 6,620 | $5,344 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 4,871 | $9,132 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 5,327 | $8,940 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 7,655 | $3,423 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 36% | — | 6,620 | $8,562 |
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,544Net price$5,541View data - Community CollegeMichigan
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,334Net price$2,979View data - Community CollegeOhio
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,909Net price$5,080View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment7,173Net price$11,373View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,920Net price$6,483View data - Community CollegeIdaho
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Rowan College at Burlington County
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment6,620Net price$5,344View data - Community CollegeWashington
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment4,871Net price$9,132View data - Community CollegeNew York
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Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment5,327Net price$8,940View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
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Los Angeles Harbor College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of the Office of Institutional Effectiveness is to assure academic quality, institutional effectiveness and institutional integrity in achieving the college mission which is the success of our students.
Visit IR office page- Edward PaiDean of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Factbook2024 Fact Book | LAHC2024The 2024 Fact Book for Los Angeles Harbor College, published by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, provides comprehensive data on various aspects of the college. Key metrics include student demographics, enrollment figures, efficiency ratios, performance outcomes such as degrees awarded and retention rates, faculty and staff statistics, and budget information. The document also includes a regional needs assessment report and additional resources such as a glossary.lahc.edu
Notable alumni of Los Angeles Harbor College (6)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ben CayetanoPolitics
- Michael DudikoffFilm
- David HackworthMilitary
- Juanita Millender-McDonaldPolitics
- Dennis JohnsonBasketball
- Mike WattMusic
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