California College of Music
Pasadena, California · Also known as CCM · Website
$25,065
net price a year, after grants
$25,065
net price a year, after grants
California College of Music is a for-profit 2-year college in Pasadena, California with 60 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $25,065 a year (tuition and fees $21,985). It admits 100% of applicants and 70% of students finish within 3 years.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$25,065
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$21,985
US median $11,837
Admission rate
100%
US median 78%
Completion rate
70%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Net price
- $25,065
- Tuition and fees
- $21,985
- Cost of attendance
- $29,374
- Students with a need-based grant
- 29%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $25,065
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2021-22 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $13,432 in 2021-22 to $21,985 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
- 100%
- Undergraduates
- 60
- Part-time students
- 100%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 1
- Completion rate
- 70%
- Retention rate
- 29%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 2
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $25,065 | $20,161 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $21,985 | $8,086 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 100% | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 70% | 64% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 29% | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | - | $36,048 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid.
Programs
2 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MusicCertificate | Certificate | 7 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MusicAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Pasadena and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does California College of Music cost?
$25,065 a year is the average net price at California College of Music after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $21,985, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $29,374. Families earning under $30,000 pay $25,065 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at California College of Music?
100% of applicants are admitted to California College of Music. The median admission rate of colleges in California is 76%.
What is the graduation rate at California College of Music?
70% of first-time, full-time students at California College of Music finish within 3 years. 29% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 2-year colleges is 67%.
What are the most popular majors at California College of Music?
Music (7 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 2 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.