About East Los Angeles College
East Los Angeles College is a public college in Monterey Park, California, in a large suburb. It enrolls roughly 27,750 undergraduates, and about 80% of them attend part time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 33 to 1.
Nursing programs at East Los Angeles College
The nursing offerings tracked in federal data here are the associate degree in nursing (ADN). Recent annual completions came to about 22 associate-degree nursing graduates. Programs at this level are the faster, lower-cost way into the profession: an ADN typically takes about two years once prerequisites are done, and many graduates later add a bachelor’s through an RN-to-BSN program. That is a relatively small annual graduating class, so ask how many seats open each year.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $1,200 a year for in-state students and $11,000 for out-of-state students. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $3,700 a year. About 24% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal earnings data puts median pay for associate-level nursing graduates at roughly $102,000 four years after finishing, an estimate based on graduates with reported earnings. Schoolwide, about 65% of first-time, full-time students return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
The federal data does not report an overall admission rate for this school, which is typical of open-access colleges. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. To work as a nurse in California, graduates apply for a license with the California Board of Registered Nursing (for RN licensure) or the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (for LVN licensure) and pass the NCLEX. Before you commit, verify the program’s ACEN or CCNE accreditation and state approval, and compare it with other options on our California nursing schools page.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
