Sticker price per year (in-state at public colleges)
$11,807
$16,063
Average paid after grants (in-state at public colleges)
$1,693
$7,224
Average paid from out of state, estimated
$11,245
$17,112
What in-state families with aid paid, by income
Measure
Santa Monica College
Santa Ana College
Under $30,000
$1,621
$7,080
$30,000–$48,000
$1,036
$6,932
$48,000–$75,000
$2,372
$7,538
$75,000–$110,000
$5,646
$11,259
Over $110,000
$11,807
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After you start
Measure
Santa Monica College
Santa Ana College
Undergrads
21,440
22,485
Graduate within 6 years
36%
32%
Come back for year two
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100%
Median earnings 10 years after starting
$46,589
$48,917
Median debt at graduation
$6,450
$9,500
Highlighted only when the gap is at least 5%. "Average paid" is what students who got federal aid paid per year after grants, not a price quote; at public colleges the income rows are in-state students. The out-of-state estimate adds a public college's extra out-of-state tuition to its in-state average; out-of-state students usually get less aid, so many pay more. How we get our numbers