Private for-profit · Community college

PCI College

Cerritos, California · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $27,439
Avg net price: 68%
Grad / completion: $36,141
Median earnings

PCI College is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Cerritos, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 149 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 149 undergradsLarge suburbNear the coast

About Cerritos, California

Cerritos is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States, and is one of several cities that constitute the Gateway Cities of southeast Los Angeles County. The Tongva were called the "Gabrieleños" by the Spanish settlers after the nearby Mission San Gabriel Arcángel. The Cerritos Fine Arts and Historical Commission has an "Art in Public Places Program" whereby the city commissions artists to create sculptures and fountains to be displayed in public points of interest, commercial property and gateways into the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Bachelor's
Nearest big city: 15 miles to Los Angeles, CA
To the ocean: 9 miles
Nearest airport: 5 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How PCI College compares

Graduation rate68%

Higher than 60% · #174 of 382 in California

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$36,141

Higher than 53% · #199 of 326 in California

Average net price$27,439

Cheaper than 13% · #282 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$17,542

Lower than 9%

Student–faculty ratio10 : 1

Lower than 82%

Undergraduate enrollment149

Larger than 37%

Percentiles compare PCI 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

Women13591%
Men149%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White3.4%
Black7.4%
Hispanic82%
Asian6.0%
Other or multiracial1.3%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 149
Student–faculty ratio: 10 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 70%
First-generation students: 61%
Students over 25: 35%
Median family income: $19,392
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $56,250

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: $27,439

Outcomes

Graduated: 68%
First-year retention: 100%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $29,823
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $36,141
Median debt at graduation: $17,542
Students with federal loans: 79%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 32%

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

$26,965

$30–48k

$26,457

$48–75k

$29,007

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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): $36,141
Typical debt at graduation: $17,542
Debt vs. one year's pay: 49%
Out-earn a HS grad: 40%

Typical debt would take roughly 4.9 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

$32,360

Men

$51,614

Men out-earn women by $19,254 (59%) 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: 83°F
Winter low: 47°F
Annual rain: 12″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Long Beach Daugherty Fld, CA US station (5.1 mi from campus).

What PCI College graduates study — and earn

Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssoc.

40 grads$23k 1 yr— 5 yr$18k debt

40$23,460—$18,485 Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCert.

10 grads— 1 yr$39k 5 yr— debt

10—$38,610—Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

4 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

4———Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

1 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

1———

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.