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Cerro Coso Community College

Across 2022–2024, Cerro Coso Community College reported 2 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Los Angeles Southwest College.

0.36
Incidents / 1k students
#233
Rank of 2,072
#137
CA rank
5,549
Enrolled students

0.36 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Cerro Coso Community College reports 0.36 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below GateWay Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Clackamas Community College (0.36/1k); Iowa Western Community College (4.51/1k); Bossier Parish Community College (1.62/1k); North Hennepin Community College (0.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Los Angeles Southwest College (1.49/1k); Compton College (2.49/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Berkeley City College (0.16/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
0.36
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#233
safer than ranked campuses its size
89%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
2
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Data updated August 2026

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Sheet 111896 · Cerro Coso Community College 0.36/1k score rate · #233/2,072

RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE

  • RATE-QUIET 0.36/1k
  • RANK-UPPER #233/2,072
  • ST-MID #137 in state
  • PEER-FINISH Clackamas Community College · ±0.00
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-UP ↑ trend
  • CAT-LEAD Burglary
  • ENR-MID 5,549
  • FIRE-NONE No res filing

Nearest enrollment peer: Clackamas Community College (+0.00/1k)

Cerro Coso Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Clackamas Community College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · PEER-FINISH · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Clackamas Community College (+0.00/1k). National rank #233 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Cerro Coso Community College reports 0.36 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 77% below GateWay Community College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Clackamas Community College (0.36/1k); Iowa Western Community College (4.51/1k); Bossier Parish Community College (1.62/1k); North Hennepin Community College (0.36/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Los Angeles Southwest College (1.49/1k); Compton College (2.49/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Berkeley City College (0.16/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Cerro Coso Community

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Cerro on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Cerro Coso Community College's 0.36/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

+2 reported incidents

Cerro Coso Community College increased from 0 to 2 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.

This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.

See national reporting-year changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 CA 2-year peers in this comparison, Cerro Coso Community College is larger than 47% and safer-reporting than 44% - the smaller, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105020.541.061.481.9Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 31Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 56Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 28Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 58Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 61Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 64Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 53Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 67Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 50Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 39Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 11 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 33Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 42Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 47Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 69Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 72Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 36Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 78Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 25Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 75Cerro Coso Community College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 44
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
  • Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
  • Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
  • Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
  • Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
  • Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
  • Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
  • Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
  • Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
  • Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
  • Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
  • Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
  • Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
  • Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
  • Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
  • Cerro Coso Community College: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
American Career College-Ontario2,2420.89025
High Desert Medical College2,2800.00378
Columbia College2,8280.00678
Barstow Community College3,2260.31847
Palo Verde College3,8330.001178
Lake Tahoe Community College4,0400.001478
Woodland Community College4,1281.70178
Coalinga College4,1750.241950
Mendocino College4,2250.002278
Lemoore College4,4040.002578
Taft College4,4640.222853
Cerro Coso Community College (this campus)5,5490.364744

Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.

What changed between 2023 and 2024

Reported on-campus incidents at Cerro Coso Community College rose from 0 to 2. The increase shows up in Burglary (0 to 2).

This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.

What actually gets reported at Cerro Coso Community College

Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.

The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.

Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.

Crime Statistics by Year

11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus only

Cerro Coso Community College: Criminal Offenses by year

Rising

0123 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 0On-campus incidents, 2023: 0On-campus incidents, 2024: 2 0 2 ▲ +0.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 0
2023 0
2024 2
Crime Type 202420232022
Burglary 200
Aggravated Assault 000
Arson 000
Fondling 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Rape 000
Robbery 000
Statutory Rape 000

Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate

Arrests & Disciplinary Actions

45 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
45 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0

Cerro Coso Community College vs peer institutions

Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment

Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).

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Cerro Coso Community College

0.36 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#233
Enrollment
5,549
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Cerro Coso Community College sits on price and outcomes

See California's cost ranking

At $18,306, Cerro Coso Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 46% among 492 California colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $20,161.

$18,306
average net price
$20,161
California median

Six-year median earnings of $29,462 run about 1.6 times the annual net price. The margin is real but narrow, so how many years of price a student actually pays matters a great deal here. Only 25% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.

Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.

Academic & Financial Profile

Tuition & Costs

In-State Tuition
$1,384
Out-of-State Tuition
$11,254
Avg Net Price
$18,306
Pell Grant Recipients
15%
How does this cost rank in CA? →

Outcomes

Median Earnings (6yr)
$29,462
Median Earnings (10yr)
$34,963

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,053 similar institutions by enrollment size.

GateWay Community College
Phoenix, AZ · 5,553 enrolled
Safety Score 1.08
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR · 5,545 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA · 5,540 enrolled
Safety Score 4.51
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA · 5,561 enrolled
Safety Score 1.62
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN · 5,563 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36

Closest by National Rank

Cerro Coso Community College (national rank #233) sits near North Hennepin Community College (#232) and Clackamas Community College (#234) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN
National Rank #232
Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR
National Rank #234
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, CA
National Rank #235
Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA
National Rank #231
Cerritos College
Norwalk, CA
National Rank #236

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Cerro Coso Community College, both outside CA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Clackamas Community College
Oregon City, OR · 5,545 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Iowa Western Community College
Council Bluffs, IA · 5,540 enrolled
Safety score 4.51
Bossier Parish Community College
Bossier City, LA · 5,561 enrolled
Safety score 1.62
North Hennepin Community College
Brooklyn Park, MN · 5,563 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Massasoit Community College
Brockton, MA · 5,574 enrolled
Safety score 0.18
Wharton County Junior College
Wharton, TX · 5,504 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Western Iowa Tech Community College
Sioux City, IA · 5,482 enrolled
Safety score 0.91
CUNY Hostos Community College
Bronx, NY · 5,478 enrolled
Safety score 0.00

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Baton Rouge Community College
Baton Rouge, LA · 11,182 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Columbus State Community College
Columbus, OH · 28,081 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Blackhawk Technical College
Janesville, WI · 2,811 enrolled
Safety score 0.36
Central Carolina Technical College
Sumter, SC · 2,825 enrolled
Safety score 0.35
Blue Ridge Community College
Flat Rock, NC · 2,723 enrolled
Safety score 0.37
Southeast Community College Area
Lincoln, NE · 10,816 enrolled
Safety score 0.37

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Cerro Coso Community College safe?
Cerro Coso Community College has a safety score of 0.36 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #233 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: GateWay Community College (1.08/1k). Same-state same-level set: Los Angeles Southwest College (1.49/1k); Compton College (2.49/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Berkeley City College (0.16/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k).
What crimes are reported at Cerro Coso Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Cerro Coso Community College reported Burglary (2) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Cerro Coso Community College compare to similar schools?
Cerro Coso Community College reports 77% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than GateWay Community College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: GateWay Community College (1.08/1k); Clackamas Community College (0.36/1k); Iowa Western Community College (4.51/1k); Bossier Parish Community College (1.62/1k); North Hennepin Community College (0.36/1k). Same-state same-level set: Los Angeles Southwest College (1.49/1k); Compton College (2.49/1k); Gavilan College (0.82/1k); College of Alameda (0.00/1k); Napa Valley College (0.21/1k); College of Marin (0.83/1k); Berkeley City College (0.16/1k); Porterville College (1.46/1k).
Does Cerro Coso Community College have fire safety data?
Cerro Coso Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.

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