Career Programs at Pierce College

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Los Angeles Pierce College is $10,130 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.

53% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,771 (exclude student loans).

Pierce College 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees	$10,130
Average Financial Amount	$4,771

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Los Angeles Pierce College offers 42 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.

Last year, 3,462 students have completed their career programs.

Offered Career Programs at Los Angeles Pierce College
Award Level	Total Number of Programs	Number of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate	27	151
2 Years Certificate	15	1,006
Total	42	3,462

Programs by Award Level

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

151 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
1,006 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
2,305 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
Agriculture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	✕	2	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	1	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	2	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	11 completers	-
Computer Systems Analysis/Analyst	✕	3	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	✕	0	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	5	-
Computer Support Specialist	✕	3	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Telecommunications Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	77 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	77	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	✕	0	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	4	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	15	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	2	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	2	-
Business [+]	✕	32 completers	-
Business/Commerce	✕	1	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	2	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	4	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	17	-
Customer Service Support/Call Center/Teleservice Operation	✕	0	-
Small Business Administration/Management	✕	0	-
Banking and Financial Support Services	✕	1	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce	✕	1	-
Taxation	✕	2	-
Insurance	✕	0	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	4	-
	Total	151

1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	0	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	0	-
Floriculture/Floristry Operations and Management	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	1	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	4	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	18 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	18	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	0	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	961 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	961	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	3 completers	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	3	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Graphic Design	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	15	-
Business [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Retail Management	✕	0	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	4	-
	Total	1,006

Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
Program	Available Online	Number of Completers	Average Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+]	✕	15 completers	-
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations	✕	0	-
Horse Husbandry/Equine Science and Management	✕	2	-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	✕	1	-
Landscaping and Groundskeeping	✕	0	-
Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant	✕	12	-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Environmental Science	✕	0	-
Architecture [+]	✕	2 completers	-
Architectural Technology/Technician	✕	2	-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+]	✕	7 completers	-
Area Studies (other)	✕	1	-
Women's Studies	✕	6	-
Communication and Journalism [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	✕	35	-
Journalism	✕	3	-
Radio and Television	✕	16	-
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	✕	0	-
Communications Technologies [+]	✕	1 completers	-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant	✕	1	-
Computer and Information Sciences [+]	✕	5 completers	-
Computer Programming/Programmer	✕	3	-
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	✕	2	-
Engineering [+]	✕	4 completers	-
Pre-Engineering	✕	4	-
Engineering Technology [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician	✕	0	-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Japanese Language and Literature	✕	6	-
French Language and Literature	✕	5	-
Italian Language and Literature	✕	0	-
Spanish Language and Literature	✕	8	-
American Sign Language (ASL)	✕	9	-
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation	✕	3	-
Work and Family Studies [+]	✕	19 completers	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant	✕	19	-
Legal Studies [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Legal Administrative Assistant/Secretary	✕	0	-
English Language and Literature [+]	✕	17 completers	-
English Language and Literature	✕	17	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+]	✕	1,020 completers	-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	✕	843	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies	✕	177	-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+]	✕	29 completers	-
Biology/Biological Sciences	✕	29	-
Mathematics and Statistics [+]	✕	78 completers	-
Mathematics	✕	78	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+]	✕	479 completers	-
Biological and Physical Sciences	✕	479	-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+]	✕	10 completers	-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science	✕	10	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+]	✕	6 completers	-
Philosophy and Religious Studies	✕	0	-
Philosophy	✕	6	-
Physical Sciences [+]	✕	24 completers	-
Geology/Earth Science	✕	1	-
Physics	✕	23	-
Psychology [+]	✕	54 completers	-
Psychology	✕	54	-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+]	✕	34 completers	-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	✕	34	-
Criminal Justice/Police Science	✕	0	-
Social Sciences [+]	✕	189 completers	-
Anthropology	✕	14	-
Economics	✕	98	-
Geography	✕	1	-
Geography (other)	✕	0	-
Political Science and Government	✕	40	-
Sociology	✕	36	-
Mechanics and Repairers [+]	✕	8 completers	-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair	✕	3	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	✕	5	-
Precision Production Trades [+]	✕	0 completers	-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	✕	0	-
Visual and Performing Arts [+]	✕	31 completers	-
Visual and Performing Arts	✕	7	-
Dance	✕	1	-
Graphic Design	✕	2	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts	✕	3	-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	✕	1	-
Art/Art Studies	✕	15	-
Drawing	✕	1	-
Sculpture	✕	1	-
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics	✕	0	-
Music	✕	0	-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+]	✕	53 completers	-
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	✕	6	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse	✕	47	-
Business [+]	✕	120 completers	-
Business Administration and Management	✕	113	-
Office Management and Supervision	✕	3	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping	✕	1	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science	✕	3	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations	✕	0	-
History [+]	✕	15 completers	-
History	✕	15	-
History (other)	✕	0	-
	Total	2,305

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 15,372 students are attending at Los Angeles Pierce College. There are 240 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 406 part-time faculty teaching for the school.

The students to faculty ratio is 27 to 1 (3.70%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 516 (full-time) and 427 (part-time).

The graduation rate of Los Angeles Pierce College is 36% and transfer-out rate is 9%. The retention rate is 79% at the school.

Pierce College 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population	15,372
Graduation Rate	36%
Number of Faculty	646
Student to Faculty Ratio	27 to 1

Student Population at Pierce College

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 15,148 students enrolled into Los Angeles Pierce College. By gender, 6,506 male and 8,642 female students are attending the school.

The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Los Angeles Pierce College.

Student Population By Gender
Los Angeles Pierce College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,148	6,506	8,642
Full-time	3,744	1,671	2,073
Part-tme	11,404	4,835	6,569

There are 4,336 White (28.62%), 689 Black/African American (4.55%), 7,343 Hispanic (48.48%), 1,404 Asian (9.27%), and 8,696 students with other races attending Los Angeles Pierce College. 106 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.

Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Los Angeles Pierce College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,148	6,506	8,642
American Indian/Native American	19	6	13
Asian	1,404	723	681
Black/African American	689	303	386
Hispanic	7,343	2,966	4,377
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	23	11	12
White	4,336	1,900	2,436
Two More	607	249	358
Un-Known	621	303	318
Non-resident Alien	106	45	61

Los Angeles Pierce College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.

11,660 students (76.97% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 2,310 students (15.25% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Los Angeles Pierce College.

Distance Learning Student Population at Los Angeles Pierce College
	Number of Students
Total	15,148
Enrolled Online Exclusively	11,660
Enrolled Some Online Courses	2,310
Not in Online Courses	1,178

By age range, at Los Angeles Pierce College, 4,621 students are aged 20 to 24 (30.51% of total students), 5,421 students are aged below 20 (35.79%), 756 students are aged above 50 (7.51%).

Graduate Student Population By Age at Los Angeles Pierce College
	Total	Male	Female
Total	15,148	6,506	8,642
Under 18	1,465	590	875
Age 18-19	3,956	1,844	2,112
Age 20-21	2,516	1,193	1,323
Age 22-24	2,105	930	1,175
Age 25-29	1,885	757	1,128
Age 30-34	1,041	412	629
Age 35-39	653	242	411
Age 40-49	771	273	498
Age 50-64	569	187	382
Over 64	187	78	109

Directory and Accreditation Information

Los Angeles Pierce College is accredited by Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (1/1/1952 - Current).

The following list shows the contact and directory information of Los Angeles Pierce College.

6201 Winnetka Ave, Woodland Hills, CA

818-719-6401

School Website

Admission Page

Financial Aid Information

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

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