About
Mt. San Antonio College is a public community college in Walnut, California. It offers more than 400 degree and certificate programs, 36 support programs, and more than 50 student clubs and athletic programs, including food pantry, counseling, and tutoring. The college offers associate degrees, career education, community recreation courses, ESL, adult education, and youth summer programs.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 206 Title IV programs, 16 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 189 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing16 · 7.8%
- No Data189 · 91.7%
- Failing1 · 0.5%
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.
Near the line (±5%)
Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.
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 · 2
Action history · 7
- Dec 2024Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
- Jun 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Apr 2024Initial AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Nov 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting 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, 12,975 students received $53.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.7M 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 190 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (4.2%) 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 Mt San Antonio 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 · 14
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 campus9
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.
Mt San Antonio College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Mt San Antonio 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectMt San Antonio College | 45% | — | 29,971 | $3,107 | Community College |
| — | — | 9,262 | $6,040 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,182 | $10,171 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,965 | $5,920 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,900 | $8,882 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,267 | $7,272 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,553 | $9,514 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,451 | $6,643 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,402 | $7,395 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,712 | $11,926 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,099 | $6,342 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,468 | $11,153 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,485 | $13,926 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,923 | $3,719 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,763 | $5,902 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,821 | $4,003 | Community College | |
| — | — | 16,300 | $5,725 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,226 | $5,462 | Community College | |
| — | — | 17,627 | $7,098 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,810 | $10,666 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,867 | $7,665 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,550 | $5,247 | Community College | |
| — | — | 6,011 | $4,881 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,920 | $3,974 | Community College | |
| — | — | 14,055 | $8,234 | Community College | |
| — | — | 20,969 | $8,508 | Community College | |
| — | — | 19,125 | $4,462 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,655 | $5,999 | Community College | |
| Peer group median | 45% | — | 11,977 | $6,493 |
Institutions like Mt San Antonio College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Mt San Antonio College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeTexas
Amarillo College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,262Net price$6,040View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
Baton Rouge Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,182Net price$10,171View data - Community CollegeKentucky
Bluegrass Community and Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,965Net price$5,920View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Brookdale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,900Net price$8,882View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
City College of San Francisco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,267Net price$7,272View data - Community CollegeAlabama
Coastal Alabama Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,553Net price$9,514View data - Community CollegeMaryland
Community College of Baltimore County
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16,451Net price$6,643View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Delaware County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,402Net price$7,395View data - Community CollegeLouisiana
Delgado Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,712Net price$11,926View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Forsyth Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,099Net price$6,342View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Grand Rapids Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,468Net price$11,153View data - Community CollegeNorth Carolina
Guilford Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,485Net price$13,926View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Horry-Georgetown Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,923Net price$3,719View data - Community CollegeNew Jersey
Hudson County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,763Net price$5,902View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Lansing Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,821Net price$4,003View data - Community CollegeMichigan
Macomb Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment16,300Net price$5,725View data - Community CollegeSouth Carolina
Midlands Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,226Net price$5,462View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Mt San Jacinto Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment17,627Net price$7,098View data - Community CollegePennsylvania
Northampton County Area Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,810Net price$10,666View data - Community CollegeMississippi
Northwest Mississippi Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,867Net price$7,665View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Palomar College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,550Net price$5,247View data - Community CollegeMississippi
Pearl River Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,011Net price$4,881View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Sacramento City College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,920Net price$3,974View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
San Bernardino Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment14,055Net price$8,234View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
San Joaquin Delta College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment20,969Net price$8,508View data - Community CollegeCalifornia
Sierra College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment19,125Net price$4,462View data - Community CollegeOklahoma
Tulsa Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,655Net price$5,999View data
Mt San Antonio College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission is to increase Mt. SAC’s capacity for data-driven decision making by providing resources and research expertise, improving information delivery systems, training the College to use research and evaluation practices, and providing comprehensive program and services evaluation.
Visit IR office page- Patricia (Patty) QuiñonesDirector, Research
- Doris TorresAdministrative Specialist III
- Lisa DiDonatoResearch Analyst
- Jaime RodriguezSenior Research Analyst
- Annel Medina TagaraoResearch Analyst
- Patiste (Marcell) GilmoreResearch Analyst
- Cathy StuteSenior Research Analyst
- Melissa VangSenior Research Analyst
Reports & documents (3)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DashboardDashboardmtsac.edu
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planMt. SAC 2035Mt. SAC 2035 is a strategic plan designed to guide Mt. San Antonio College’s efforts towards student success and institutional improvement for the next decade. Developed through extensive collaboration, it emphasizes equity, healing-centered approaches, and integrated planning to eliminate systemic barriers and prioritize disproportionately impacted students. The plan includes institutional goals, a facilities planning framework, and establishes shared measures of success to assess progress.mtsac.edu
Notable alumni of Mt San Antonio College (16)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- Ruben AyalaPolitics
- Mike Carona
- Steve Fullmer
- Crispin Gonzalez
- Kenric Green
- Sandra Jauregui
- Avi Kaplan
- Gary MillerPolitics
- Sona Movsesian
- Kelly Seyarto
- Dennis Shaw
- Sam Shepard
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