Cabrillo College
Aptos, California
- Two-year college
- Public
- Suburb
- 8,002 students
What you can study
Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Agricultural Business and ManagementAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,343
- Agricultural Production OperationsAssociate degree · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,686
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
- Food Science and TechnologyCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,982
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $58,027 a year after finishingNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
- Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746
Child care and early education
- Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,866
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $27,023 a year after finishingNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer ProgrammingCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,650
- Computer ProgrammingAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,248
- Computer ScienceCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $72,159
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 18 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,930
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595
- Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,417
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 40 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,279
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 16 finishedGraduates here earned $111,804 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralCertificate · 51 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,439
- Engineering Technologies/Technicians, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $54,761
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Electromechanical Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,608
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 44 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 38 finishedGraduates here earned $47,357 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,452
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificateGraduates here earned $42,539 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 39 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificateEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
- Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificateGraduates here earned $107,167 a year after finishingNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
Other programs (87)
- AnthropologyCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $43,468
- AnthropologyAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $37,748
- Applied MathematicsCertificate
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsCertificate
- Astronomy and AstrophysicsAssociate degree · 1 finished
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 24 finishedNationally: $27,737
- Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $29,515
- Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial EducationCertificateNationally: $29,568
- Biological and Physical SciencesCertificate
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Biology, GeneralCertificateNationally: $33,430
- Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 30 finishedNationally: $33,380
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificateNationally: $43,996
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 73 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherCertificateNationally: $58,916
- Business/Commerce, GeneralCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $54,610
- Business/Commerce, GeneralAssociate degree · 48 finishedNationally: $40,381
- ChemistryCertificate
- ChemistryAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $36,707
- Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 18 finishedNationally: $35,276
- Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 51 finishedNationally: $33,346
- Construction ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $59,911
- Construction ManagementAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $58,990
- DanceCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $28,406
- DanceAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $22,117
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $22,567
- EconomicsCertificateNationally: $64,762
- EconomicsAssociate degree · 60 finishedNationally: $42,934
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,889
- Energy Systems Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $55,703
- Engineering, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $73,676
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $47,691
- English Language and Literature, GeneralCertificateNationally: $27,447
- English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 19 finishedNationally: $27,003
- Entrepreneurial and Small Business OperationsCertificate · 9 finishedNationally: $43,067
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesCertificateNationally: $41,382
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 9 finishedNationally: $31,611
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $29,024
- Film/Video and Photographic ArtsAssociate degree · 15 finishedNationally: $28,195
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 32 finishedNationally: $24,176
- Foods, Nutrition, and Related ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $40,792
- Geography and CartographyCertificateNationally: $46,721
- Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,792
- Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $33,448
- Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $24,502
- Graphic CommunicationsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $27,878
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralCertificateGraduates here earned $50,451 a year afterNationally: $37,910
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
- HistoryCertificateNationally: $41,661
- HistoryAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $31,926
- Human Services, GeneralCertificate · 13 finishedNationally: $34,193
- Human Services, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedNationally: $32,008
- Interpersonal and Social SkillsCertificate
- JournalismCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,024
- JournalismAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $28,005
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 2 finishedGraduates here earned $44,110 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 732 finishedNationally: $34,134
- MarketingCertificateNationally: $43,966
- MathematicsCertificateNationally: $60,812
- MathematicsAssociate degree · 34 finishedNationally: $36,826
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherCertificate · 37 finishedNationally: $51,531
- MusicCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $27,777
- MusicAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $26,345
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $41,576
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $36,701
- PhilosophyCertificateNationally: $42,505
- PhilosophyAssociate degree · 8 finishedNationally: $33,648
- PhysicsCertificate
- PhysicsAssociate degree · 25 finishedNationally: $35,965
- Political Science and GovernmentCertificateNationally: $47,929
- Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 26 finishedNationally: $34,854
- Psychology, GeneralCertificateNationally: $39,736
- Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 99 finishedNationally: $30,994
- Public HealthCertificate · 14 finishedNationally: $42,865
- Real EstateAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $34,704
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsCertificateNationally: $42,581
- Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 21 finishedNationally: $41,894
- SociologyCertificateNationally: $42,583
- SociologyAssociate degree · 33 finishedNationally: $33,731
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $28,258
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 219 finishedNationally: $32,424
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralCertificateNationally: $32,910
- Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedNationally: $26,742
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $17,735per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $27,981sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $1,270Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 1%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 41%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $42,7996 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $48,95610 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $10,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Cabrillo College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.
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