Public · Community college

Los Angeles Harbor College

Wilmington, California · Large city

9%
Transfer rate: $13,250
Avg net price: 36%
Grad / completion: $41,133
Median earnings

Los Angeles Harbor College is a public associate-granting institution in Wilmington, California (large city setting), enrolling 6,694 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 6,694 undergradsLarge cityCCCAANear the coast

About Wilmington, California

Wilmington is a neighborhood in the South Bay and Harbor region of Los Angeles, California, covering 9.14 square miles (23.7 km2). Archeological work in the nearby Chowigna excavation show evidence of inhabitants as far back as 7,100 years ago. Banning Recreation Center, 1331 Eubank Avenue. Auditorium, baseball diamond (lighted), basketball courts (lighted/indoor, unlighted/outdoor), children's play area, picnic tables, tennis courts (lighted). (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large city
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 19 miles to Los Angeles, CA
To the ocean: 2 miles
Nearest airport: 8 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How Los Angeles Harbor College compares

#49 · Cheapest Community Colleges

Graduation rate36%

Higher than 21% · #321 of 382 in California

First-year retention72%

Higher than 48%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$41,133

Higher than 73% · #119 of 326 in California

Average net price$13,250

Cheaper than 57% · #130 cheapest of 377 in California

Student–faculty ratio27 : 1

Lower than 8%

Undergraduate enrollment6,694

Larger than 94%

Percentiles compare Los Angeles Harbor College 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

Women3,90958%
Men2,78542%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White14%
Black12%
Hispanic59%
Asian8.3%
Other or multiracial6.7%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 6,694
Student–faculty ratio: 27 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 20%
First-generation students: 55%
Students over 25: 35%
Median family income: $18,624
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $106,866

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 1,351 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

From California95%
Other U.S. states2.2%
International2.9%

Most first-years stay in state — Los Angeles Harbor College draws overwhelmingly from California.

3% came from outside the U.S. Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition: $1,238
Out-of-state tuition: $10,568
Room & board: —
Books & supplies: $1,062
Total cost of attendance: $21,772
Average net price: $13,250

Outcomes

Graduated: 36%
First-year retention: 72%
Transferred to another college: 9%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $31,241
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $41,133
Median debt at graduation: —
Students with federal loans: 1%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 36%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free
Athletics: CCCAA
Varsity athletes: 171 (92 men · 79 women)

Varsity sports (6)

Soccer48

Cross Country34

Baseball27

Basketball25

Softball25

Volleyball12

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade: B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students: 0.8 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024): 2
Property offenses (2022–2024): 20

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

7.3reported offenses a year

0.7 violent a year6.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Burglary

5.3

Motor vehicle theft

1.3

Aggravated assault

0.7

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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

$12,533

$30–48k

$12,468

$48–75k

$14,299

$75–110k

$17,831

$110k+

$19,227

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?

Los Angeles Harbor College 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): $41,133
Typical debt at graduation: —
Debt vs. one year's pay: —
Out-earn a HS grad: 43%

Weigh it value

The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.

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

$40,003

Men

$42,406

Men out-earn women by $2,403 (6%) 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

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Torrance AP, CA US station (3.5 mi from campus).

What Los Angeles Harbor College graduates study — and earn

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssoc.

1,143 grads— 1 yr$33k 5 yr$7k debt

1,143—$33,035$6,625 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCert.

648 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

648———Biological and Physical SciencesAssoc.

305 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

305———Biology, GeneralAssoc.

106 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

106———Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

74 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

74———Psychology, GeneralAssoc.

64 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

64———Biology, GeneralCert.

45 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

45———EconomicsAssoc.

33 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

33———Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

31 grads$91k 1 yr$103k 5 yr$16k debt

31$91,233$102,894$16,352 Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssoc.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Fine and Studio ArtsAssoc.

30 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

30———Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssoc.

28 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

28———

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.