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Rio Hondo College is located in Whittier, California. It is a large public school and offers undergrad programs. It has 19,948 undergraduate students enrolled.

Popular majors include Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services, Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, and Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians. 20% of students graduate and go on to earn an average starting salary of $30,000.

Graduation Rate

The 3-year repayment rate is the percentage of students who are able to repay some of their student debt.

Why does this matter? A high rate means that students are making enough money so that they can pay down their student debt. A low rate means that students are having trouble paying down their loans.

To learn more and apply for financial aid at Rio Hondo College you can visit www.riohondo.edu/financial-aid/.

Rio Hondo College students, on average, make $40,500 10-years after they start school (this is approximately 6 years after graduation).

Their salary grows by around 8% in the several years after graduation.

Average Earnings of Students from Rio Hondo College

How much will your income increase each year?

Median Earnings of Students from Rio Hondo College

Range of Salary Outcomes 10 Years After Starting at Rio Hondo College

Is it worth your money to attend Rio Hondo College? There are many ways to estimate the financial return on your education.

We use the 10-year average earnings (the 10 years start when you enroll, so if you attend a 4-year college, this would be approximately 6 years after you graduate) and the all in one year cost of attending the school. The all in cost is the sum of tuition, fees, and on-campus housing.

By comparing the two, you can get a sense if what the average graduate in early to mid career makes at least covers your cost of attending one year of school.

A higher number is better.

Tuition vs. Earnings

Can you go to grad school at Rio Hondo College?

Undergraduate Focus

Student Median Household Income

Are there more men or more women?

Rio Hondo College has slightly more male students than female students.

This means that for every 100 women, there are 133 men. Or that for every 100 men, there are 75 women.

Undergraduate Student Diversity at Rio Hondo College

Student Age

Where are Students from?

Rio Hondo College Popular Majors

The most popular majors at Rio Hondo College are:

1. Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
2. Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
3. Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
4. Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
5. Mechanic and Repair Technologies/Technicians

Students Who Transfer Out of Rio Hondo College

Rio Hondo College has around 1,653 students who transfer into the school each year. This is somewhat low at approximately 8% of total undergraduates.

Higher transfer in rates mean that students see Rio Hondo College as better than the college they were previously enrolled in. Higher rates also mean that there will be more new faces on campus.

Presidential Election Results of 2016

Politically, California tends to be More Democratic. In the 2016 Presidential election, 62% of the state voted for the Democratic party, 32% voted for the Republican party, and 3% voted for neither.