About
West Los Angeles College is a public community college in Culver City, Los Angeles County, California. It is part of the California Community Colleges System and the Los Angeles Community College District. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges. The school offers associate degrees including 18 vocational-oriented programs in addition to 25 transfer programs. The college awards more than 600 degrees and certificates annually in 39 fields.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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.
Of 127 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 126 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 0.8%
- No Data126 · 99.2%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 8
- Aug 2025Renewal of AccreditationAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Jun 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Jan 2023Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: OtherAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAmerican Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
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, 2,775 students received $12.6M 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 208 borrowers who entered repayment, 9 (4.3%) 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 West Los Angeles 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 · 7
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 campus2
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.
West Los Angeles College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions West Los Angeles 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWest Los Angeles College | 28% | — | 9,255 | $7,131 | Baccalaureate |
| — | — | 8,542 | $9,535 | Community College | |
| — | — | 15,012 | $10,790 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,098 | $8,457 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,683 | $7,113 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,463 | $9,826 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,176 | $7,005 | Community College | |
| — | — | 7,965 | $9,431 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,256 | $4,250 | Community College | |
| — | — | 13,337 | $8,033 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,549 | $13,461 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,698 | $10,627 | Community College | |
| — | — | 12,949 | $7,549 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,575 | $14,693 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 13,914 | $12,158 | Community College | |
| — | — | 11,029 | $5,309 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,350 | $4,598 | Community College | |
| 96% | — | 11,478 | $7,178 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,557 | $14,579 | Community College | |
| — | — | 9,981 | $9,296 | Community College | |
| — | — | 5,784 | $7,755 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 11,380 | $7,340 | Community College | |
| — | — | 8,137 | $10,123 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,419 | $9,356 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 8,587 | $5,372 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,396 | $6,329 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,073 | $3,743 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,572 | -$1,180 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 5,577 | $6,071 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 9,282 | $3,869 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,813 | $6,206 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 6,199 | $9,321 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 10,885 | $7,457 | Baccalaureate | |
| Peer group median | 62% | — | 9,073 | $7,549 |
Institutions like West Los Angeles College
Explore the federal data for institutions in West Los Angeles College's comparison group.
- Community CollegeColorado
Aims Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,542Net price$9,535View data - Community CollegeColorado
Arapahoe Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment15,012Net price$10,790View data - Community CollegeOregon
Chemeketa Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,098Net price$8,457View data - Community CollegeOhio
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,683Net price$7,113View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Clark College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,463Net price$9,826View data - Community CollegeIdaho
College of Southern Idaho
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,176Net price$7,005View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Community College of Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment7,965Net price$9,431View data - Community CollegeTexas
Del Mar College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,256Net price$4,250View data - BaccalaureateDelaware
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,337Net price$8,033View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Edmonds College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,549Net price$13,461View data - Community CollegeWashington
Everett Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,698Net price$10,627View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Foothill College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment12,949Net price$7,549View data - BaccalaureateGeorgia
Georgia Military College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,575Net price$14,693View data - Community CollegeArizona
Glendale Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment13,914Net price$12,158View data - BaccalaureateTexas
Laredo College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,029Net price$5,309View data - Community CollegeOhio
Lorain County Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,350Net price$4,598View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
MiraCosta College
Grad rate96%Admit rate—Enrollment11,478Net price$7,178View data - Community CollegeTexas
Navarro College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,557Net price$14,579View data - Community CollegeTexas
Odessa College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,981Net price$9,296View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Olympic College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,784Net price$7,755View data - Community CollegeMissouri
Ozarks Technical Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment11,380Net price$7,340View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Pierce College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,137Net price$10,123View data - BaccalaureateColorado
Red Rocks Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,419Net price$9,356View data - BaccalaureateMichigan
Schoolcraft Community College District
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment8,587Net price$5,372View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Seattle Central College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,396Net price$6,329View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Shasta College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,073Net price$3,743View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Skyline College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,572Net price-$1,180View data - BaccalaureateUtah
Snow College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment5,577Net price$6,071View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Solano Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment9,282Net price$3,869View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Spokane Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,813Net price$6,206View data - BaccalaureateWashington
Tacoma Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment6,199Net price$9,321View data - BaccalaureateNevada
Truckee Meadows Community College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment10,885Net price$7,457View data
West Los Angeles College Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The mission of OIE is to provide support for ensuring institutional effectiveness and enhancing student learning through the provision of data and information, support for integrated planning processes, assessment of the effectiveness of major college plans and processes, and guidance in implementing change that results from assessment and evaluation.
Visit IR office page- Artour Aslanian, Ph.D.Dean
- Sanjay Marwah, Ph.D.Assistant Research Analyst
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
Grants & funding (1)
Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.
Notable alumni of West Los Angeles College (7)
A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.
- LaVar BallSports
- Mike ChrisSports
- Jeff DedmonSports
- James JohnsonSports
- Jorge PedreSports
- Rosie PerezEntertainment
- Dax ShepardEntertainment
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