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Is Los Angeles Trade Technical College worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Los Angeles Trade Technical, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Stretch
Los Angeles Trade Technical sits in the stretch band for a typical family. The long-run earnings picture at $35,233 helps, but median debt of $10,500 plus yearly net price of $12,323 creates a tighter path. For context, Los Angeles Trade Technical's net price runs about 56% above the typical 2-year, public school. It can work, but the financing plan has to be deliberate.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 791 similar 2-year, public schools
This school
$11,761
/yrAverage school like this
$7,555
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $4,206 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $17,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price sits in a range that leaves more room for family cash flow and lower borrowing.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$12,323
Median earnings 10 years out
$35,233
Median debt at graduation
$10,500
Graduation rate
31%
At Los Angeles Trade Technical, a typical graduate carries about $10,500 in student debt and earns roughly $35,233 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $119 per month, or 4% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Los Angeles Trade Technical is a two year school in Los Angeles, CA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Los Angeles Trade Technical
The median net price at Los Angeles Trade Technical is $12,323 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →