10-yr median earnings
$39,271
Federal aid recipients only
Public · La Puente, California
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public institution in La Puente, 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.
- $3,536
- Avg net price / yr
- $39,271
- 10-yr median earnings
- 82.7%
- 150%-time completion
- 100.0%
- Acceptance rate
The verdict
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education pairs modest former-student earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 45th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 100.0%
- acceptance rate
- 82.7%
- 150%-time completion
- +24%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Hacienda La Puente Adult Education 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 ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), 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
B
College Value Score
74/100
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
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 D
$39,271
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$3,536
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A
82.7%
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
$3,536
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
82.7%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 82.7%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Hacienda La Puente Adult Education 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 Hacienda La Puente Adult Education 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.
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,271 45th percentile higher than 45% 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 | Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,271 | #2794 of 5103 | 45th |
| Average net price | $3,536 | #166 of 5020 | 97th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.7% | #579 of 4858 | 88th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 491 | #2876 of 5462 | 47th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
491
Undergraduate enrollment
100.0%
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
82.7%
150%-time completion
$39,271
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Hacienda La Puente Adult Education ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Hacienda La Puente Adult Education | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,271 | #301 of 493 | 39th |
| Average net price | $3,536 | #24 of 495 | 95th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 82.7% | #82 of 483 | 83rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 491 | #284 of 553 | 49th |
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 |
| 301 | Hacienda La Puente Adult EducationThis school | $39,271 | $3,536 |
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 100.0% |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$3,568 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$2,421 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$4,595 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $3,536 |
35.2%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $7,080 to $2,792 (-60.6%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,0802023 · $2,792
Over the same years, enrollment went -86.6% (3,704 → 496 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
72.3%
Female
66.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,703
Median Earnings (6yr)
43.1%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 82.7% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,703 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,271 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 43.1% |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$45,012 median earnings
- Business Operations Suppor…
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
$32,464 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$27,901 median earnings
- Cosmetology and Related Pe…
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
$22,356 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 61 | $45,012 | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Certificate | 24 | $32,464 | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 18 | $27,901 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | 101 | $22,356 | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 11 | - | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 7 | - | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education? ▼
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is a public institution in La Puente, California. The acceptance rate is 100.0%. Undergraduate enrollment is 491 students.
How much do Hacienda La Puente Adult Education former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,271 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,703.
How much does Hacienda La Puente Adult Education cost? ▼
The average net price at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education is $3,536..
What is the graduation rate at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education? ▼
Hacienda La Puente Adult Education has a 82.7% 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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