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Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Los Angeles, California·Public, 2-year·Far West·lattc.edu
6-yr Graduation
35%
Total enrollment
12,519
peer median 4,130
Avg net price
$10,658
+$3.1k vs Community College
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Los Angeles Trade-Technical College is a public community college in Los Angeles, California, US. It is part of the Los Angeles Community College District and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC), American Culinary Federation, and National League for Nursing, among others.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
35%
Full-time retention
65%

Program outcomes

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

Of 152 Title IV programs, 3 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 149 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
152
Passing
3
2.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

152programs
  • Passing3 · 2.0%
  • No Data149 · 98.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
1
Safe
2
No data
149

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
+15.2%
$41,558 vs $36,082
Biological and Physical Sciences
Associate Degree · Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
+47.5%
$53,233 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+223.3%
$116,662 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 · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Jun 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Jan 2018Renewal 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$10,048
$30–48k$10,878
$48–75k$12,375
$75–110k$13,935
$110k+$18,516

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

Avg net price
$10,658
+$3,059vs Community College median $7,599
Federal loans
1.4%
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, 6,019 students received $26.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
6,019
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$26.9M
$26,901,967 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
480 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
3k
21
4k
22
5k
23
6k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$819K
242 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.1M
234 loan awards
Parent PLUS$62K
4 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 293 borrowers who entered repayment, 20 (6.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.8%
+4.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
293
Defaulted
20
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
21.9%
2017
6.4%
2018
17.2%
2019
6.8%
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 LATTC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs75
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

811 total completions
01Liberal Arts
28334.9%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
8810.9%
03Construction Trades
8310.2%
04Personal/Culinary
728.9%
05Health Professions
678.3%
06Mechanic
566.9%
07Business
506.2%
08Engineering Tech
404.9%
09Family/Consumer Sci
374.6%
10Psychology
354.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
12,519
12-mo unduplicated
21,049
Undergraduate
21,049
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
56%11,727
Women
44%9,322

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.9%
Black
14.2%
White
7.8%
Asian
2.8%
Two or more
2.1%
Unknown
1.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.1%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

Athletes
32
21 M · 11 W
Women athletes
34.4%
Athletic aid
$0
Total student aid
Budget
$773K
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$0
$0
Recruiting expense
$5K
$6K
Head-coach salaries
$18K
$18K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 1

Basketball
21 M · 11 W
$770K

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
1.73
18 offenses · 10,377 students

3-year trend

0.622 yrs ago0.921 yr ago1.73Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
34
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
1
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
11
Burglary
5
Robbery
2

By location

18total
  • On campus18

VAWA offenses

0
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
0 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
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
184

LATTC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions LATTC 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 Trade Technical College
35%12,519$10,658Community College
3,281$14,150Community College
5,872$4,233Community College
4,083$4,176Community College
6,927$6,781Community College
8,330$12,025Community College
4,259$3,886Community College
4,130$124Community College
3,905$7,420Community College
26,224$6,182Community College
10,670$10,910Community College
8,681$4,553Community College
3,224$7,599Community College
4,036$4,867Community College
3,960$3,271Community College
4,074$16,050Community College
3,569$5,782Community College
3,144$10,724Community College
3,695$11,898Community College
6,746$11,555Community College
4,808$10,059Community College
4,082$13,696Community College
2,940$8,892Community College
2,951$12,890Community College
4,290$7,236Community College
8,367$9,400Community College
5,482$8,875Community College
3,990$6,356Community College
6,106$10,741Community College
4,466$1,228Community College
4,128$4,097Community College
Peer group median35%4,130$7,599

Institutions like LATTC

Explore the federal data for institutions in LATTC's comparison group.

LATTC Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
Phone
213-763-5560
Address
Administration / Services Building, E5-519, 400 West Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90015

The mission of the office of Institutional Effectiveness (IE) is to ensure LATTC plans, develops, implements, assesses, and holds itself accountable for activities, policies, and practices that are evidence-based, effective, promote excellence, and enhance student success.

Visit IR office page
Team
2 members
  • Moon Ko
    Interim Dean, Institutional Effectiveness
  • Marcia Wilson
    Dean, Pathway Innovation and Institutional Effectiveness

Reports & documents (2)

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

Frequently asked questions about Los Angeles Trade Technical College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about LATTC.

What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles Trade Technical College?

Los Angeles Trade Technical College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 35% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Los Angeles Trade Technical College?

Los Angeles Trade Technical College reports a total enrollment of 12,519 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Los Angeles Trade Technical College?

The average net price at Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $10,658 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Los Angeles Trade Technical College located?

Los Angeles Trade Technical College is located in Los Angeles, California 90015-4181.

Who runs Institutional Research at Los Angeles Trade Technical College?

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

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