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Providence Christian College

Pasadena, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·providencecc.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
-25.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Total enrollment
168
peer median 358
Avg net price
$25,378
+$5.6k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Providence Christian College was a private Christian liberal arts college in Pasadena, California. Founded in 2002, the institution identified with the confessionally Reformed tradition but maintained no formal denominational affiliation. The college offered a single academic program leading to a bachelor's degree in Liberal Studies. It closed in May 2026, as announced on February 9, 2026.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
55
55 candidates competed
Admitted
55
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
33
60.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
20%-25.0pp vs Baccalaureate
4-year graduation
13%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
20%
Full-time retention
79%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
17%
Non-Pell
9%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 1 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail.

Total programs
1
Passing
1
100.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing1 · 100.0%
  • No Data0 · 0.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
+26.5%
$45,640 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Liberal Arts and Sciences General Studies and Humanities
Bachelor Degree · Liberal Arts And Sciences, General Studies And Humanities
50%
$23,000 debt · $45,640 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2013Next review Jun 2026
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

WASC Senior College and University Commission

Accredited since 2009Next review Dec 2012

Action history · 2

  1. Feb 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission
  2. Jun 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    WASC Senior College and University Commission

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$22,949
$30–48k$22,549
$48–75k$23,948
$75–110k$24,574
$110k+$28,102

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,378
+$5,598vs Baccalaureate median $19,780
Federal loans
62.5%
In-state tuition
$35,147
Out-of-state
$35,147

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 65 students received $395K in Pell grants, alongside $953K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
65
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$395K
$394,890 total
Direct Loans
$953K
145 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$261K
59 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$194K
64 loan awards
Parent PLUS$499K
22 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 46 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
46
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
25.0%
2017
8.5%
2018
3.2%
2019
2.1%
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 Providence Christian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

27 total completions
01Liberal Arts
27100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
168
12-mo unduplicated
154
Undergraduate
154
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
55%85
Women
45%69

Race / ethnicity composition

White
47.9%
Hispanic
34.7%
Two or more
6.3%
Black
3.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.8%
Asian
2.1%
Unknown
2.1%
Non-resident
0.7%

Athletics & Title IX gender equity

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

EADA
Athletes
95
62 M · 33 W
Women athletes
34.7%
Athletic aid
$1.3M
Total student aid
Budget
$2.5M
Total expenses

Men vs women · spending splits

Athletic student aid
$914K
$433K
Recruiting expense
$629
$1K
Head-coach salaries
$41K
$39K
Men Women

Sport-by-sport · 5

Baseball
42 M · —
$738K
Soccer
15 M · 14 W
$764K
Volleyball
— · 18 W
$258K
Golf
6 M · —
$205K
Track and Field (Outdoor)
— · 6 W
$42K

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 136 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago32.521 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    Providence Christian College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Providence Christian College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectProvidence Christian College
    		20%—168$25,378Baccalaureate
    American Jewish University
    		44%96.0%424—Baccalaureate
    Antioch College
    		41%89.1%121$6,602Baccalaureate
    Bennett College
    		25%50.7%180$22,858Baccalaureate
    Beulah Heights University
    		0%—359$5,970Baccalaureate
    Bryn Athyn College of the New Church
    		65%82.9%255$19,600Baccalaureate
    Centenary College of Louisiana
    		56%55.7%712$25,159Baccalaureate
    College of the Atlantic
    		68%70.2%358$24,028Baccalaureate
    Divine Word College
    		100%—64—Baccalaureate
    East-West University
    		19%40.7%468$21,055Baccalaureate
    Hampshire College
    		54%75.3%844$25,810Baccalaureate
    Hebrew Theological College
    		50%57.1%182$11,197Baccalaureate
    Hellenic College-Holy Cross Greek Orthodox School of Theology
    		44%79.6%274$14,334Baccalaureate
    Holy Cross College
    		45%75.2%661$26,470Baccalaureate
    Kentucky Mountain Bible College
    		55%100.0%94$9,904Baccalaureate
    Lyon College
    		47%62.8%659$22,670Baccalaureate
    Magdalen College
    		53%44.4%—$15,922Baccalaureate
    Martin University
    		0%—198$13,879Baccalaureate
    Paine College
    		12%95.4%390$15,074Baccalaureate
    Pontifical College Josephinum
    		32%95.8%88—Baccalaureate
    Randall University
    		27%57.9%298$16,474Baccalaureate
    Rust College
    		12%48.7%467$8,751Baccalaureate
    Sacred Heart Major Seminary
    		67%100.0%351$10,371Baccalaureate
    Salem College
    		57%76.7%549$18,835Baccalaureate
    Simmons College of Kentucky
    		8%100.0%506$19,960Baccalaureate
    Soka University of America
    		92%43.4%495$21,446Baccalaureate
    St. John's College
    		55%53.1%467$24,351Baccalaureate
    Sweet Briar College
    		52%75.5%444$23,383Baccalaureate
    Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
    		63%89.6%97$21,511Baccalaureate
    University of the West
    		38%100.0%138$11,137Baccalaureate
    Wells College
    		41%69.6%—$22,921Baccalaureate
    Peer group median45%75.3%358$19,780

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    IPEDS

    Providence Christian College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Dr. Benjamin M. Austin
      Preceptor in Biblical Studies & Institutional Research Analyst & Accreditation Liaison Officer

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Providence Christian College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Providence Christian College.

    What is the graduation rate at Providence Christian College?

    Providence Christian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Providence Christian College?

    Providence Christian College reports a total enrollment of 168 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Providence Christian College?

    The average net price at Providence Christian College is $25,378 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Providence Christian College?

    Providence Christian College's yield rate is 60.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Providence Christian College located?

    Providence Christian College is located in Pasadena, California 91101.

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