10-yr median earnings
$39,834
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Sylmar, California
Los Angeles Mission College
Los Angeles Mission College is a public institution in Sylmar, 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.
- $13,380
- Avg net price / yr
- $39,834
- 10-yr median earnings
- 20.0%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Los Angeles Mission College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 47th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 20.0%
- 150%-time completion
- +16%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Los Angeles Mission College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional"), 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
D
College Value Score
43/100
Los Angeles Mission College
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
$39,834
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,380
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
20.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt C-
$12,678
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
$13,380
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
20.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 20.0%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Los Angeles Mission College 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 Los Angeles Mission College 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.
Los Angeles Mission College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$39,834 47th percentile higher than 47% 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 | Los Angeles Mission College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,834 | #2708 of 5103 | 47th |
| Average net price | $13,380 | #1780 of 5020 | 65th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 20.0% | #4679 of 4858 | 4th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,999 | #449 of 5462 | 92nd |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
7,999
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
20.0%
150%-time completion
$39,834
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Los Angeles Mission College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Los Angeles Mission College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $39,834 | #281 of 493 | 43rd |
| Average net price | $13,380 | #157 of 495 | 68th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 20.0% | #479 of 483 | 1st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 7,999 | #95 of 553 | 83rd |
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 |
| 281 | Los Angeles Mission CollegeThis school | $39,834 | $13,380 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Los Angeles Mission College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,586 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,673 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$15,149 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Los Angeles Mission College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $1,238 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $10,572 |
| Average Net Price | $13,380 |
20.7%
Pell Grant Rate
0.9%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,678
Median Debt
$134/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +61.7%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Los Angeles Mission College's published in-state tuition went from $1,221 to $1,238 (+1.4%), but average net price for the reported Title IV-recipient cohort after grant aid, went from $7,405 to $11,972. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+1.4%
$1,221 → $1,238
Average net price
+61.7%
$7,405 → $11,972
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,4052023 · $11,972
Over the same years, enrollment went +1.3% (7,931 → 8,031 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
58.8%
Female
69.9%
First Generation
Outcomes
$34,437
Median Earnings (6yr)
47.2%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 20.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $34,437 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $39,834 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 47.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $12,678 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $134/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 1 | 501 | $45,465 | $45,465 | - |
| Certificate | 1 | 531 | $38,133 | $38,133 | - |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 501 | $45,465 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Certificate | 531 | $38,133 | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Los Angeles Mission College? ▼
Los Angeles Mission College is a public institution in Sylmar, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 7,999 students.
How much do Los Angeles Mission College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Los Angeles Mission College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $39,834 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $34,437.
How much does Los Angeles Mission College cost? ▼
The average net price at Los Angeles Mission College is $13,380. In-state tuition is $1,238 and out-of-state tuition is $10,572. Median student debt at graduation is $12,678.
What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles Mission College? ▼
Los Angeles Mission College has a 20.0% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Los Angeles Mission College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Los Angeles Mission College is $12,678, while former students earn a median of $39,834 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 32% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $134.
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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