Pasadena City College

About

Type: Public, 2-year
Location: Pasadena, California
Website: pasadena.edu
Undergraduates: 24,597
Student-faculty ratio: 23 : 1

This collegeRanked colleges nearby

Setting: Midsize city
Nearest major city: Los Angeles, about 20 mi
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), about 20 mi

Pasadena, California

Academic calendar: Semester
Religious affiliation: Not applicable
President: Dr. Jose Gomez (Superintendent/President)
Phone: 6265857123
City: Pasadena, California
Address: 1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106-2003

Degrees & Majors

Graduates in 2025 (first major)

Associate7,466279 international (3.7%)

Top 10 Associate majors by graduates

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies

1154

Business Administration and Management, General

1051

Biological and Physical Sciences

1037

Humanities/Humanistic Studies

744

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General

626

Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other

498

Psychology, General

293

Economics, General

250

Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs

127

Mathematics, General

110

U.S. studentsInternational

All majors, graduates and earnings IPEDS · College Scorecard

*Depends on whether majors have graduates in 2025 or not, Yes / No
**Move mouse on can check deitaled graudates number, click for major detailed information
***Due to privacy policy, graduate salaries are not shown for some majors that has few gradautes

Liberal arts has 1898 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.	-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies.	-

Multi/inerdisciplinary studies has 1535 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biological and Physical Sciences.	-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other.	-

Businesshas 1168 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Business Administration and Management, General.	-
Office Management and Supervision.	-
Retail Management.	-
Accounting Technology/Technician and Bookkeeping.	-
Administrative Assistant and Secretarial Science, General.	-
Small Business Administration/Management.	-
Banking and Financial Support Services.	-
Hospitality Administration/Management, General.	-
International Business/Trade/Commerce.	-
Sales, Distribution, and Marketing Operations, General.	-

Health professionshas 797 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General.	-
Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist.	-
Dental Assisting/Assistant.	-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist.	-
Dental Laboratory Technology/Technician.	-
Medical/Clinical Assistant.	-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer.	-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse.	$100,888

Social sciencehas 414 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Anthropology, General.	-
Economics, General.	-
Geography.	-
Geographic Information Science and Cartography.	-
Political Science and Government, General.	-
Sociology, General.	-

Psychology has 293 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Psychology, General.	-

Visual and Performing artshas 168 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Visual and Performing Arts, General.	-
Dance, General.	-
Commercial and Advertising Art.	-
Graphic Design.	-
Game and Interactive Media Design.	-
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General.	-
Art/Art Studies, General.	-
Jewelry Arts.	-
Music, General.	-

Communication has 133 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Speech Communication and Rhetoric.	-
Journalism.	-
Radio and Television.	-

Educationhas 127 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Education/Teaching of Individuals in Early Childhood Special Education Programs.	-

Engineering technologieshas 112 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General.	-
Laser and Optical Technology/Technician.	-
Biomedical Technology/Technician.	-
Drafting and Design Technology/Technician, General.	-
Energy Systems Technology/Technician.	-

Mathmatics and statistics has 110 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Mathematics, General.	-

Homeland security has 82 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration.	-
Fire Prevention and Safety Technology/Technician.	-

Parks, recreation, leisure has 78 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Exercise Science and Kinesiology.	-
Physical Fitness Technician.	-

Human science has 71 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies, General.	-
Adult Development and Aging.	-
Child Care and Support Services Management.	-
Child Care Provider/Assistant.	-
Apparel and Textiles, General.	-

Foreign languages has 66 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Linguistics.	-
Chinese Language and Literature.	-
Japanese Language and Literature.	-
Russian Language and Literature.	-
German Language and Literature.	-
French Language and Literature.	-
Italian Language and Literature.	-
Spanish Language and Literature.	-
American Sign Language (ASL).	-

Physical scienceshas 52 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Geology/Earth Science, General.	-
Physics, General.	-

English has 50 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
English Language and Literature, General.	-

Computer and information sciencehas 44 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Information Technology.	-
Computer Programming/Programmer, General.	-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design.	-
Computer and Information Systems Security/Auditing/Information Assurance.	-
Computer Support Specialist.	-

Legal professionshas 41 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Legal Studies.	-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal.	-

Mechanic and repair has 40 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Electrical/Electronics Equipment Installation and Repair Technology/Technician, General.	-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician.	-

Communications technologies has 39 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Photographic and Film/Video Technology/Technician.	-
Recording Arts Technology/Technician.	-
Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design.	-
Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics, and Special Effects.	-

Biologyhas 36 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Biology/Biological Sciences, General.	-

History has 33 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
History, General.	-

Architecture has 21 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Architectural Technology/Technician.	-

Engineeringhas 13 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Pre-Engineering.	-

Culinary has 11 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Cosmetology/Cosmetologist, General.	-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General.	-

Libraryhas 10 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Library and Archives Assisting.	-

Philosophy has 9 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Philosophy.	-

Cultural has 7 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Area Studies, Other.	-
Women's Studies.	-

Agricultural has 3 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Crop Production.	-

Precision production has 3 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Machine Tool Technology/Machinist.	-
Welding Technology/Welder.	-

Construction trades has 2 graduates in 2025
Major	Graduate Salary	Associate
Building/Home/Construction Inspection/Inspector.	-
Building/Construction Site Management/Manager.	-

Students

24,597 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 46:54 · Freshman retention 76.0%

Continuing undergraduates 14,435
First-year undergraduates 3,152
Transfers and others 7,010

Undergraduate race and ethnicity (24,597)

Hispanic

11,652 · 47.4%

Asian

5,671 · 23.1%

White

3,905 · 15.9%

Two or more races

1,379 · 5.6%

Black

998 · 4.1%

International

548 · 2.2%

Unknown

365 · 1.5%

Age distribution

Bachelor's

Under 18

10.9%

18–19

28.4%

20–21

16.7%

22–24

13.3%

25 and over

30.7%

International Students

International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Undergraduates2.2%

548 in 2025 · 3.7% in 2016

2016Peer median 0.6%2025

Cost

2025 cost per year (out-of-state)

$30,355

Undergrad tuition (out-of-state): $10,924
Undergraduate tuition (in-state): $1,180
Room and board: $19,431

Out-of-state tuition and room and board over time

15.9K 2016

18.8K 2017

20.3K 2018

21.3K 2019

22.6K 2020

24.1K 2021

24.2K 2022

27.4K 2023

30.2K 2024

30.4K 2025

Peer median tuition + room and board $19,938 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Tuition rose 75% from 2016 to 2025; room and board rose 100%.

Finances · fiscal year 2024

Revenue$455M

Government grants and contracts

$347M76.3%

Tuition and fees

$24.8M5.4%

Investment return

$12.4M2.7%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.4M0.3%

Gifts and private grants

$160K0.0%

Other

$69.0M15.2%

Expenses$390M

Instruction

$115M29.6%

Institutional support

$94.6M24.2%

Scholarships

$53.1M13.6%

Student services

$43.2M11.1%

Academic support

$23.0M5.9%

Public service

$10.1M2.6%

Auxiliary enterprises

$1.5M0.4%

Other

$49.3M12.6%

Average faculty salary · 2025 (9-month equivalent)

Dark gray ticks: median pay for the same rank at all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

All faculty

$87,739peers $68,588

Instructor

$87,739peers $61,593

Campus Life

Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA

2025
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	94	-
Soccer	30	26
Track and Field (Outdoor)	20	15
Baseball	32	-
Basketball	12	14
Swimming	9	10
Cross Country	10	8
Volleyball	-	17
Softball	-	15
Water Polo	-	12
Badminton	-	10

2024
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	76	-
Soccer	28	24
Track and Field (Outdoor)	26	11
Baseball	30	-
Basketball	13	9
Cross Country	11	7
Volleyball	-	16
Softball	-	13
Swimming	7	6
Badminton	-	11
Water Polo	-	9

2023
CCCAA	MEN	WOMEN
Football	84	-
Soccer	28	21
Track and Field (Outdoor)	19	18
Baseball	28	-
Basketball	14	10
Softball	-	18
Swimming	8	6
Cross Country	8	6
Volleyball	-	12
Water Polo	-	9
Badminton	-	9

Nearby & Safety

Ranked colleges nearby

Campus safety · incidents per 1,000 students

1.2 2016

0.9 2017

1.4 2018

0.9 2019

1.1 2020

0.6 2021

0.8 2022

0.7 2023

1.1 2024

1.5 2025

Peer median 0.4 · all 908 public associate's colleges in the U.S.

Incidents, 2023–2025

Motor vehicle theft

28

Weapons arrests

11

Arson

8

Drug arrests

8

Burglary

6

Fondling

3

From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.

Notable Alumni

All 25

Notable alumni of Pasadena City College include Charles Manson (Criminal and leader of the Manson Family), William Holden (Actor and Academy Award winner) and Nick Nolte (Actor with three Academy Award nominations).

Charles Manson 1934–2017

Criminal and leader of the Manson Family
William Holden 1918–1981

Actor and Academy Award winner
Nick Nolte 1941–

Actor with three Academy Award nominations

Also attended: Arizona State University-Tempe, Eastern Arizona College
Eddie Van Halen 1955–2020

Guitarist and founder of the rock band Van Halen

Sibling: Alex Van Halen (Pasadena City College)
Jackie Robinson 1919–1972

Baseball player who broke MLB's color line

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles

Spouse: Rachel Robinson (University of California-Los Angeles, New York University)
Robert Bruce Merrifield 1921–2006

Biochemist, 1984 Nobel laureate in Chemistry

Also attended: University of California-Los Angeles
Octavia E. Butler 1947–2006

Science fiction author and MacArthur Fellow

Also attended: California State University-Los Angeles
Armie Hammer 1986–

Film and television actor

Father: Michael Armand Hammer (University of San Diego, Columbia University in the City of New York)
David Lee Roth 1954–

Rock singer and lead vocalist of Van Halen

See all 25 notable alumni of Pasadena City College →

Recent News at Pasadena City College

Summarized daily from the school's official news. Click "Source" for the original story.

2Updates in the past 12 months

Oct 27Latest update

Programs & rankingsMost common topic

Oct 27 Awards

Pasadena City College was named a 2026 Pathway Champion of Transfer by the Campaign for College Opportunity for the second straight year, for awarding 1,534 Associate Degrees for Transfer.
Source: pasadena.edu
Sep 24 Partnership

Occidental College and Pasadena City College signed a transfer MOU on Sept. 21 clarifying which PCC courses transfer for general education credit and committing to regular admission and transfer events on both campuses.
Source: pasadena.edu

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References and Data Sources

Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.