by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Cerritos College was awarded 22 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is allied health & medical assisting services.
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Cerritos College is ranked #540 out of 2,152 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2025 Best Colleges list.
Cerritos College also holds the #69 spot on the Best Colleges in California ranking.
Returning adults and other non-traditional students may appreciate the fact that Cerritos College has an open admissions policy. This means that you'll only have to submit basic materials, which may include proof that you completed high school or an equivalent program.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Cerritos College, this rate is 26 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Cerritos College is 32%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Cerritos College is 66%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,406 undergraduates at Cerritos College with 8,240 being full-time and 12,166 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $1,357 | $2,500 | $4,304 | $6,307 | $8,226 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Cerritos College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Cerritos College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $5,701 a year. That adds up to $22,804 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Cerritos College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 11110 Alondra Blvd, Norwalk, CA 90650-6298 |
| Phone: | 562-860-2451 |
| Website: | www.cerritos.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 1,873 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 825 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 288 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 223 | NA |
| General Psychology | 191 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 172 | NA |
| Precision Metal Working | 109 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 99 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 92 | NA |
| Sociology | 90 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2022-2023, 13,248 students took at least one online class at Cerritos College. This is a decrease from the 14,639 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 13,248 | 7,185 |
| 2021-2022 | 14,639 | 7,532 |
| 2020-2021 | 17,308 | 9,185 |
| 2018-2019 | 6,447 | 2,653 |
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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