Cerro Coso Community College
Ridgecrest, CA · Public · offers Associate's degrees
—Acceptance rate
$18,306Average net price / year
25%Graduation rate
$34,963Median earnings 10 yrs after entry
—Median debt at graduation
3,171Undergraduates
Cost
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,384
- Out-of-state tuition
- $11,254
- Total cost of attendance
- $25,300
- Books & supplies
- $1,062
- Average net price
- $18,306
Net price by family income
- $0–30k
- $18,595
- $30–48k
- $13,761
- $48–75k
- $17,054
- $75–110k
- $21,891
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
Outcomes
- Graduation rate
- 25%
- First-year retention
- 27%
- Median earnings (6 yrs)
- $29,462
- Median earnings (10 yrs)
- $34,963
- Median debt (graduates)
- —
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0.0%
- Students with Pell grants
- 15%
- Students with federal loans
- 1%
Students
- Undergraduates
- 3,171
- Part-time
- 79%
- Women / men
- 62% / 38%
- White
- 35%
- Hispanic
- 45%
- Black
- 7%
- Asian
- 4%
- International
- 0%
Faculty & school
- Student–faculty ratio
- 24:1
- Avg faculty salary
- $115,641 / year
- Full-time faculty
- 36%
- Accreditor
- Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
- Website
- cerrocoso.edu
- Also known as
- NA
Most popular fields
- Communications Technologies – 5% of degrees
- Computer & Information Sciences – 10% of degrees
- Family & Consumer Sciences – 12% of degrees
- Legal Professions – 2% of degrees
- Liberal Arts & General Studies – 35% of degrees
- Mathematics & Statistics – 1% of degrees
Frequently asked questions
How much does Cerro Coso Community College cost?
The average net price after grants is $18,306 per year; in-state tuition and fees are $1,384 and the full cost of attendance is $25,300.
How much do Cerro Coso Community College graduates earn?
Students who enrolled earn a median of $34,963 ten years later. See the program table above for salaries by major.
What is the graduation rate?
25% of first-time, full-time students graduate within 150% of normal time.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, June 2026 release.