Cabrillo College
Aptos, California · Website
$44,114
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$44,114
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Cabrillo College is a public 2-year college in Aptos, California with 8,002 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $15,843 a year (tuition and fees $1,270 in-state, $9,862 out-of-state). 38% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $44,114 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,380 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$15,843
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,270
Out-of-state $9,862
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
38%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$14,380
About $152 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$44,114
Rank 2,119 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $15,843
- Tuition in-state
- $1,270
- Tuition out-of-state
- $9,862
- Cost of attendance
- $24,966
- Students with a need-based grant
- 24%
- Students with federal loans
- 1.3%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $14,656
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $14,911
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,780
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $19,252
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $1,358 in 2015-16 to $1,270 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 8,002
- Part-time students
- 65%
- Women
- 57%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 38%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 129
- Endowment
- $53.4M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving, Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,119 of 5,094 US colleges and 213 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $15,843 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,270 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 38% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,380 | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $34,990 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $44,114 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
129 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 726 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 186 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 89 | Withheld | $57,294 | $48,706 | $44,589 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 85 | Withheld | $23,686 | $31,708 | $31,135 |
| Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | $41,932 | $30,572 |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 78 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 65 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 50 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | 47 | Withheld | $47,566 | $47,930 | $42,012 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 45 | Withheld | $37,279 | $51,576 | $34,272 |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 43 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate | Certificate | 39 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,699 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 35 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 32 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| ChemistryAssociate's | Associate's | 31 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,705 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Aptos and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does Cabrillo College cost?
$15,843 a year is the average net price at Cabrillo College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,270 for in-state students and $9,862 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $24,966. Families earning under $30,000 pay $14,656 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Cabrillo College?
Cabrillo College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Cabrillo College graduates earn?
$44,114 a year is the median pay of former Cabrillo College students who work, 10 years after they started ($34,990 after 6 years). That ranks 2,119 of 5,094 US colleges and 213 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Certificate) at $91,090.
How much student debt do Cabrillo College graduates have?
$14,380 is the median federal student loan debt of Cabrillo College graduates, about $152 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 1.3% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Cabrillo College?
38% of first-time, full-time students at Cabrillo College finish within 3 years. 73% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Cabrillo College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (726 associate's graduates), Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (186 associate's graduates), Accounting and Related Services (89 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 129 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.