CCM

California College of Music

Pasadena, California Private for-profit 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Located in Pasadena, California, California College of Music is a private for-profit two-year institution. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 60 students in fall 2024.

California College of Music offers certificates and associate degrees across 2 programs, the largest being Music Technology. It awarded 60 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

29% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 1 to 1.

Mission

Our mission is to educate musicians effectively, empowering them with the knowledge, skills, and confidence to express themselves dynamically through modern popular music. Our vision is to create an inspiring, diverse, and inclusive higher education space in which students, faculty, and members of the community may gather together to study, create, perform, record, and share music.

Mission statement as reported by California College of Music

Key figures

Students enrolled

29%

First-year retention

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

1:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Visual and Performing Arts 2

Music Technology Certificate 60 graduates
Music Performance CertificateAssociate

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students: 29%
First-year retention, part-time students: 0%
Student-to-faculty ratio: 1:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 60

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 60
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 60
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 60
Full-time, 2024-25: 0%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 55%
Men: 45%
White: 2%
Hispanic or Latino: 90%
Black or African American: 3%
Asian: 2%
Two or more races: 3%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 0%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Midsize city
Academic calendar: Quarter
President/CEO: Michelle Ishii
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members: Yellow Ribbon Program