California College of Music
Acceptance rate
100.0%
2025
Tuition per year
$21,985
$32,969 with room and board
Undergraduates
60
Student-faculty ratio 1:1
Graduation rate
80.0%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 80.0%
About
- Type
- Private for-profit, 2-year
- Location
- Pasadena, California
- Website
- ccmla.edu
- Undergraduates
- 60
- Student-faculty ratio
- 1 : 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
- Also known as
- CCM
- Academic calendar
- Quarter
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Michelle Ishii (President/CEO)
- Phone
- 6265771751
- City
- Pasadena, California
- Address
- 42 South Catalina Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91106-2403
Rankings & Admission
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
1 applicants in 2025, 100.0% admitted
1 admitted 0 not admitted Yield 100.0%
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
60 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 47:53 · Freshman retention 28.6%
- Transfers and others 60
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (60)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
0 in 2025 · 70.0% in 2022
Cost
2025 cost per year
$32,969
- Undergraduate tuition
- $21,985
- Room and board
- $10,984
Tuition rose 67% from 2022 to 2025; room and board rose 0%.
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$163K
Expenses$328K
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 · 0.6 mi
U.S. News #5
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Occidental CollegeLos Angeles · 4.8 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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University of Southern CaliforniaLos Angeles · 12.3 mi
U.S. News #27
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University of California-Los AngelesLos Angeles · 18.6 mi
U.S. News #20
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Pomona CollegeClaremont · 23.9 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Scripps CollegeClaremont · 24.1 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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Claremont McKenna CollegeClaremont · 24.1 mi
Liberal Arts #3
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Harvey Mudd CollegeClaremont · 24.1 mi
Liberal Arts #8
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University of California-IrvineIrvine · 38.1 mi
U.S. News #34
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.