Hacienda La Puente Adult Education
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Peer median 95.5%
Undergraduates
491
Student-faculty ratio 25:1
Peer median 19 : 1
Graduation rate
87.1%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 87.1%
Peer median 59.2%
“Peers” are all 188 two-year health professions schools in the U.S. (by Carnegie Classification).
About
- Location
- La Puente, California
- Website
- www.hlpae.com
- Undergraduates
- 491
- Student-faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- Los Angeles, about 25 mi
- Nearest international airport
- Long Beach International Airport (LGB), about 20 mi
- Academic calendar
- Differs by program
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Greg Buckner (Executive Director)
- Phone
- 6269342801
- City
- La Puente, California
- Address
- 14101 E. Nelson Ave, La Puente, CA 91746-0002
Rankings & Admission
Peer median 95.5% · all 188 two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Acceptance rate by gender, 2025
In 2023: men 92.1%, women 95.2%.
Test Scores
SAT/ACT not considered, even if submitted IPEDS (US Department of Education) has no recent SAT/ACT data for admitted students here. GPA, course rigor, essays and activities matter more.
How Hard Is It to Get In
about 10 in 10
459 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
459 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 99.1%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
491 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 36:64 · Freshman retention 90.8%
- Continuing undergraduates 36
- First-year undergraduates 352
- Transfers and others 103
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (491)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years · gray line: median of all 188 two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
0 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$38.6M
Expenses$33.8M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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California Institute of TechnologyPasadena · 10.6 mi
U.S. News #5
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Occidental CollegeLos Angeles · 14.5 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Pomona CollegeClaremont · 15.6 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · 15.9 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Scripps CollegeClaremont · 15.9 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · 16.0 mi
Liberal Arts #8
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · 17.5 mi
U.S. News #27
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University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles · 26.6 mi
U.S. News #20
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 28.4 mi
U.S. News #34
Peer median 0.0 · all 188 two-year health professions schools in the U.S.
Incidents, 2023–2025
From the Clery Act campus safety reports schools file, covering on-campus, non-campus and public property.
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.