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Pasadena City College

Pasadena City College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Pasadena, CA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $9,572 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 21,923 and it offers 87 programs(34 online programs). By program type, it has 33 1-year certificate, 47 2-years certificate, 7 4-years certificate, and 89 associate programs.
Last year, a total of 8,463 students completed and earned certificate or associate degree at Pasadena City College.

2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Pasadena City College is $9,572 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.
60% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $4,152 (exclude student loans).
Pasadena City 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$9,572
Average Financial Amount$4,152

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Pasadena City College offers 87 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, 8,463 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Pasadena City College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate330364
2 Years Certificate470340
4 Years Certificate7029
Total8708,463

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 364 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 340 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 29 students have earned/completed 2-4 Years Certificate program.
  • 7,730 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Journalism✕1-
Radio and Television✕3-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design✕3-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕6-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 89 completers-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕19-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕1-
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration✕23-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕21-
Computer Support Specialist✕25-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕4-
Energy Management and Systems Technology/Technician✕6-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 23 completers-
French Language and Literature✕23-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Adult Development and Aging✕6-
Apparel and Textiles✕6-
Library Science [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Library and Archives Assisting✕43-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 8 completers-
Physical Fitness Technician✕8-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 43 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕19-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕24-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕1-
Welding Technology/Welder✕3-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 9 completers-
Graphic Design✕6-
Game and Interactive Media Design✕1-
Art/Art Studies✕2-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 106 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕10-
Retail Management✕2-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕18-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕47-
Small Business Administration/Management✕18-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕2-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕6-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕3-
Total364
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Journalism✕0-
Broadcast Journalism✕0-
Radio and Television✕0-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕1-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Graphic and Printing Equipment Operator✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕31-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕0-
Education [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 31 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕31-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕3-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕30-
Apparel and Textiles✕8-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 50 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕50-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕9-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕1-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕18-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕0-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕6-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕1-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕2-
Graphic Design✕2-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕1-
Photography✕0-
Music✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 108 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕0-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕18-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕15-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕0-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕1-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕60$62,000
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕14-
Business [+] ✕ 16 completers-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Retail Management✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕8-
Small Business Administration/Management✕0-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕8-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕0-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
Total340
2-4 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 26 completers-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕11-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕15-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕0-
Total29
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Crop Production✕1-
Architecture [+] ✕ 12 completers-
Architectural Technology/Technician✕12-
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Women's Studies✕7-
Communication and Journalism [+] ✕ 203 completers-
Speech Communication and Rhetoric✕128-
Journalism✕13-
Broadcast Journalism✕0-
Radio and Television✕62-
Communications Technologies [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician and Assistant✕0-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician✕1-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Information Technology✕0-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕4-
Data Entry/Microcomputer Applications✕0-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance✕2-
Computer Support Specialist✕7-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 6 completers-
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist✕6-
Education [+] ✕ 171 completers-
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs✕171-
Engineering [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Pre-Engineering✕1-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 3 completers-
Biomedical Technology/Technician✕1-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician✕2-
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics [+] ✕ 93 completers-
Linguistics✕12-
Chinese Language and Literature✕13-
Japanese Language and Literature✕22-
Russian Language and Literature✕1-
German Language and Literature✕2-
French Language and Literature✕5-
Italian Language and Literature✕11-
Spanish Language and Literature✕19-
American Sign Language (ASL)✕8-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 118 completers-
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies✕10-
Child Care and Support Services Management✕0-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕104-
Apparel and Textiles✕4-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕18-
English Language and Literature [+] ✕ 63 completers-
English Language and Literature✕63-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 2,428 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕1,556-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕872-
Library Science [+] ✕ 5 completers-
Library and Archives Assisting✕5-
Biological and Biomedical Sciences [+] ✕ 14 completers-
Biology/Biological Sciences✕14-
Mathematics and Statistics [+] ✕ 138 completers-
Mathematics✕138-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 1,417 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕1,417-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies (other)✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 103 completers-
Kinesiology and Exercise Science✕103-
Philosophy and Religious Studies [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Philosophy✕4-
Physical Sciences [+] ✕ 100 completers-
Geology/Earth Science✕0-
Physics✕100-
Psychology [+] ✕ 339 completers-
Psychology✕339-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 119 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕118-
Criminal Justice/Police Science✕0-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician✕1-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 552 completers-
Anthropology✕17-
Economics✕328-
Geography✕21-
Political Science and Government✕47-
Sociology✕139-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector✕2-
Building Construction Technology✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 7 completers-
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair✕4-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕3-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist✕0-
Welding Technology/Welder✕0-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 164 completers-
Visual and Performing Arts✕33-
Commercial and Advertising Art✕0-
Graphic Design✕7-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts✕7-
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology✕1-
Photography✕0-
Art/Art Studies✕96-
Music✕20-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 99 completers-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist✕18-
Dental Assisting/Assistant✕3-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕14-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician✕2-
Medical/Clinical Assistant✕0-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕0-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕62-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕0-
Business [+] ✕ 1,247 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕1,232-
Office Management and Supervision✕0-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping✕5-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science✕3-
Small Business Administration/Management✕4-
Banking and Financial Support Services✕0-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕2-
International Business/Trade/Commerce✕1-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations✕0-
History [+] ✕ 38 completers-
History✕38-
Total7,730

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 21,923 students are attending at Pasadena City College. There are 424 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 651 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 22 to 1 (4.55%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 852 (full-time) and 665 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Pasadena City College is 44% and transfer-out rate is 6%. The retention rate is 73% at the school.
Pasadena City 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population21,923
Graduation Rate44%
Number of Faculty1,075
Student to Faculty Ratio22 to 1

Student Population at Pasadena City

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 21,192 students enrolled into Pasadena City College. By gender, 9,676 male and 11,516 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Pasadena City College.
Student Population By Gender
Pasadena City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,1929,67611,516
Full-time7,1653,5063,659
Part-tme14,0276,1707,857
There are 3,285 White (15.50%), 841 Black/African American (3.97%), 10,309 Hispanic (48.65%), 5,051 Asian (23.83%), and 11,986 students with other races attending Pasadena City College. 464 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Pasadena City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,1929,67611,516
American Indian/Native American23815
Asian5,0512,5272,524
Black/African American841385456
Hispanic10,3094,3695,940
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander29209
White3,2851,5491,736
Two More837380457
Un-Known353191162
Non-resident Alien464247217
Pasadena City College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
11,882 students (56.07% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 6,810 students (32.13% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Pasadena City College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Pasadena City College
Number of Students
Total21,192
Enrolled Online Exclusively11,882
Enrolled Some Online Courses6,810
Not in Online Courses2,500
By age range, at Pasadena City College, 7,097 students are aged 20 to 24 (33.49% of total students), 7,251 students are aged below 20 (34.22%), 644 students are aged above 50 (5.06%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Pasadena City College
TotalMaleFemale
Total21,1929,67611,516
Under 181,470705765
Age 18-195,7812,7922,989
Age 20-214,0162,0701,946
Age 22-243,0811,4661,615
Age 25-292,7701,1791,591
Age 30-341,6526211,031
Age 35-39897325572
Age 40-49881285596
Age 50-64536180356
Over 641085355

Directory and Accreditation Information

Pasadena City 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 Pasadena City College.
1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA
626-585-7123
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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