Rio Hondo College
Whittier, CA · Public · Rural (fringe) · RHC · RHCCD
Public institution in Whittier, CA · 15,365 undergraduates · $44,950 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 1%In-state tuition & fees
- Top 1%Median graduate debt
- Top 8%Undergraduates
- Top 13%Out-of-state tuition & fees
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $11,903449th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $1,38814th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $9,884259th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $19,308329th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $5,50013th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $44,9501,364th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,1151,540th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 27.1%1,834th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
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Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- —
- Average SAT
- —
- Median ACT
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Campus
- Undergraduates
- 15,365165th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 31.0:12,135th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 23.8%1,528th highest of 2,140 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 22 mi (LAX)
On 3 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 1 of 1 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair TechnologiesMechanic & Repair Technologies | bachelors | — | — |
Campus facts
Athletics — 9 sports
CCCAA · Other
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $0 (M $0 · W $0)
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websiteriohondo.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 121886)
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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