Community colleges

El Camino Community College District

Torrance, CA · Public · 19,210 undergrads · website ↗

Does anyone get out?

The point of starting here is finishing somewhere else. This is how often that happens.

Not published

This college doesn't report a transfer rate to the Department of Education. That means unknown — not zero. Ask them directly.

Completed after transferring
1.8%

had finished a degree by year 2

Still enrolled after transferring
7.6%

still progressing at year 2

What it costs

Household incomeAvg net price / year
Under $30,000$4,319
$30,000 – $48,000$5,149
$48,000 – $75,000$8,298
$75,000 – $110,000$11,546
Over $110,000$12,869
All incomes (average)$5,968

Sticker tuition and fees: $1,144 in-state — before aid, from the same earlier College Scorecard release as the net prices above.

Other costs of attendance, 2025–26

The college's own estimate for a full-time undergraduate for the year, before aid, from the October 2026 College Scorecard. It is a newer year than the tuition and net prices above, so don't add the two together.

Housing and meals, off campus (not with family)$22,752
Books and supplies$2,136
Other expenses, off campus$7,056

Outcomes

Completion rate
42%

at this college

Students with Pell grants
27%
Earnings @ 10yr
$41,589

after entering

Median debt
—

at graduation

Admission and teaching

SAT/ACT policy
Open admission

Admits any student who applies (fall 2024)

Application fee
None

undergraduate, 2023–24

Students per faculty member
28 to 1

undergraduates, fall 2024

Faculty who are full-time
35%

fall 2024

What students study

Business11%
Health & Nursing7%
Social Sciences6%
Psychology6%
Criminal Justice4%
Physics & Chemistry4%
Communications & Media4%
Mathematics & Statistics3%

Best transfer rates elsewhere in CA

Contact and accreditation

Address
16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506
Phone
(310) 532-3670
Institutional accreditor
Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. College Scorecard, October 2026 release: net price calculator link, mission flags and religious affiliation (2025–26), enrolment shares, test policy, SAT/ACT ranges and student-to-faculty ratio (fall 2024), cost-of-attendance components (2025–26), and earnings and debt by field of study. IPEDS Institutional Characteristics 2023–24 for the application fee and the IPEDS 2024 directory for the phone number. All are U.S. Department of Education data in the public domain. Transfer rate is the share of entrants transferring to a four-year institution; it is published for roughly a third of community colleges, and a blank means unpublished rather than zero. Which specific credits transfer is set by agreements between individual institutions and is not published nationally — confirm with both colleges before enrolling.

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