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Monterey Park, California · Public · 30,321 undergrads

East Los Angeles College has 30,321 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies.

The short answers

30,321
undergraduates.
69%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.

Who studies here

UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
30,321
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
57%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
69%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
23.3 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$20,518

Undergraduates by race and ethnicity

Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
65%
WhiteCollege Scorecard
12%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
8.9%
BlackCollege Scorecard
6.4%
AsianCollege Scorecard
6.2%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
1%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
0.7%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.2%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.2%

Degrees awarded in a year

Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
3,284
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
1,474
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
72

How it works

School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Mixed Associate Large
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from

Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers