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Community college · Public

Mt San Antonio College

Walnut, CA6,796 online only

Mt San Antonio College is a public community college in Walnut, CA, with about 21,946 students on campus and 6,796 more studying only online.

Students on campus
21,946
plus 6,796 studying only online
Admission rate
Open
open enrollment
Net price a year
$6,490
tuition and fees $1,364; the net price adds housing and food
Graduation rate
45%
lower than at 74% of 2-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$46,283
higher than at 64% of U.S. colleges
In brief

What to know about Mt San Antonio College

Rent in Walnut is above the state median

Median rent in Walnut is $3,202 a month, 57% above the state median. Living in Walnut ↓

Most undergraduates are Hispanic

66% of Mt San Antonio College’s undergraduates are Hispanic. The students ↓

Family background barely changes what graduates earn

Ten years after starting, students from lower-income families earn a median $45,331, about the same as the $46,456 earned by students from families making over $75,000. Outcomes ↓

Most students study part-time

62% 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 ↓

Loan payments are a small share of pay

The typical graduate owes $5,880, about $62 a month over ten years. That’s 2.1% of a typical former student’s monthly pay six years after starting. Outcomes ↓

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

26,140 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 8%Hispanic 66%Black 4%Asian 18%Two or more 3%International 1%

Women and men

Women 53%Men 47%
26 : 1
students per teacher
35%
get Pell grants (lower income)
1%
take federal loans
30%
undergrads 25 or older
62%
study part time
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Mt San Antonio College?

Open

anyone with a high school diploma can enroll

Test scores of admitted students

No SAT or ACT ranges reported. Mt San Antonio College is likely test-optional.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $15,701 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $10,464

Tuition & fees (in state) $1,364Books & supplies $1,452Other costs $12,885

After grants, the average family on aid pays $6,490.

Tuition and fees are $1,364 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

$8,414

About $16,828 over 2 years · 46% off the sticker price

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

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
45%
within 3 years · Pell students 42%
Come back for year two
77%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$46,283
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$5,880
about $62 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

2.1%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$62 a month against about $2,911 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

41%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 42% 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
$45k
Middle income$30–75k
$49k
Higher incomeover $75k
$46k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 23%Social sciences 9%Parks, recreation & fitness 8%Health professions 7%Psychology 7%Family & consumer sciences 5%Everything else 42%

Associate degree programs with the most graduates

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

Business Administration, Management and Operations425 graduates a year
$51k4 yrs out
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness410 graduates a year
$41k4 yrs out
Social Sciences, General306 graduates a year
$44k4 yrs out
Psychology, General304 graduates a year
$40k4 yrs out
Sociology201 graduates a year
$38k4 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing109 graduates a year · typical debt $11,500
$109k4 yrs out
Biological and Physical Sciences96 graduates a year
—not reported
Business/Commerce, General91 graduates a year
$55k4 yrs out
The town around it

Living in Walnut

7% of Walnut’s 27,316 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Walnut pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

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

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Students, parents, alumni and the neighbors next door.

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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.