Private nonprofit · Community college
Homestead Schools
Torrance, California · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $15,962
- Avg net price
- 93%
- Grad / completion
- $59,398
- Median earnings
Homestead Schools is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Torrance, California (midsize city setting), enrolling 157 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Torrance, California
Torrance is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area in southwestern Los Angeles County, California, United States, founded in 1912, neighboring Redondo Beach, Rolling Hills Estates, Palos Verdes Estates, Lomita, Gardena, Lawndale, and Alondra Park, as well as the Los Angeles neighborhoods of Harbor City and Harbor Gateway. The land that is now part of the City of Torrance and much of the modern South Bay was part of the extensive marshlands. The Armed Forces Day Parade in Torrance, which was first produced in 1960, is the longest-running military parade sponsored by a city. It is held annually on Armed Forces Day, and runs down Torrance Boulevard. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 18 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 2 miles
- Nearest airport
- 8 miles to Jack Northrop Field Hawthorne (HHR)
How Homestead Schools compares
Higher than 93% · #25 of 382 in California
Higher than 95% · #18 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 47% · #157 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 8%
Lower than 56%
Larger than 38%
Percentiles compare Homestead Schools with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.
Student body
Undergraduate vs. graduate
- Undergraduate15799%
- Graduate11%
Undergraduates by gender
- Women12278%
- Men3522%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White0.6%
- Black35%
- Hispanic27%
- Asian37%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 157
- Graduate enrollment
- 1
- Student–faculty ratio
- 15 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 66%
- First-generation students
- 53%
- Students over 25
- 78%
- Median family income
- $27,665
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $84,285
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $15,962
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 93%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $43,413
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $59,398
- Median debt at graduation
- $18,040
- Students with federal loans
- 60%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 29%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $75
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $59,398
- Typical debt at graduation
- $18,040
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 30%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $19,090 (37%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 78°F
- Winter low
- 46°F
- Annual rain
- 13.6″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Torrance AP, CA US station (0.7 mi from campus).
What Homestead Schools graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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- Transfer
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.