+82%
Median federal debt at exit
Median federal debt at exit at Platt College-Los Angeles rose 82% between 2006 and 2009 ($7.2k → $13.2k).
California · Private for-profit · Predominantly associate's
Platt College-Los Angeles
Alhambra, California. 598 undergraduate students. 25 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
What the data flags at Platt College-Los Angeles
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
+290%
Undergraduate enrollment
Undergraduate enrollment at Platt College-Los Angeles rose 290% between 2006 and 2009 (102 → 398).
+28%
In-state tuition
In-state tuition at Platt College-Los Angeles rose 28% between 2006 and 2009 ($26.5k → $33.9k).
-6pp
150%-time completion
150%-time completion fell 6 pp at Platt College-Los Angeles vs the 2018–2022 baseline (62.3% vs 68.1%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
The numbers, vs. California
Each tile compares this institution to the California median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$40,669+5% · 6→10y
California median $42,588$38,619
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry62.3%-22% · '97→'24
California median 61.3%$15,215+99% · '97→'09
At program completion598+107% · '96→'09
latest IPEDS—
first-time, full-time—-5% · '02→'06
latest cohort$14,804+28% · '05→'09
out-of-state $14,804SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
5.0%Median federal debt $15,215 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $40,669 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
Ten-plus year arc
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-22%
Platt College-Los Angeles · completion · 150% fell
81.7% → 63.4%
+1895%
Platt College-Los Angeles · retention rose
0.0% → 94.7%
+103%
Platt College-Los Angeles · undergrad enrollment rose
192 → 398
-44%
Platt College-Los Angeles · out-of-state tuition fell
$26,475 → $14,922
+99%
Platt College-Los Angeles · median debt rose
$6,625 → $13,193
-100%
Platt College-Los Angeles · cohort default rate fell
23.0% → 0.0%
+66%
Platt College-Los Angeles · pell share rose
49.1% → 81.3%
+21%
Platt College-Los Angeles · earnings_median_8yr rose
$34,000 → $41,224
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
Ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$62,076Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.$54,270Health and Medical Administrative Services.$51,819Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$50,938Criminal Justice and Corrections.$48,221Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$47,969Criminal Justice and Corrections.$39,423Legal Support Services.$38,758Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,266Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.$35,845Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$34,965Business Administration, Management and Operations.$31,286Design and Applied Arts.$29,740
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
13 programs with earnings, grouped
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
LEGAL PROFESSIONS · CIP 22
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
VISUAL & PERFORMING ARTS · CIP 50
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$62,076Health and Medical Administrative Services.$36,266Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.$47,969Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.$34,965Health and Medical Administrative Services.$51,819Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.$50,938
BUSINESS, MANAGEMENT & MARKETING · CIP 52
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Same sector and degree mix in California
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“Platt College-Los Angeles graduates earn $X” — not “Platt College-Los Angeles makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending Platt College-Los Angeles caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.