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Compton College was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
Compton College has an open admissions policy, so you should not have much trouble being accepted by the school. Still, it is important to fill out the application completely and submit any requested materials, which may include proof that you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.
The student to faculty ratio at Compton College is about average at 14 to 1. This ratio is often used to gauge how many students might be in an average class and how much time professors will have to spend with their students on an individual level. The national average for this metric is 15 to 1.
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 Compton College is 41%. 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 Compton College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,612 undergraduates at Compton College with 865 being full-time and 3,747 being part-time.
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 Compton College, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Compton College, approximately 1% of students took out student loans averaging $9,402 a year. That adds up to $37,608 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Compton College is 2.0%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
Get more details about the location of Compton College.
Contact details for Compton College are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 1111 East Artesia Blvd., Compton, CA 90221-5393 |
| Phone: | 310-900-1600 |
| Website: | www.compton.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts General Studies | 563 | NA |
| Biological & Physical Science | 106 | NA |
| Nursing | 57 | NA |
| Human Development & Family Studies | 42 | NA |
| General Psychology | 38 | NA |
| Vehicle Maintenance & Repair | 33 | NA |
| Sociology | 27 | NA |
| Cosmetology | 24 | NA |
| Business Administration & Management | 22 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 22 | NA |
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 2022-2023, 2,240 students took at least one online class at Compton College. This is a decrease from the 2,407 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 2,240 | 1,397 |
| 2021-2022 | 2,407 | 1,456 |
| 2020-2021 | 1,578 | 444 |
| 2018-2019 | 1,541 | 754 |
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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