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Community college · Public

Cabrillo College

Aptos, CA2,067 online only

Cabrillo College is a public community college in Aptos, CA, with about 7,207 students on campus and 2,067 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
7,207
plus 2,067 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$15,843
tuition and fees $1,270; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
38%
lower than at 81% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$44,114
higher than at 58% of U.S. colleges
In brief

The short version on Cabrillo College

Most students study part-time

65% of undergraduates attend part-time. The graduation rate counts only first-time, full-time students, so it covers a minority of the people studying here. The students ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

50% of Cabrillo College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; price, graduation and earnings include online students; graduation rates count only first-time, full-time students.

★ What stands out · Who goes there

The students

8,002 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 38%Hispanic 50%Black 1%Asian 3%Two or more 6%International 1%

Women and men

Women 57%Men 43%
20 : 1
students per teacher
24%
get Pell grants (lower income)
1%
take federal loans
35%
undergrads 25 or older
65%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Cabrillo College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Cabrillo College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $24,966 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $9,862

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,270Books & supplies $2,250Other costs $21,446

After grants, the average family on aid pays $15,843.

Tuition and fees are $1,270 a year. The net price also counts housing, food and other costs at full price, so a student living at home pays less than it shows.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,780

About $35,560 over 2 years · 29% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
38%
within 3 years · Pell students 38%
Come back for year two
73%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$44,114
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$14,380
about $152 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$152 a month against about $2,916 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

39%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 38% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$42k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$61k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 31%Parks, recreation & fitness 8%Business 8%Health professions 7%Social sciences 6%Visual & performing arts 5%Everything else 35%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities726 graduates a year
—not reported
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness186 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General78 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations65 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General54 graduates a year
—not reported
Economics50 graduates a year
—not reported
Communication and Media Studies43 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology42 graduates a year
—not reported
The town around it

Living in Aptos

12% of Aptos’s 6,404 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Aptos pages.

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Straight-line distances from Cabrillo College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

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24.1 mi30,704 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.