Cerritos Rankings and Evaluation
Community Colleges
#35 in Community Colleges
Cerritos College is ranked 35th in Community Colleges.
The following statements evaluate Cerritos College by comparing key academic facts to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
- Its tuition & fees of $12,004 is expensive compared to similar schools.
- It has very large number of students of 19,469.
- It offers very diverse area of study (168 programs).
Undergraduate Tuition & Fees
The 2024 undergraduate tuition & fees of Cerritos are $12,004 (out-of-state rate) and it is expensive compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College $12,004
All U.S. Colleges $17,692
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $8,177
2-4 Years Colleges $13,123
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $7,935
Graduation Rate
The average graduation rate at Cerritos is 29% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College 29%
All U.S. Colleges 56%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 34%
2-4 Years Colleges 47%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 33%
Transfer-out Rate
The average transfer-out rate at Cerritos is 9% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College 9%
All U.S. Colleges 21%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 17%
2-4 Years Colleges 16%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 10%
Retention Rate
The average retention rate at Cerritos is 66% and it is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College 66%
All U.S. Colleges 69%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 61%
2-4 Years Colleges 65%
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 70%
Student Population
The total student population at Cerritos is 19,469 and its population very large compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College 19,469
All U.S. Colleges 2,931
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 5,796
2-4 Years Colleges 3,035
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 11,761
Financial Aid Amount
The average amount of financial aid received at Cerritos is $6,435 which is 53.61% of tuition & fees. The rate of the financial aid over its tuition is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College $6,435
All U.S. Colleges $7,676
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges $4,837
2-4 Years Colleges $4,948
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California $4,718
Student to Faculty Ratio
The students to faculty ratio at Cerritos is 26 to 1 and the ratio is average compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.
Cerritos College 26 to 1
All U.S. Colleges 15 to 1
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges 18 to 1
2-4 Years Colleges 17 to 1
Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California 25 to 1
Number of Programs
Cerritos offers 168 programs and it means very diverse area of study compared to Public, 2-4 Years Colleges in California.