Mt San
Antonio College
Public Community College in Walnut, CA. Six-year graduation rate 45%. Median 10-year earnings $46,283.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $46,283 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. Six-year completion sits at 45%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $5,880. On economic mobility, 3.0% of students travel from the bottom income quintile to the top.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.13 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Completion is middling: 45% finish inside six years. 77% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in four are gone before sophomore year. The distance between those two figures is the part worth noticing — students return for a second year at a much higher rate than they graduate, so attrition here is spread across the middle years rather than concentrated in the first. The part-time picture is harder: 54% return, against 77% full-time. The 26:1 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 25,311 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
At $8,516 a year on average after grant aid, cost is low here relative to most undergraduate institutions. Net price varies modestly by income — $5,267 at $0–30k against $10,852 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 69% get grants averaging $4,904, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Only 1% take federal loans. Private borrowing is not captured in this figure.
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 · 2,937 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 | $5,267 |
| $30–48k | $5,618 |
| $48–75k | $8,414 |
| $75–110k | $11,065 |
| $110k+ | $10,852 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 276 of these 25,311 students, totalling $1,945,439 — an average of $7,049 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)