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Platt College, Los Angeles is a for-profit located in Alhambra, California. Platt College-Los Angeles has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Platt College-Los Angeles is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $34,601 10 years after enrolling, 106th in California, and in the bottom 10% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Platt College-Los Angeles bachelor students earn 24% less than the national average.
Platt College, Los Angeles’s median net annual cost of $24,944 and average years to graduate of 3.3 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 3 programs at Platt College-Los Angeles sorted by number of graduates - Diagnostic, Intervention & Treatment , Health Administrative Services, Criminal Justice - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$24,944
Average years to graduate
3.3
When a school's graduation rate falls in the bottom 25% in the country, we do not display an economic ranking.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Platt College-Los Angeles is 5% higher than the state average, and 27% above the average for all community college - baccalaureates in the country.
At Platt College-Los Angeles, Pell Grant recipients represent 59% of the measured graduating class, 24% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Platt College-Los Angeles graduates within 4 years.
Platt College-Los Angeles is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Platt College, Los Angeles’s economic mobility score of 5.22 is calculated by adjusting the 12.08 economic score of lower-income students by the 59% pell grant recipients within the student body. Platt College-Los Angeles’s EMS of 5.22 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Platt College, Los Angeles pays $24,944 a year, $-9,486 less than the $15,458 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $24,944
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Platt College-Los Angeles, 86% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $24,944 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 78% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,601. This is 24% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$9,818
Pell grants
$5,141
State grants
$4,338
Institutional grants
$1,931
Platt College, Los Angeles offers 5 online bachelor programs, one of which is held exclusively online. We use the IPEDS July '20 — July '21 Distance Education report to determine which programs are online. EarningsPlus data is provided when available.
Online programs
5
Hybrid programs
4
Percentage of programs online
83%
Full time
100%
83%
Female
78%
59%
First time
59%
59%
In-state
99%
68%
1st generation
55%
35%
White
12%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
62%
15%
Asian
8%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
13%
12%