About
Los Angeles Pierce College, shortened to Pierce College or simply Pierce, is a public community college in the San Fernando Valley neighborhood of Woodland Hills in Los Angeles, California. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. It serves 22,000 students each semester.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
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 125 Title IV programs, 5 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 120 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing5 · 4.0%
- No Data120 · 96.0%
- 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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden 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
- Oct 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- 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, 6,430 students received $32.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.2M 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 491 borrowers who entered repayment, 25 (5.0%) 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 Pierce 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 campus5
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 Pierce College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Los Angeles Pierce 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 Pierce College | 46% | Open admission | 16,906 | $13,270 | Community College |
| — | Open admission | 11,463 | $5,383 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 19,342 | $4,621 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,375 | $3,345 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,085 | $12,726 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 18,075 | $3,702 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,283 | $12,124 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 18,165 | $5,606 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 33,677 | $10,852 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | — | $4,181 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,251 | $6,026 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,098 | $5,975 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,721 | $4,824 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 8,643 | $11,133 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 13,018 | $2,090 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,999 | $12,152 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,077 | $12,132 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 12,044 | $2,288 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 18,835 | $8,027 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,351 | $5,169 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 56,457 | $9,919 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,060 | $4,525 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 15,287 | $5,777 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 10,660 | $12,055 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,861 | $10,405 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 11,473 | $8,672 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 20,764 | $4,152 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 27,437 | $9,804 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 17,854 | $6,331 | Community College | |
| — | Open admission | 9,359 | $9,373 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 46% | — | 15,999 | $6,179 |
Institutions like Los Angeles Pierce College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Los Angeles Pierce College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeCalifornia
Allan Hancock College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,463Net price$5,383View data - Community CollegeNew Mexico
Central New Mexico Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment19,342Net price$4,621View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Central Piedmont Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,375Net price$3,345View data - Community CollegeArizona
Chandler-Gilbert Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment15,085Net price$12,726View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
College of the Canyons
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment18,075Net price$3,702View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Cuesta College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,283Net price$12,124View data - Community CollegeNew York
CUNY Kingsborough Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment18,165Net price$5,606View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
East Los Angeles College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment33,677Net price$10,852View data - Community CollegeOhio
Eastern Gateway Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment—Net price$4,181View data - Community CollegeIllinois
Elgin Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,251Net price$6,026View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Folsom Lake College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,098Net price$5,975View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Golden West College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,721Net price$4,824View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Howard Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment8,643Net price$11,133View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Irvine Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment13,018Net price$2,090View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Los Angeles Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment15,999Net price$12,152View data - Community CollegeArizona
Mesa Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment17,077Net price$12,132View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Middlesex College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment12,044Net price$2,288View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Montgomery College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment18,835Net price$8,027View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Norco College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,351Net price$5,169View data - Community CollegeVirginia
Northern Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment56,457Net price$9,919View data - Community CollegeTexas
Northwest Vista College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,060Net price$4,525View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Oakland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment15,287Net price$5,777View data - Community CollegeArizona
Phoenix College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment10,660Net price$12,055View data - Community CollegeOregon
Portland Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,861Net price$10,405View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Prince George's Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment11,473Net price$8,672View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Saddleback College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment20,764Net price$4,152View data - Community CollegeUtah
Salt Lake Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment27,437Net price$9,804View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Santa Rosa Junior College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment17,854Net price$6,331View data - Community CollegeNew York
SUNY Westchester Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,359Net price$9,373View data
Los Angeles Pierce College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Los Angeles Pierce College (LAPC) Office of Institutional Effectiveness (OIE) supports Pierce's commitment that decisions impacting student learning and college operations are data informed.
Visit IR office page- Ani ZarpasDean
- Giselle CalubayanResearch Analyst
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Notable alumni of Los Angeles Pierce College (13)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Sharon Camarillo
- Suzanne CroughEntertainment
- Victoria A. Dooling
- Frank DoubledayEntertainment
- Lisa-ann GershwinScience
- Ron Goldman
- Bob LazarScience
- May Htet Lu
- Leslie Ramírez
- Elliot Rodger
- Joel Sill
- Max SteinbergMilitary
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