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Compton College

Compton, CA1,435 online only

Compton College is a public community college in Compton, CA, with about 3,330 students on campus and 1,435 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
3,330
plus 1,435 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$12,647
tuition and fees $1,142; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
27%
lower than at 93% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$34,181
lower than at 70% of U.S. colleges
In brief

Compton College, in brief

A lower graduation rate than at most 2-year colleges

Only 27% of students graduate within three years, fewer than at 93% of 2-year colleges. 50% of first-year students come back for a second year. Most students here study part-time, and the rate only counts first-time, full-time students. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

67% of undergraduates attend part-time, and 36% are 25 or older. The students ↓

Compton College is mostly about liberal arts

65% of the degrees Compton College awards are in liberal arts. Majors ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

52% of Compton 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 · Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
27%
within 3 years · Pell students 26%
Come back for year two
50%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$34,181
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
—

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

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

Getting in

How hard is it to get into Compton College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

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

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $20,447 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $8,822

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,142Books & supplies $1,062Other costs $18,243

After grants, the average family on aid pays $12,647.

Tuition and fees are $1,142 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

$12,319

About $24,638 over 2 years · 40% off the sticker price

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

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Liberal arts 65%Interdisciplinary 7%Culinary & personal services 5%Mechanic & repair 5%Health professions 4%Business 3%Everything else 12%

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 Humanities347 graduates a year
—not reported
Biological and Physical Sciences88 graduates a year
—not reported
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing44 graduates a year
—not reported
Criminal Justice and Corrections33 graduates a year
—not reported
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services22 graduates a year
—not reported
Psychology, General22 graduates a year
—not reported
Business Administration, Management and Operations21 graduates a year
—not reported
Sociology14 graduates a year
—not reported
Who goes there

The students

3,142 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 2%Hispanic 52%Black 37%Asian 2%Two or more 4%

Women and men

Women 62%Men 38%
17 : 1
students per teacher
27%
get Pell grants (lower income)
3%
take federal loans
36%
undergrads 25 or older
67%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Compton

6% of Compton’s 90,500 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Compton pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

California State University-Dominguez HillsUniversity or college · Public · Carson
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3.8 mi763 students
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5.2 mi17,484 students
American University of Health SciencesUniversity or college · For-profit · Signal Hill
6 mi523 students
PCI CollegeUniversity or college · For-profit · Cerritos
6.3 mi163 students
Cerritos CollegeCommunity college · Public · Norwalk
6.5 mi13,757 students
Los Angeles Southwest CollegeCommunity college · Public · West Athens · mostly online
6.5 mi1,754 students
El Camino Community College DistrictCommunity college · Public · Alondra Park
6.9 mi15,562 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.