Financial Aid at Cerritos

[Last update: December 11, 2025]

12,321 students (59% of total 21,046 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at Cerritos College (Cerritos). The average amount of the aid awarded is $5,108.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 89% of total 2,493 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $5,925.

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All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At Cerritos College, 12,321 undergraduate students (59% of total 21,046 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $5,108.

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 Scholarship12,32159% $62,938,533$5,108
Pell Grants7,63736% $33,903,369$4,439
Federal Student Loan5523% $4,010,535$7,265

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,220 beginning undergraduate students (89% of total 2,493 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at Cerritos College. The average amount of aid received is $5,925.

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 Aid2,22089% --
Grants or Scholarships2,21989%$13,146,994$5,925
Federal Grants1,54962%$8,328,444$5,377
Pell Grants1,54962%$8,172,644$5,276
Other Federal Grants57823%$155,800$270
State/Local Grants2,21289%$4,765,639$2,154
Institutional Grants974%$52,911$545
Student Loan Aid462%$291,189$6,330
Federal Student Loans462%$291,189$6,330
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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 2023-2024 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 level1,3851,382$10,686,051$7,716
0-30,000709709$6,333,775$8,933
30,001-48,000363363$2,809,144$7,739
48,001-75,000234233$1,285,190$5,492
75,001-110,0007272$246,177$3,419
110,001 or more75$11,765$1,681

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