Cabrillo College

Cabrillo College is a public school located in the small town setting of Aptos, CA, less than an hour from San Jose.

Founded in 1959, the institution currently enrolls around 11,321 students a year, including 11,321 undergrads. The institution runs on a semester academic calendar.

Admissions Facts About Cabrillo College

Acceptance rate: 0%

Early Decision or Early Action: /

2022 Regular Decision Notification Date:

What is Cabrillo College's acceptance rate?

Cabrillo College is a noncompetitive school to get accepted to. Around 0 percent of all applicants to Cabrillo College are accepted each year.

In 2021, 0 applicants were waitlisted and 0 students were ultimating offered a spot off the waitlist.

Is Cabrillo College a good school?

Different people have different ideas about what makes a "good" school. Acceptance rate and average GPA are good indicators of how competitive an institution is, but they don't say much about the quality of the education or the student experience. There are a few statistics that can give you a good idea of how satisfied students are and how well a school supports its students.

Retention, graduation, and job placement statistics all give valuable information about the quality of the student experience, before and after graduation.

Retention and graduation rates

Out of all the first-year, full-time undergrads who start at Cabrillo College, around 72 percent return for their sophomore year.

Compare this to the average six-year graduation rate for colleges and universities in the U.S., which is around 61 percent for public schools and 67 percent for private.

Job outcomes and student debt

Job placement rates after graduation, average starting salaries, and the debt students graduate with can all give important clues about the value of a degree from a specific school.

Based on this information, how does Cabrillo College sound? Remember, the best school for one person may be a terrible fit for someone else! So the real question to ask yourself: is Cabrillo College a good school for YOU?

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