Compton College Trade Programs

Located in Compton, California, Compton College is a public institution. Compton College is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

Where Is Compton College?

Contact details for Compton College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1111 East Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90221-5393
Phone:	310-900-1600
Website:	www.compton.edu

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Can I Afford Compton College?

In a recent term, part-time Compton College students paid $46 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $366 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$1,104	$8,784
Fees	$38	$38
Books and Supplies	$938	$938

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Compton College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $9,402 a year. That adds up to $37,608 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Compton College is 5.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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Compton College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 4,612 undergraduate students at Compton College, with 865 being full-time and 3,747 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 865 full-time undergraduates at Compton College, 31% are male and 69% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Compton College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	255
Hispanic or Latino	539
White	9
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	49

Online Learning at Compton College

In 2022-2023, 2,240 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Compton College has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 25th most popular in California for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Compton College Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	18	2	4	24
General Cosmetology/Cosmetologist	4	12	8	24
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist	15	0	1	16
Autobody/Collision & Repair Technology/Technician	8	1	0	9
Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning & Refrigeration Engineering Technology	4	0	1	5
Welding Technology/Welder	0	1	0	1
Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	49	16	14	79

Compton College Trades

In a recent academic period, Compton College awarded 237 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Cosmetology	4	8	12	0
Environmental Control Technology	4	1	0	0
Precision Metal Working	15	1	1	0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair	26	4	3	0
Total	147	42	48	0

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.