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Moorpark College

Public Community College in Moorpark, CA. Six-year graduation rate 44%. Median 10-year earnings $49,044.

Verdict Mixed outcomes
Moorpark College · Campus
Median earnings · 10 yr
$49,044
Median debt at grad
$9,500
Graduation rate
43.5%
Federal loan default
0%

The median ten-year earnings figure of $49,044 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 44% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, a light load against those earnings.

Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.

Green Flags
  • Debt-to-income ratio 0.19 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
  • 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Red Flags

Academics

Full-time retention
Transfer-out rate
14%
Student:faculty
31:1

Six-year completion sits at 44%, meaning about three in five students who enroll leave without finishing. A 14% transfer-out rate accounts for part of that gap: those students left for another institution rather than dropping out, and the graduation rate above counts them as non-completers here. The 31:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. Judge these figures against other institutions of the same type — sector explains more of the variation in completion than any single campus factor. The undergraduate body runs to 14,091, large enough that student experience varies widely by program.

Financial Aid

Average net price
$2,727
Full-time, first-time undergraduates paying the in-state rate who were awarded grant or scholarship aid
% receiving grants
60%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
% receiving federal loans
1%
degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 12,011 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates

At $2,727 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Aid is steeply need-based: families in the $0–30k band pay $-4,158 while those at $110k+ pay $5,336. About 60% get grants averaging $3,921, 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.

% receiving grants
84%
Average grant
$4,653

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 1,641 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 $-4,158
$30–48k $-3,488
$48–75k $-143
$75–110k $3,619
$110k+ $5,336

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Federal student loans went to 123 of these 12,011 students, totalling $842,385 — an average of $6,849 each.

IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24

Local housing costs

Typical rents near campus (Ventura County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.

Studio
$1,998/mo
1 bedroom
$2,250/mo
2 bedroom (whole unit)
$2,693/mo

HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026

Veterans & GI Bill

GI Bill students
263
Yellow Ribbon
No
Principles of Excellence
No

VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)

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How we evaluate Moorpark College

IPEDS
US Department of Education
College Scorecard
Post-grad earnings
Census PSEO
Earnings by major
Opportunity Insights
Mobility by institution
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