by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
El Camino College was awarded 1 badge in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is fire protection.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, El Camino College is ranked #1,062 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality.
El Camino College is also ranked #123 out of 168 schools in California.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into El Camino College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
The student to faculty ratio at El Camino College is 25 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1. This may indicate that some of your classes will be larger in size than they would be at other schools. However, upper level classes will probably be smaller.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at El Camino College is 43%. 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 El Camino College is 68%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 20,418 undergraduates at El Camino College with 7,503 being full-time and 12,915 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $10,288 | $10,645 | $13,770 | $15,624 | $16,692 |
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 El Camino College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
The student loan default rate at El Camino College is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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Contact details for El Camino College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 16007 Crenshaw Blvd, Torrance, CA 90506 |
| Phone: | 310-532-3670 |
| Website: | www.elcamino.edu/ |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 17,065 students took at least one online class at El Camino College. This is a decrease from the 18,744 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 17,065 | 10,947 |
| 2019-2020 | 18,744 | 13,841 |
| 2018-2019 | 5,669 | 1,685 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,976 | 1,746 |
| 2016-2017 | 4,397 | 1,550 |
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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