Pasadena City College
Pasadena City College at a Glance
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About Pasadena City College
According to Wikipedia, Pasadena City College is a public community college in Pasadena, California. History Pasadena City College was founded in 1924 as Pasadena Junior College. It originally operated on Pasadena High School's campus as an extended learning program of the high school. In 1928, PJC and Pasadena High School formally merged. From 1928 to 1953, it operated as a four-year junior college, combining the last two years of high school with the first two years of college.
Pasadena City College Admissions, Retention, and Graduation Information
| Retention Rate | Graduation Rate |
|---|---|
| 76% | 48% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); acceptance rate for fall 2024; test scores for fall 2024; applications and enrollment for fall 2023; retention for students who started in fall 2023; graduation rate within six years for students who started in 2019.
How Much Does Pasadena City College Cost To Attend?
| Tuition and fees (in-state) |
|---|
| $1,180 |
Source: U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard and NCES); tuition and fees for 2025–26; net price for 2024–25, for first-time, full-time students receiving financial aid.
How Much Do Pasadena City College Graduates Make?
Ten years after starting college, former Pasadena City College students who received federal financial aid earn a median of $47,494 a year, and 86% of those not still in school are working.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard; students who started college in 2011–12 or 2012–13, measured in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollars.
Pasadena City College's Demographics
Students enrolled at any time during the 2023–24 school year, including part-time and online students.
| Student Body | Under-Grads |
|---|---|
| 35,539 | 35,539 |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics; 12-month enrollment for 2023–24.
Where is Pasadena City College?
Pasadena City College is located at 1570 E Colorado Blvd., Pasadena, CA 91106-2003.
How Safe is Pasadena City College?
Like every college that receives federal student aid, Pasadena City College publishes an annual security report with its campus crime statistics and safety policies. Its figures can also be looked up in the U.S. Department of Education’s Campus Safety and Security database.
Relative to its enrollment, Pasadena City College has a violent crime rate of less than 0.01% and a property crime rate of 0.09%. Pasadena has a violent crime rate of 0.49% and a property (including theft) crime rate of 2.82%. Sources: campus: U.S. Department of Education Campus Safety and Security data, on-campus offenses in 2024 (violent: murder, rape, robbery and aggravated assault; property: burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson, which excludes ordinary theft); city: FBI Crime Data Explorer, offenses reported to the city police in 2024.
What Is Pasadena City College Known For?
Pasadena City College is known for its academic work in the following disciplines:
- Nursing
- Philosophy
- Communications
- Sociology
- History
- Literature
- Mathematics
- Criminal Justice
- Law
- Physics
- Medical
- Political Science
- Anthropology
- Engineering
- Computer Science
- Psychology
- Biology
- Earth Sciences
- Education
- Economics
Pasadena City College's Top Areas of Influence With Degrees Offered
Each rank compares how much Pasadena City College's faculty and alumni have shaped a field with other schools, using Wikipedia, Wikidata and scholarly citation databases such as Crossref and Semantic Scholar. World and U.S. ranks reflect modern influence; the historical rank counts influence across all time. How we rank influence
Pasadena City College ranks #134 in the U.S. and #335 worldwide for influence in Nursing.
nursing DegreesPasadena City College ranks #321 in the U.S. and #1058 worldwide for influence in Philosophy.
philosophy DegreesPasadena City College ranks #364 in the U.S. and #1340 worldwide for influence in Communications.
communications DegreesPasadena City College ranks #408 in the U.S. and #1438 worldwide for influence in Sociology.
sociology DegreesPasadena City College ranks #415 in the U.S. and #1178 worldwide for influence in History.
history DegreesPasadena City College ranks #422 in the U.S. and #1266 worldwide for influence in Literature.
literature DegreesPasadena City College ranks #497 in the U.S. and #2041 worldwide for influence in Mathematics.
math DegreesPasadena City College ranks #518 in the U.S. and #974 worldwide for influence in Criminal Justice.
criminal-justice DegreesPasadena City College ranks #542 in the U.S. and #1869 worldwide for influence in Law.
Pasadena City College ranks #551 in the U.S. and #2426 worldwide for influence in Physics.
physics DegreesPasadena City College ranks #570 in the U.S. and #2117 worldwide for influence in Medical.
medicine DegreesPasadena City College ranks #627 in the U.S. and #2659 worldwide for influence in Political Science.
political-science DegreesPasadena City College ranks #629 in the U.S. and #1963 worldwide for influence in Anthropology.
anthropology DegreesPasadena City College ranks #636 in the U.S. and #3659 worldwide for influence in Engineering.
engineering DegreesPasadena City College ranks #681 in the U.S. and #3052 worldwide for influence in Computer Science.
computer-science DegreesPasadena City College ranks #742 in the U.S. and #1922 worldwide for influence in Psychology.
psychology DegreesPasadena City College ranks #803 in the U.S. and #3489 worldwide for influence in Biology.
biology DegreesPasadena City College ranks #838 in the U.S. and #3181 worldwide for influence in Earth Sciences.
earth-science DegreesPasadena City College ranks #929 in the U.S. and #4031 worldwide for influence in Education.
education DegreesPasadena City College ranks #2657 in the U.S. and #10244 worldwide for influence in Economics.
economics DegreesWho Are Pasadena City College's Most Influential Alumni?
Pasadena City College's most influential alumni include professors and professionals in the fields of Nursing, Social Work, and Physics. Here are some of Pasadena City College's most famous alumni:
- Clive Cussler
- An American novelist.
- Fred Phelps
- An American pastor and activist .
- Paul Fussell
- An American cultural and literary historian .
- Jackie Robinson
- An American baseball player.
- Bob Mackie
- An American fashion designer.
- Robert Bruce Merrifield
- An American biochemist.
- Octavia E. Butler
- An American science fiction writer .
- Dennis Cooper
- An American writer.
- Eddie Van Halen
- An American guitarist .
- Betye Saar
- An African American sculptor.
- Antonia Darder
- An American artist.
- Patricia Benner
- An American nursing theorist.
