Private for-profit · Community college

InterCoast Colleges-Riverside

Riverside, California · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $21,641
Avg net price: 60%
Grad / completion: $36,089
Median earnings

InterCoast Colleges-Riverside is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Riverside, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 65 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 65 undergradsLarge suburb

About Riverside, California

Riverside is a city in and the county seat of Riverside County, California, United States. In the late 18th century and the early 19th century, the area was inhabited by Cahuilla and the Serrano people. Californios such as Bernardo Yorba and Juan Bandini established ranches during the first half of the 19th century. Entomology Research Museum at the University of California, Riverside (not open to the public). (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 8 miles to Riverside, CA
To the ocean: 38 miles
Nearest airport: 15 miles to San Bernardino (SBD) · major hub

How InterCoast Colleges-Riverside compares

Graduation rate60%

Higher than 48% · #224 of 382 in California

First-year retention82%

Higher than 67%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,089

Higher than 52% · #201 of 326 in California

Average net price$21,641

Cheaper than 27% · #214 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$10,313

Lower than 44%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment65

Larger than 18%

Percentiles compare InterCoast Colleges-Riverside 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

Undergraduates by gender

Women2234%
Men4366%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White6.2%
Black12%
Hispanic71%
Asian1.5%
Other or multiracial9.2%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 65
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 72%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 70%
Median family income: $13,238

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: $21,641

Outcomes

Graduated: 60%
First-year retention: 82%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $39,249
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,089
Median debt at graduation: $10,313
Students with federal loans: 69%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 19%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students

60%

Low-income (Pell)

66%

First-generation

68%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

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.

< $30k

$21,152

$30–48k

$22,511

$48–75k

$23,457

$75–110k

$24,747

$110k+

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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.

Does the school pay you to attend?

InterCoast Colleges-Riverside funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years): $36,089
Typical debt at graduation: $10,313
Debt vs. one year's pay: 29%
Out-earn a HS grad: 36%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.9 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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.

Women

$29,411

Men

$40,967

Men out-earn women by $11,556 (39%) 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: 95°F
Winter low: 37°F
Annual rain: 10.7″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, March Afb, CA US station (2 mi from campus).

What InterCoast Colleges-Riverside graduates study — and earn

Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

34 grads$40k 1 yr$47k 5 yr$12k debt

34$40,101$46,523$11,725 Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

0 grads$38k 1 yr$46k 5 yr$10k debt

0$38,137$45,750$9,500 Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions

0 grads$38k 1 yr$37k 5 yr$14k debt

0$37,997$37,412$14,267

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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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.