Public · Community college
Norco College
Norco, California · Large suburb
- 9%
- Transfer rate
- $5,169
- Avg net price
- 42%
- Grad / completion
- $51,206
- Median earnings
Norco College is a public associate-granting institution in Norco, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 8,779 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI). Admission is open to all applicants.
About Norco, California
Norco is a city in northwestern Riverside County, California, United States. As a horse community, there are few sidewalks in the city of Norco; instead there are horse trails, and riders can ride to town and tie their horses at the many hitching rails and corrals placed close to businesses. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 12 miles to Riverside, CA
- To the ocean
- 29 miles
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to Ontario (ONT) · major hub
How Norco College compares
Higher than 28% · #290 of 382 in California
Higher than 49%
Higher than 92% · #35 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 90% · #36 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 6%
Larger than 96%
Percentiles compare Norco 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
- Women5,03157%
- Men3,74843%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White16%
- Black6.4%
- Hispanic61%
- Asian8.9%
- Other or multiracial6.9%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 8,779
- Student–faculty ratio
- 29 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 16%
- First-generation students
- 54%
- Students over 25
- 30%
- Median family income
- $20,362
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $131,094
- Endowment
- $2,955,778
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 1,641 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From California97%
- Other U.S. states2.0%
- International1.4%
Most first-years stay in state — Norco College draws overwhelmingly from California.
1% 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
- $1,428
- Out-of-state tuition
- $12,498
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $1,454
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,075
- Average net price
- $5,169
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
- 42%
- First-year retention
- 72%
- Transferred to another college
- 9%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $34,493
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $51,206
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 0%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 42%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- Athletics
- CCCAA
- Varsity athletes
- 52 (28 men · 24 women)
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%.
Varsity sports (1)
Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.
Campus safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.1 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 2
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (11,351 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
Reported offenses in an average year
The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.
By offense type, per year
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.
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?
Norco 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.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Men out-earn women by $20,828 (53%) 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
- 96°F
- Winter low
- 40°F
- Annual rain
- 10″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chino AP, CA US station (5.5 mi from campus).
What Norco College 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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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.