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Downey Adult School

Downey, California Public 2-year Large suburb

Overview

Located in Downey, California, Downey Adult School is a public two-year institution. Its campus is in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 953 students. It is part of Downey Unified School District.

Downey Adult School offers certificates across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical Insurance Specialist, Court Reporting and Captioning, and Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage. It awarded 725 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. 27% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 30 to 1.

Mission

The Mission of Downey Adult School Career and Education Center is to provide high-quality, relevant, and industry-specific programs that are accessible to adults in a variety of areas, including Career Technical Education (CTE), High School Diploma (HSD), General Education Development (GED), English as a Second Language (ESL), and Community Education (CE), resulting in gainful employment and/or personal enrichment and growth.

Mission statement as reported by Downey Adult School

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
953
Students enrolled
27%
First-year retention
725
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
30:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 12

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

Health Professions 9
Legal Professions and Studies 2
Culinary, Cosmetology and Personal Services 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
27%
Student-to-faculty ratio
30:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
592
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
48
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
85

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
953
Undergraduates, fall 2024
953
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
2,106
Full-time, 2024-25
84%
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
85%
Men
15%
White
15%
Hispanic or Latino
65%
Black or African American
8%
Asian
5%
Two or more races
2%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
International (U.S. nonresident)
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
4
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
11%
Students taking some online courses
11%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Downey Unified School District
Principal
Blanca Rochin
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling

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