10-yr median earnings
$46,851
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Downey, California
Downey Adult School
Downey Adult School is a public institution in Downey, California. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.
- $13,695
- Avg net price / yr
- $46,851
- 10-yr median earnings
- 45.6%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Downey Adult School posts above-median former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 35%
- former-student earnings, US
- 45.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +32%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Downey Adult School profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C-
College Value Score
54/100
Downey Adult School
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings C+
$46,851
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,695
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
45.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,695
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
45.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 45.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Downey Adult School vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Downey Adult School ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Downey Adult School: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$46,851 Top 35% higher than 65% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Downey Adult School | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,851 | #1771 of 5103 | 65th |
| Average net price | $13,695 | #1840 of 5020 | 63rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 45.6% | #3272 of 4858 | 33rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 875 | #2308 of 5462 | 58th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
875
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
45.6%
150%-time completion
$46,851
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Downey Adult School ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Downey Adult School | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $46,851 | #189 of 493 | 62nd |
| Average net price | $13,695 | #162 of 495 | 67th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 45.6% | #349 of 483 | 28th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 875 | #232 of 553 | 58th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 189 | Downey Adult SchoolThis school | $46,851 | $13,695 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Downey Adult School
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$13,340 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$14,301 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$16,194 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Downey Adult School - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $13,695 |
35.1%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
What students pay at Downey Adult School rose +591.0% since 2013
Average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort went from $1,896 in 2013 to $13,102 in 2023, a rise of $11,206 in nominal dollars. Across the 4,315 colleges measured over the same 2013–2023 span, the median change was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $1,8962023 · $13,102
Over the same years, enrollment went -51.3% (1,317 → 642 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
88.1%
Female
67.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$35,477
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 45.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $35,477 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $46,851 |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Downey Adult School by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Legal Support Services
Legal Support Services
$46,833 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$41,554 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$39,502 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$30,477 median earnings
- Somatic Bodywork and Relat…
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
$28,820 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | Certificate | 17 | $46,833 | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 42 | $41,554 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 150 | $39,502 | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 25 | $30,477 | - |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services | Certificate | 43 | $28,820 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Downey Adult School? ▼
Downey Adult School is a public institution in Downey, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 875 students.
How much do Downey Adult School former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Downey Adult School who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $46,851 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $35,477.
How much does Downey Adult School cost? ▼
The average net price at Downey Adult School is $13,695..
What is the graduation rate at Downey Adult School? ▼
Downey Adult School has a 45.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.
Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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