El Camino Community College District

Torrance, California

  • Two-year college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 19,210 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

  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
  • Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113

Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic

  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 47 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
  • Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,683

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,572
  • Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,746

Child care and early education

  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 77 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 85 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Clinical lab technician

  • Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
  • Computer ScienceCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $72,159
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,595

Cosmetology and barbering

  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate · 20 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,574
  • Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $23,214

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $47,210
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,077

Graphic and applied design

  • Design and Applied ArtsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,047

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952

Office and business support

  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
  • Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 14 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
  • Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 81 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
  • Fire ProtectionCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
  • Fire ProtectionAssociate degree · 36 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $62,186

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 73 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 32 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,421
  • Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (59)
  • American Sign LanguageCertificate · 5 finishedNationally: $38,250
  • American Sign LanguageAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $32,528
  • AnthropologyAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $37,748
  • Apparel and TextilesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $22,886
  • Apparel and TextilesAssociate degree · 3 finishedNationally: $29,795
  • Architectural Sciences and TechnologyCertificate · 4 finished
  • Architectural Sciences and TechnologyAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $47,589
  • Astronomy and AstrophysicsAssociate degree · 0 finished
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,737
  • Audiovisual Communications Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 5 finishedNationally: $29,515
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 303 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Biology, GeneralAssociate degree · 31 finishedNationally: $33,380
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 16 finishedNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 304 finishedNationally: $41,208
  • ChemistryAssociate degree · 18 finishedNationally: $36,707
  • Communication and Media StudiesCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $35,276
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 69 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • DanceAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $22,117
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 17 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • East Asian Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 5 finished
  • EconomicsAssociate degree · 75 finishedNationally: $42,934
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • English Language and Literature, GeneralAssociate degree · 58 finishedNationally: $27,003
  • Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group StudiesAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $31,611
  • Fine and Studio ArtsAssociate degree · 71 finishedNationally: $24,176
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $52,388
  • General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $44,599
  • Geography and CartographyAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $45,792
  • Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,448
  • Graphic CommunicationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $24,502
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 152 finishedNationally: $38,650
  • Health/Medical Preparatory ProgramsAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $36,179
  • HistoryAssociate degree · 45 finishedNationally: $31,926
  • JournalismCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,024
  • JournalismAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $28,005
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 104 finishedNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 872 finishedNationally: $34,134
  • MathematicsAssociate degree · 96 finishedNationally: $36,826
  • MusicCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,777
  • MusicAssociate degree · 12 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Parks, Recreation, and Leisure StudiesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $30,522
  • PhilosophyAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $33,648
  • Physical Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 86 finishedNationally: $34,698
  • PhysicsAssociate degree · 36 finishedNationally: $35,965
  • Political Science and GovernmentAssociate degree · 64 finishedNationally: $34,854
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 217 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $28,590
  • Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationAssociate degree · 33 finishedNationally: $27,637
  • Real EstateCertificate · 23 finishedNationally: $45,163
  • Real EstateAssociate degree · 14 finishedNationally: $34,704
  • Romance Languages, Literatures, and LinguisticsAssociate degree · 13 finishedNationally: $41,894
  • Security Science and TechnologyCertificate · 8 finishedNationally: $45,055
  • SociologyAssociate degree · 99 finishedNationally: $33,731
  • Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessAssociate degree · 40 finishedNationally: $32,424
  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $22,303
  • Visual and Performing Arts, GeneralAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,742
  • Visual and Performing Arts, OtherCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $32,130
  • WoodworkingCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $37,571
  • WoodworkingAssociate degree · 1 finishedNationally: $43,764
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$13,789$30–48k$12,353$48–75k$13,168$75–110k$18,974Over $110k$22,004Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$13,761per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$24,306sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$1,156Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
0%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
40%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$39,1886 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$47,56110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Earned a degree or certificate here
31%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
Left for another college before finishing
27%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard

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Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for El Camino Community College District, 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 6, 2026.

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