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Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

La Puente, California

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-226,136 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 1 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-6,395%
10-year ROI
$22,740
Median earnings as of 2024
43% of Hacienda La Puente Adult Education students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$3,536
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$22,740
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$9,467
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
43%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-226,136
After 10 years
$-448,736
After 20 years
$-671,336
After 30 years
$-893,936
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$35,806
Men
$49,866

28% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$41,613
Independent students
$38,695

7% gap between the two groups

66%
First-generation students
0%
Take federal student loans
60%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 8%Hispanic 74%Asian 14%Black 3%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$3,568
$30k–$48k$2,421
$48k–$75k$4,595
$75k–$110k$5,019
$110k+

How Hacienda La Puente Adult Education compares

This college against the California and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Hacienda La Puente Adult Education students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$65,844+5,795%Strong return
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$38,430-1,958%Poor return
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate$33,848-3,254%Poor return
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$29,368-4,521%Poor return
Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate$23,393-6,211%Poor return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$22,087-6,580%Poor return
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$21,329-6,794%Poor return
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate$19,674-7,262%Poor return
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCertificate$16,418-8,183%Poor return
Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate$16,342-8,205%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

100%
Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
491
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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