11,354 students (61% of total 18,656 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Cerritos College. The average amount of the aid awarded is $6,435.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 87% of total 1,878 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $7,660.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Cerritos College, 11,354 undergraduate students (61% of total 18,656 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $6,435.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - Cerritos
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship11,35461% $73,062,905$6,435
Pell Grants6,76536% $25,561,346$3,778
Federal Student Loan3622% $2,758,952$7,621

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

1,629 beginning undergraduate students (87% of total 1,878 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Cerritos College. The average amount of aid received is $7,660.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - Cerritos
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid1,62987% --
Grants or Scholarships1,62286%$12,425,004$7,660
Federal Grants1,20464%$9,525,653$7,912
Pell Grants1,07157%$4,926,453$4,600
Other Federal Grants1,12960%$4,599,200$4,074
State/Local Grants1,61486%$2,829,893$1,753
Institutional Grants58131%$69,458$120
Student Loan Aid241%$136,820$5,701
Federal Student Loans241%$136,820$5,701
Other Student Loans----

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at Cerritos College.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level1,0741,069$7,246,808$6,747
0-30,000572572$4,477,120$7,827
30,001-48,000246246$1,644,219$6,684
48,001-75,000199198$971,081$4,880
75,001-110,0005250$149,596$2,877
110,001 or more53$4,792$958

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