East Los
Angeles College
Public Community College in Monterey Park, CA. Six-year graduation rate 37%. Median 10-year earnings $42,006.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $42,006 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. The six-year graduation rate is 37% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates leave owing a median of $10,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A six-year graduation rate of 37% means finishing is closer to the exception than the rule. Retention of 65% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. Retention runs well ahead of completion, which means students are not leaving immediately; they are leaving somewhere between the second year and the finish line. Part-time students fare worse, returning at 31% — relevant if you plan to work while enrolled. The 33:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 24,401 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $11,700 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Income makes less difference than usual: $10,536 at $0–30k, $16,430 at $110k+. About 52% get grants averaging $4,363, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 1% borrow federally — a low rate, though it covers federal loans only.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,659 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $10,536 |
| $30–48k | $10,059 |
| $48–75k | $11,971 |
| $75–110k | $15,346 |
| $110k+ | $16,430 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 160 of these 24,401 students, totalling $1,042,099 — an average of $6,513 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)