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Child Development & Family Studies at East Los Angeles College

If you plan to study Child Development & Family Studies, consider the program at East Los Angeles College. We’ve gathered the following information to help you decide.

East Los Angeles College is in Monterey Park, CA.

For the most recent IPEDS reporting year, 234 child development & family studies graduations were recorded at East Los Angeles College.

Studying Online at East Los Angeles College

Distance learning is available at East Los Angeles College. Among 33,677 students, 12,938 (38%) studied exclusively online and 5,440 (16%) took at least some classes online.

Earnings for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates from East Los Angeles College

Students who complete East Los Angeles College’s Child Development & Family Studies program earn at the following median levels (per the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard):

Years After Graduation	Median Earnings
4 years	$24,245
5 years	$26,519

How does this compare to the school overall? Four years after graduating, Child Development & Family Studies graduates from East Los Angeles College take home a median $24,245, compared with $39,893 for all East Los Angeles College graduates — about 39% lower than the school-wide median.

Student Demographics & Diversity

Take a look at the composition of Child Development & Family Studies graduates at East Los Angeles College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at East Los Angeles College are 94% women (219) and 6% men (15).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at East Los Angeles College

Among the 152 associate’s child development & family studies graduates at East Los Angeles College, 92% were women (140) and 8% were men (12).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at East Los Angeles College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	1
Hispanic / Latino	141
Asian	6
Two or More Races	1
International (Nonresident)	1
Unknown	2

Minority students account for 97% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at East Los Angeles College, above the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at East Los Angeles College

The Child Development & Family Studies program at East Los Angeles College offers more specialized concentrations:

Concentration	Graduates
Adult Development & Aging	6
Child Care Provider	228

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Students who finish Child Development & Family Studies program at East Los Angeles College go on to a range of careers. Here are the highest-paying careers for Child Development & Family Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.