Career Programs at Cerritos

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Cerritos College is $10,324 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.

65% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,440 (exclude student loans).

Cerritos 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,324
Average Financial Amount	$4,440

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Cerritos College offers 61 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate, 1-2 Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 4,580 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Cerritos College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	33	2,097
2 Years Certificate	23	139
4 Years Certificate	5	2
Total	61	4,580

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.

2,097 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
139 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
2 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
2,342 students have earned/completed Associate's program.

Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	13	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	18	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	2	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	70 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	41	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	29	-
Education [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Educational/Instructional Technology	✕	2	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	15	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	31 completers	$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	31	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Creative Writing	✕	4	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1,291 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	1,291	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	2 completers	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	2	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	52 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	11	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	41	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Dance	✕	2	-
Dance (other)	✕	1	-
Photography	✕	1	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	46 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	18	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	24	-
Athletic Training/Trainer	✕	4	-
Business [+]	✕	520 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	286	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	28	-
Retail Management	✕	172	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	5	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	6	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	10	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	4	-
Real Estate	✕	5	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	4	-
	Total	2,097

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	0	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	0	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	0	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	15	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	9	-
Education [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	1	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	50 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	2	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	48	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	1	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	0	-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	12 completers	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	10	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	0	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	3	-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	✕	4	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	21	$59,100
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	12	-
Business [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	3	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	0	-
	Total	139

2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	0	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	0	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	0	-
Business [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	2	-
	Total	2

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Architecture [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	15	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Ethnic Studies	✕	2	-
Women's Studies	✕	5	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	69 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	52	-
Journalism	✕	12	-
Radio and Television	✕	5	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician	✕	8	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	49 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	3	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	0	-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications	✕	2	-
Computer Science	✕	35	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	5	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	✕	4	-
Personal and Culinary Services [+]	✕	62 completers	-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	✕	21	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts	✕	30	-
Restaurant, Culinary, and Catering Management/Manager	✕	11	-
Education [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs	✕	0	-
Technology Teacher Education/Industrial Arts Teacher Education	✕	0	-
Engineering [+]	✕	43 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	43	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Plastics and Polymer Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	28 completers	-
Chinese Language and Literature	✕	4	-
German Language and Literature	✕	0	-
French Language and Literature	✕	2	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	12	-
American Sign Language (ASL)	✕	10	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	118 completers	-
Child Care and Support Services Management	✕	53	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	65	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	26 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	1	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	✕	25	-
Court Reporting/Court Reporter	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	46 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	46	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	356 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	270	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	86	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	22	-
Botany/Plant Biology	✕	0	-
Microbiology	✕	0	-
Zoology/Animal Biology	✕	2	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	33 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	33	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	182 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	182	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	✕	0	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	31	-
Physical Fitness Technician	✕	0	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Philosophy	✕	4	-
Religion/Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	30 completers	-
Chemistry	✕	8	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	0	-
Physics	✕	22	-
Psychology [+]	✕	182 completers	-
Psychology	✕	182	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	120	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	199 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	10	-
Economics	✕	21	-
Geography	✕	16	-
International Relations and Affairs	✕	4	-
Political Science and Government	✕	24	-
Sociology	✕	124	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	13 completers	-
Industrial Electronics Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	11	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	25 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	1	-
Welding Technology/Welder	✕	22	-
Cabinetmaking and Millwork	✕	2	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	75 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	3	-
Dance	✕	5	-
Graphic Design	✕	14	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	3	-
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	✕	11	-
Photography	✕	6	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	25	-
Drawing	✕	3	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	0	-
Music	✕	5	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	143 completers	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist	✕	13	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant	✕	17	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	✕	1	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant	✕	18	-
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	✕	15	-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant	✕	24	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	55	-
Business [+]	✕	416 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	4	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	316	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	22	-
Retail Management	✕	23	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	12	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	8	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	8	-
Hospitality Administration/Management	✕	6	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	5	-
Real Estate	✕	3	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	9	-
Selling Skills and Sales Operations	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	19 completers	-
History	✕	19	-
	Total	2,342

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 19,469 students are attending at Cerritos College. There are 304 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 513 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 26 to 1 (3.85%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 653 (full-time) and 525 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Cerritos College is 33% and transfer-out rate is 10%. The retention rate is 62% at the school.

Cerritos 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	19,469
Graduation Rate	33%
Number of Faculty	817
Student to Faculty Ratio	26 to 1

Student Population at Cerritos

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 18,656 students enrolled into Cerritos College. By gender, 8,592 male and 10,064 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Cerritos College.

Student Population By Gender
Cerritos College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,656	8,592	10,064
Full-time	6,735	2,995	3,740
Part-tme	11,921	5,597	6,324

There are 1,717 White (9.20%), 1,202 Black/African American (6.44%), 13,015 Hispanic (69.76%), 1,508 Asian (8.08%), and 14,168 students with other races attending Cerritos College. 66 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Cerritos College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,656	8,592	10,064
American Indian/Native American	58	24	34
Asian	1,508	682	826
Black/African American	1,202	511	691
Hispanic	13,015	5,899	7,116
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	61	37	24
White	1,717	938	779
Two More	414	190	224
Un-Known	615	282	333
Non-resident Alien	66	29	37

Cerritos College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

7,532 students (40.37% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 7,107 students (38.09% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Cerritos College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Cerritos College
	Number of Students
Total	18,656
Enrolled Online Exclusively	7,532
Enrolled Some Online Courses	7,107
Not in Online Courses	4,017

By age range, at Cerritos College, 5,565 students are aged 20 to 24 (29.83% of total students), 5,429 students are aged below 20 (29.10%), 641 students are aged above 50 (5.93%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Cerritos College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	18,656	8,592	10,064
Under 18	884	347	537
Age 18-19	4,545	2,184	2,361
Age 20-21	2,975	1,450	1,525
Age 22-24	2,590	1,217	1,373
Age 25-29	2,902	1,360	1,542
Age 30-34	1,870	854	1,016
Age 35-39	1,103	475	628
Age 40-49	1,134	422	712
Age 50-64	553	220	333
Over 64	88	52	36
Age Un-Known	12	11	1

Directory and Accreditation Information

Cerritos College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1959 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Cerritos College.

11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA

562-860-2451

School Website

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Financial Aid Information

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