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Los Angeles Mission College

Sylmar, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West·lamission.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
Total enrollment
10,690
peer median 9,255
Avg net price
$11,972
+$3.7k vs Community College
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Los Angeles Mission College is a public community college in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the WASC Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
20%

Pell equity

78.0pp gap
Pell recipients
22%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 78.0-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 91 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 90 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
91
Passing
1
1.1% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

91programs
  • Passing1 · 1.1%
  • No Data90 · 98.9%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
90

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.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Associate Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.0%
$45,465 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 1978Next review Mar 2030

Action history · 4

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  4. Jul 2016Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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$11,171
$30–48k$11,205
$48–75k$14,131
$75–110k$16,156
$110k+$12,128

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

Avg net price
$11,972
+$3,738vs Community College median $8,234
Federal loans
1.1%
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, 2,946 students received $13.9M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,946
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$13.9M
$13,884,126 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
246 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$475K
125 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$612K
119 loan awards
Parent PLUS$14K
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 135 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.9%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.9%
+0.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
135
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.3%
2017
3.0%
2018
7.5%
2019
2.9%
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 Mission College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs52
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

979 total completions
01Liberal Arts
39340.1%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
12012.3%
03Health Professions
798.1%
04Business
767.8%
05Psychology
737.5%
06Family/Consumer Sci
717.3%
07Social Sciences
596.0%
08Personal/Culinary
373.8%
09Security/Protective
363.7%
10Visual/Performing Arts
353.6%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
10,690
12-mo unduplicated
19,099
Undergraduate
19,099
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
42%7,933
Women
58%11,166

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.5%
White
14.9%
Black
4.9%
Asian
4.3%
Unknown
3.1%
Two or more
1.7%
Non-resident
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
126
80 M · 46 W
Women athletes
36.5%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$1.4M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$0
$0
Head-coach salaries
$36K
$49K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 6

Baseball
40 M ·
$191K
Soccer
31 M ·
$129K
Volleyball
· 17 W
$113K
Cross Country
9 M · 7 W
$78K
Softball
· 14 W
$177K
Tennis
· 8 W
$138K

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
0.54
5 offenses · 9,283 students

3-year trend

0.422 yrs ago0.681 yr ago0.54Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
3
Burglary
2

By location

5total
  • On campus5

VAWA offenses

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

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs00
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
32.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
101

Los Angeles Mission College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Los Angeles Mission 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 Mission College
20%10,690$11,972Community College
College of the Desert
12,861$11,812Community College
Compton College
5,225$11,103Community College
Contra Costa College
6,538$6,522Community College
Evergreen Valley College
9,336$12,591Community College
Hartnell College
11,273$2,895Community College
Los Angeles Harbor College
9,463$11,245Community College
Los Angeles Southwest College
5,371$6,683Community College
Los Medanos College
8,455$5,692Community College
Oxnard College
7,361$659Community College
San Bernardino Valley College
14,055$8,234Community College
San Jose City College
8,609$16,658Community College
West Los Angeles College
9,255$7,131Baccalaureate
Peer group median20%9,255$8,234

Los Angeles Mission College Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Reports to Office of Academic Affairs
Phone
818-364-7788
Address
Student Services & Administration Building, Academic Affairs, Room 305

The Office of Institutional Effectiveness is responsible for conducting institutional research and developing information in support of institutional accountability, institutional assessment, unit assessment, planning, and accreditation.

Visit IR office page
Team
3 members
  • Sarah Master, Ph.D.
    Dean of Institutional Effectiveness
  • Emil Mubarakshin
    Research Analyst
  • Irma Luna
    Assistant Research Analyst

Reports & documents (2)

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

Grants & funding (7)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles Mission College

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

What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles Mission College?

Los Angeles Mission College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Los Angeles Mission College?

Los Angeles Mission College reports a total enrollment of 10,690 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

The average net price at Los Angeles Mission College is $11,972 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Los Angeles Mission College located?

Los Angeles Mission College is located in Sylmar, California 91342.

Who runs Institutional Research at Los Angeles Mission College?

Los Angeles Mission College's IR work is done by the Office of Institutional Effectiveness, which reports to Office of Academic Affairs.

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