Private (for-profit)

Advanced Career Institute

Visalia, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·advanced.edu
6-yr Graduation
81%
Total enrollment
664
peer median 245
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Advanced Career Institute is a vocational training institution located in California and Nevada, with campuses in cities including Visalia, Fresno, and Las Vegas. The institute offers programs focused on Commercial Driver's License (CDL) training, welding, and IT professional training. The founding year is not mentioned, and details about its size are unavailable.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
81%

Pell equity

6.0pp gap
Pell recipients
74%
Non-Pell
80%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 6.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

2
Precision Metal Working
Undergraduate Certificate · Precision Production
18%
$8,023 debt · $45,475 earn
Ground Transportation
Undergraduate Certificate · Transportation And Materials Moving
12%
$6,137 debt · $53,102 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2011Next review Dec 2029
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2010Next review Dec 2013

Action history · 13

  1. Dec 2025Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Sep 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Warning
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2025Deferral of Action
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 404 students received $1.7M in Pell grants, alongside $1.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
404
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.7M
$1,730,984 total
Direct Loans
$1.6M
579 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$608K
270 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$839K
266 loan awards
Parent PLUS$158K
43 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 231 borrowers who entered repayment, 15 (6.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
6.4%
+4.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
231
Defaulted
15
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.4%
2017
12.2%
2018
10.6%
2019
6.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Advanced Career Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
664
12-mo unduplicated
1,718
Undergraduate
1,718
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
90%1,543
Women
10%175

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
64.9%
White
19.9%
Black
11.0%
Asian
2.4%
Unknown
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Two or more
0.3%
Non-resident
0.1%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 910 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1

    Advanced Career Institute vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Advanced Career Institute selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAdvanced Career Institute
    81%664
    Advanced Training Institute
    605
    Austin Career Institute
    102$19,530
    Automotive Training Center-Warminster
    302$13,761
    Brownson Technical School
    307$32,584
    Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
    $36,910
    Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
    282$15,214
    Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
    191$15,123
    Divers Institute of Technology
    198$40,497
    ETI School of Skilled Trades
    443$27,351
    HDS Truck Driving Institute
    200
    Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
    146$22,064
    HVAC Technical Institute
    285$23,216
    Industrial Management Training Institute
    114$49,117
    InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
    183$23,134
    InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
    71$23,629
    Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
    335$28,743
    M T Training Center
    293$9,784
    MotoRing Technical Training Institute
    81.7%124$19,403
    Motoring Technical Training Institute
    99.0%312$17,747
    National Aviation Academy of New England
    241$32,825
    National Career Education
    515$24,800Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Career Institute
    249$21,409
    Northeast Technical Institute
    74$35,025
    Ocean Corporation
    192$30,210
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    317$32,884
    The Fab School
    161$39,612
    Peer group median81%90.4%245$24,215

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Advanced Career Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Advanced Career Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at Advanced Career Institute?

    Advanced Career Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 81% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Advanced Career Institute?

    Advanced Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 664 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Advanced Career Institute located?

    Advanced Career Institute is located in Visalia, California 93291.

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