BaccalaureatePrivate nonprofitHSI

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
Enrollment
168
peer median 358
Avg net price
$25,378
+$5.6k vs Baccalaureate
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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

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
55
55 candidates competed
Admitted
55
Enrolled
33
60.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

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.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

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

Academic programs at Providence Christian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

27 total
01Liberal Arts
27100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

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%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

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.

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%424Baccalaureate
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%64Baccalaureate
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%88Baccalaureate
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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