PCI College
PCI College is a for-profit college in Cerritos, CA, with about 163 students on campus.
The short version on PCI College
Every degree PCI College awards is in health professions
PCI College awards degrees in a single field, health professions. Majors ↓
Most undergraduates are Hispanic
82% of PCI College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓
Nearly all students are women
99% of PCI College’s undergraduates are women. The students ↓
Rent in Cerritos is above the state median
Median rent in Cerritos is $2,930 a month, 44% above the state median. Living in Cerritos ↓
Lower-income families pay more here than at most colleges
Families earning under $30,000 still pay about $26,965 a year after grants. What it costs ↓
This summary is written from the data on this page. Figures are from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard; at a college this small, rates can swing from year to year.
What students study, and what it pays
Share of degrees by field
Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates
And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).
How hard is it to get into PCI College?
anyone with a high school diploma can enroll
Test scores of admitted students
No SAT or ACT ranges reported. PCI College is likely test-optional.
The sticker price, and what families really pay
Sticker price: $33,852 a year
Before any grants
After grants, the average family on aid pays $27,439.
Your family’s price
Average net price after grants, by family income
About $116,028 over 4 years · 14% off the sticker price
Do students finish, and does it pay off?
Debt vs. the paycheck
The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting
$186 a month against about $2,485 a month in pay.
Paying back loans
Federal student loans, this college
of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 28% 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).
The students
149 degree-seeking undergraduates.
By race and ethnicity
Women and men
Living in Cerritos
7% of Cerritos’s 46,367 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Cerritos pages.
Other colleges within 30 miles
Straight-line distances from PCI College; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.
Ask around
Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.
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.