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Platt College-Los Angeles

Alhambra, California Private for-profit 4-year Large suburb

Overview

Platt College-Los Angeles is a private for-profit four-year institution based in Alhambra, California. The campus sits in a large suburban area. Fall 2024 enrollment was 570 students. It is part of Platt College LLC..

Platt College-Los Angeles offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 12 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Veterinary/Animal Health Technology/Technician and Veterinary Assistant, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Medical Office Assistant/Specialist. It awarded 419 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The school has an open admission policy. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
570
Students enrolled
419
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
12
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

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.

Agriculture and Veterinary Science 1
Health Professions 7
Business, Management and Marketing 1
Computer and Information Sciences 2
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement and Firefighting 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
14
Associate degrees
188
Certificates under 1 year
217

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
570
Undergraduates, fall 2024
570
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
876
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
16%
Hispanic or Latino
66%
Black or African American
5%
Asian
9%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
1
Programs with a fully online option
2
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
47%
Students taking some online courses
3%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large suburb
Academic calendar
Other academic year
Part of
Platt College LLC.
Carnegie classification
Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
Chief Executive Officer
Josh Zuckerwise
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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