10-yr median earnings
$35,233
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution in Los Angeles, 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.
- $12,323
- Avg net price / yr
- $35,233
- 10-yr median earnings
- 31.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Los Angeles Trade Technical College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 33rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 31.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +11%
- 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 Trade Technical 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 Career & Technical-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
42/100
Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 F
$35,233
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,323
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
31.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B-
$10,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
44.9%
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
$12,323
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
31.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 31.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 Trade Technical 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 Trade Technical College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$35,233 33rd percentile higher than 33% 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 Trade Technical College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,233 | #3432 of 5103 | 33rd |
| Average net price | $12,323 | #1564 of 5020 | 69th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 31.4% | #4197 of 4858 | 14th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,998 | #350 of 5462 | 94th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
9,998
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
31.4%
150%-time completion
$35,233
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 Trade Technical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $35,233 | #366 of 493 | 26th |
| Average net price | $12,323 | #138 of 495 | 72nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 31.4% | #445 of 483 | 8th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 9,998 | #78 of 553 | 86th |
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 |
| 366 | Los Angeles Trade Technical CollegeThis school | $35,233 | $12,323 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Los Angeles Trade Technical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$11,716 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,210 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$14,008 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$17,270 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 | $12,323 |
31.9%
Pell Grant Rate
1.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$10,500
Median Debt
$111/mo
Monthly Payment
Published tuition barely moved. What students actually pay rose +110.1%.
Between 2013 and 2023, Los Angeles Trade Technical 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 $5,074 to $10,658. The sticker price and the real price moved apart.
Published tuition
+1.4%
$1,221 → $1,238
Average net price
+110.1%
$5,074 → $10,658
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $5,0742023 · $10,658
Over the same years, enrollment went -15.5% (12,033 → 10,165 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
47.8%
Female
61.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,801
Median Earnings (6yr)
35.5%
Earning Over $25K
44.9%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 31.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,801 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $35,233 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 35.5% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 44.9% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $10,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $111/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 9 | 628 | $70,484 | $116,662 | - |
| Certificate | 7 | 527 | $48,511 | $73,405 | - |
Top programs at Los Angeles Trade Technical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$116,662 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering Rel…
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians
$73,405 median earnings
- Electrical and Power Trans…
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
$64,890 median earnings
- Environmental Control Tech…
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
$59,602 median earnings
- Vehicle Maintenance and Re…
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
$54,643 median earnings
- Biological and Physical Sc…
Biological and Physical Sciences
$53,233 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,… $41,558
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$41,558 median earnings
- Culinary Arts and Related … $35,196
Culinary Arts and Related Services
$35,196 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.
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The Chicago School at Los Angeles
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Similar Enrollment and Sector
Other Public institutions closest in reported enrollment, preferring the same Carnegie classification.
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5,586 students · 4,412 apart
Waukesha County Technical College
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4,955 students · 5,043 apart
Chippewa Valley Technical College
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4,272 students · 5,726 apart
Similar Reported Net Price
Other Public institutions with the nearest reported average net price.
Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
Same-sector institutions with the same direction and nearest fitted annual change; only series with R² of at least 0.40 qualify.
Roanoke-Chowan Community College
Ahoskie, NC
+$567/year · $1/year apart
University of North Carolina Wilmington
Wilmington, NC
+$569/year · $3/year apart
Northwestern State University of Louisiana
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+$569/year · $3/year apart
Prairie View A & M University
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Los Angeles Trade Technical College? ▼
Los Angeles Trade Technical College is a public institution in Los Angeles, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 9,998 students.
How much do Los Angeles Trade Technical College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Los Angeles Trade Technical College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $35,233 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,801.
How much does Los Angeles Trade Technical College cost? ▼
The average net price at Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $12,323. In-state tuition is $1,238 and out-of-state tuition is $10,572. Median student debt at graduation is $10,500.
What is the graduation rate at Los Angeles Trade Technical College? ▼
Los Angeles Trade Technical College has a 31.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Los Angeles Trade Technical College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Los Angeles Trade Technical College is $10,500, while former students earn a median of $35,233 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 30% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 44.9% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $111.
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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