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Pasadena City College

Pasadena, CA 91106City: MidsizeUNITID 121044

Public 2-yearAssociate's Colleges: High Transfer-High TraditionalHispanic-servingAANAPI-servingSpecialty: Liberal Arts 22%Specialty: Interdisciplinary Studies 18%Specialty: Business 15%
Undergraduates
21,466
Graduate students
Not reported
Admit rate
Not reported
Average net price
$3.9k
Graduation rate
48%
Retention rate
76%
Median earnings (10 yr)
$43.9k
Median debt
$6.7k
Student : faculty
23:1
Value score*
97th pct.
Programs offered
135
Highest degree
Associate degree
Sector
Public 2-year
Region
West · Pacific
Setting
City: Midsize (population of at least 100,000 but less than 250,000)
Carnegie
Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
Size & setting
Two-year, very large
Predominant degree
Predominantly associate's-degree granting
Religious affiliation
None reported
Main campus
Yes

* Value score is a CampusAtlas estimate, not an official metric.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, data as of June 10, 2026. “Not reported” means the value is missing or privacy-suppressed in the source data.