El Camino Community College District
Torrance, California · Also known as ECC · Website
$41,589
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$41,589
median earnings, 10 years after starting
El Camino Community College District is a public 2-year college in Torrance, California with 19,210 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $5,968 a year (tuition and fees $1,144 in-state, $7,630 out-of-state). 42% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $41,589 a year 10 years after they started.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$5,968
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$1,144
Out-of-state $7,630
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
42%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
-
Earnings at 10 years
$41,589
Rank 2,424 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
- $5,968
- Tuition in-state
- $1,144
- Tuition out-of-state
- $7,630
- Cost of attendance
- $15,246
- Students with a need-based grant
- 27%
- Students with federal loans
- 0.5%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,319
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $5,149
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $8,298
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $11,546
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $12,869
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 $1,142 in 2015-16 to $1,144 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
- 19,210
- Part-time students
- 62%
- Women
- 53%
- Students per teacher
- 28
- Completion rate
- 42%
- Retention rate
- 73%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 100
- 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 2,424 of 5,094 US colleges and 244 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $5,968 | $20,161 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $1,144 | $8,086 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 42% | 64% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 73% | 80% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | - | $11,537 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $30,790 | $36,048 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $41,589 | $41,472 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 25% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 51% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
100 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 | 796 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 289 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 282 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 252 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 207 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 115 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyAssociate's | Associate's | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 112 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 87 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate's | Associate's | 83 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 77 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate's | Associate's | 75 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| EconomicsAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesAssociate's | Associate's | 61 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MathematicsAssociate's | Associate's | 57 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate's | Associate's | 52 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Political Science and GovernmentAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 47 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Real EstateCertificate | Certificate | 42 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 38 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| HistoryAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Real EstateAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: California on Local Economy
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- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
How much does El Camino Community College District cost?
$5,968 a year is the average net price at El Camino Community College District after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $1,144 for in-state students and $7,630 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $15,246. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,319 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at El Camino Community College District?
El Camino Community College District has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do El Camino Community College District graduates earn?
$41,589 a year is the median pay of former El Camino Community College District students who work, 10 years after they started ($30,790 after 6 years). That ranks 2,424 of 5,094 US colleges and 244 of 494 in California.
What is the graduation rate at El Camino Community College District?
42% of first-time, full-time students at El Camino Community College District 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 El Camino Community College District?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (796 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (289 associate's graduates), Biological and Physical Sciences (282 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 100 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.