Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, CA · Private for-profit · www.lacm.edu/ ↗

Los Angeles College of Music is a private for-profit college in Pasadena, California, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 227 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards bachelor's degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of bachelor's degrees awarded, its largest programs are Music; and Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compare its largest majors across colleges: Music · Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management

Los Angeles College of Music at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
227
Similar schools: 455
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$42,853
Similar schools: $31,853
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
87.7%
Similar schools: 100.0%
Graduation rate (6 yrs)iShare of full-time students who finished a 4-year degree within 6 years (which is 150% of the standard 4-year time).
46.6%
Similar schools: 37.1%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$44,742
Similar schools: $44,016
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$29,094
Similar schools: $28,667
First-year retentioniShare of first-year students who came back for year two. A baseline measure of student satisfaction.
61.3%
Similar schools: 66.7%

What the data shows about Los Angeles College of Music

Comparisons below use the medians for the 143 private for-profit schools that mostly award bachelor's degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $42,853 a year, higher than the $31,853 median for similar schools. It admits 87.7% of applicants, lower than the 100.0% median. 61.3% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year (similar-school median: 66.7%). 46.6% of full-time students finish a four-year degree within six years, higher than the 37.1% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $44,742, about the same as the $44,016 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $29,094 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $28,667).