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Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West
6-yr Graduation
25%
-28.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Enrollment
17,441
peer median 17,850
Avg net price
$11,903
+$5.8k vs Baccalaureate
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About

Río Hondo College is a public community college located in Whittier, California. It offers a variety of academic programs and services to support student learning and success. The college's focus areas include transfer education, career technical education, and continuing education.

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
25%-28.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Full-time retention
100%

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,073
$30–48k$11,521
$48–75k$13,812
$75–110k$15,971
$110k+$11,240

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

Avg net price
$11,903
+$5,787vs Baccalaureate median $6,116
Pell recipients
70.7%
Federal loans
0.5%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs96
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2,094 total
01Liberal Arts
89342.6%
02Business
27313.0%
03Security/Protective
21210.1%
04Multi/Interdisciplinary
1467.0%
05Family/Consumer Sci
1386.6%
06Psychology
1326.3%
07Social Sciences
1175.6%
08Visual/Performing Arts
713.4%
09Health Professions
623.0%
10Communication
502.4%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
17,441
12-mo unduplicated
27,997
Undergraduate
27,997
Graduate
24,470

Gender split

Men
58%16,297
Women
42%11,700

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
71.0%
White
10.4%
Unknown
9.7%
Asian
5.3%
Black
2.1%
Two or more
1.0%
Non-resident
0.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.1%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
31.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
180

Rio Hondo College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Rio Hondo 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
SubjectRio Hondo College
25%17,441$11,903Baccalaureate
San Diego Mesa College
92%19,212-$904Baccalaureate
Foothill College
12,949$7,549Baccalaureate
Modesto Junior College
0%18,258$10,176Baccalaureate
Santa Monica College
81%23,453$3,600Baccalaureate
Cypress College
15,924$4,683Baccalaureate
Peer group median53%17,850$6,116

Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness
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