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West Los Angeles College

Culver City, California·Public, 4-year or above·Far West
6-yr Graduation
28%
-34.0pp vs Baccalaureate
Enrollment
9,255
peer median 9,073
Avg net price
$7,131
-$418 vs Baccalaureate
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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.

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
28%-34.0pp vs Baccalaureate

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
33%
Non-Pell
0%

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

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$6,841
$30–48k$6,739
$48–75k$8,381
$75–110k$10,477
$110k+

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

Avg net price
$7,131
-$418vs Baccalaureate median $7,549
Pell recipients
79.8%
Federal loans
1.8%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs70
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,080 total
01Liberal Arts
52148.2%
02Health Professions
16315.1%
03Business
1049.6%
04Social Sciences
696.4%
05Family/Consumer Sci
444.1%
06Legal Professions
413.8%
07Psychology
403.7%
08Security/Protective
353.2%
09Computer Sciences
323.0%
10Multi/Interdisciplinary
312.9%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
9,255
12-mo unduplicated
19,187
Undergraduate
19,187
Graduate
15,133

Gender split

Men
41%7,853
Women
59%11,334

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
47.2%
Black
22.4%
White
17.9%
Two or more
4.3%
Asian
4.1%
Unknown
3.0%
Non-resident
0.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
107

West Los Angeles College vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions West Los Angeles 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
SubjectWest Los Angeles College
28%9,255$7,131Baccalaureate
Aims Community College
8,542$9,535Community College
Arapahoe Community College
15,012$10,790Community College
Chemeketa Community College
8,098$8,457Community College
Cincinnati State Technical and Community College
9,683$7,113Community College
Clark College
7,463$9,826Baccalaureate
College of Southern Idaho
10,176$7,005Community College
Community College of Denver
7,965$9,431Baccalaureate
Del Mar College
10,256$4,250Community College
Delaware Technical Community College-Terry
13,337$8,033Baccalaureate
Edmonds College
6,549$13,461Baccalaureate
Everett Community College
6,698$10,627Community College
Foothill College
12,949$7,549Baccalaureate
Georgia Military College
6,575$14,693Baccalaureate
Glendale Community College
13,914$12,158Community College
Laredo College
11,029$5,309Baccalaureate
Lorain County Community College
9,350$4,598Community College
MiraCosta College
96%11,478$7,178Baccalaureate
Navarro College
6,557$14,579Community College
Odessa College
9,981$9,296Community College
Olympic College
5,784$7,755Baccalaureate
Ozarks Technical Community College
11,380$7,340Community College
Pierce College District
8,137$10,123Baccalaureate
Red Rocks Community College
8,419$9,356Baccalaureate
Schoolcraft Community College District
8,587$5,372Baccalaureate
Seattle Central College
5,396$6,329Baccalaureate
Shasta College
9,073$3,743Baccalaureate
Skyline College
9,572-$1,180Baccalaureate
Snow College
5,577$6,071Baccalaureate
Solano Community College
9,282$3,869Baccalaureate
Spokane Community College
6,813$6,206Baccalaureate
Tacoma Community College
6,199$9,321Baccalaureate
Truckee Meadows Community College
10,885$7,457Baccalaureate
Peer group median62%9,073$7,549

Institutional Research office

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

Office
Office of Institutional Effectiveness

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.

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Team
1 member
  • Artour Aslanian, Ph.D.
    Dean

Documents & reports (1)

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

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni (10)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Warren Moon
    Athletics
  • Isaac Bruce
    Athletics
  • Keyshawn Johnson
    Athletics
  • LaVar Ball
    Sports
  • Mike Chris
    Sports
  • Jeff Dedmon
    Sports
  • James Johnson
    Sports
  • Jorge Pedre
    Sports
  • Rosie Perez
    Entertainment
  • Dax Shepard
    Entertainment

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