Los Angeles
Harbor College
Public Community College in Wilmington, CA. Six-year graduation rate 36%. Median 10-year earnings $41,133.
Students who entered Los Angeles Harbor College reach a median of $41,133 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. Completion is the weak point: 36% graduate within six years.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is the problem here: 36% graduate within six years. First-year retention is 72% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. That gap between coming back and finishing is where this school loses people — after the first year, not during it. Retention drops to 21% for part-time students, a gap worth weighing if full-time study is not realistic. A 27:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 6,496 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay an average of $14,632 annually, well below typical undergraduate net price. Net price varies modestly by income — $12,533 at $0–30k against $19,227 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $3,283, 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 · 493 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 | $12,533 |
| $30–48k | $12,468 |
| $48–75k | $14,299 |
| $75–110k | $17,831 |
| $110k+ | $19,227 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 45 of these 6,496 students, totalling $328,984 — an average of $7,311 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)