IPEDS ID 121886

Rio Hondo College

Whittier, California. In the 2023-24 award year this school reported 134 awards in the trades we track: auto mechanic, carpentry, diesel mechanic.

Address: 3600 Workman Mill Rd, Whittier, CA 90601
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Website: www.riohondo.edu
Phone: (562) 692-0921
Type: Public, 4-year
Accreditor: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
Federal student aid: Eligible (Title IV)
Undergrads (all programs): 15,684
Also known as: RHCCD|RHC

Trade programs and graduates

Awards (certificates and degrees) conferred July 2023 to June 2024, first majors, as reported to IPEDS.

Trade	Program (CIP)	Award levels	Awards
Auto Mechanic	Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (75); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (8); Associate degree (13); Bachelor's degree (5)	101
Carpentry	Carpentry/Carpenter (46.0201)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (20)	20
Diesel Mechanic	Heavy Equipment Maintenance Technology/Technician (47.0302)	Certificate, 12 weeks to 1 year (12); Certificate, 1 to 2 years (1)	13
Welding	Welding Technology/Welder (48.0508)	No completions reported	0

What it costs

Published charges for 2025-26, as reported to College Scorecard.

In-state tuition and fees, per year	$1,388
Out-of-state tuition and fees, per year	$9,884
Books and supplies	$1,089
Cost of attendance, per year (incl. living costs)	$24,021
Average net price after grants (aided students)	$15,389

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Outcomes

College Scorecard has no field-of-study earnings for this school's trade programs, usually because too few aided graduates were in the cohort to publish.

School-wide College Scorecard measures (all programs, and all campuses that share the federal aid ID):

Completion rate within 150% of normal time (first-time, full-time students, all programs): 23%
Median earnings 10 years after entering, all students and programs: $48,362
Median federal debt of completers, all programs: $9,500

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2023-24 (C2024_A) and Directory (HD2024), NCES; College Scorecard institution data (2025-26 charges, released Nov 2, 2026) and field-of-study data (Oct 15, 2026); FMCSA Training Provider Registry (as of 2026-11-02); BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025. Checked 2026-11-02. IPEDS unit ID 121886. How we build this list.