Los Angeles College of Music

370 S Fair Oaks Ave
Pasadena, CA 91105-0000

Tel: (626)568-8850

The Los Angeles College of Music, LACM, prepares students to be leaders in music and offers degrees in Music Performance and Music Production. Located in the heart of the music and entertainment industries, the faculty is comprised of current, leading, musical professionals with a passion for inspiring the next generation. (Formerly known as LAMA, The Los Angeles Music Academy.)

School Highlights

Los Angeles College of Music serves 147 students (95% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 6:1 is lower than the state community college average of 44:1.
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the state average of 68%.
Los Angeles College of Music is one of 52 community colleges within Los Angeles County, CA.
The nearest community college is Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts-Pasadena (0.70 miles away).

The student population of 147 has stayed relatively flat over five years.
The student:teacher ratio of 6:1 has decreased from 60:1 over five years.
The school's diversity score of 0.66 is less than the state average of 0.73. The school's diversity has grown by 17% over five years.

Total Enrollment	147 students	7,516 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	6:1	44:1

# Full-Time Students	140 students	1,613 students

# Part-Time Students	7 students	5,903 students


% Asian	4%	13%

% Hispanic	9%	37%

% Black	2%	7%

% White	24%	32%

% Hawaiian	-	-

% Two or more races	2%	3%

% Non Resident races	52%	3%

% Unknown races	7%	5%

Diversity ScoreThe chance that two students selected at random would be members of a different ethnic group. Scored from 0 to 1, a diversity score closer to 1 indicates a more diverse student body.	0.66	0.73

College Completion Rate	74%	29%

The private state tuition of $22,875 is more than the state average of $18,802. The private state tuition has grown by 8% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$22,875	$18,802

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	44%	78%

Median Debt for Graduates	$16,172	$9,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$9,500	$5,500

Acceptance Rate	55%	96%

Source: 2016 (or latest year available) IPEDS