Private (for-profit)

Advanced Career Institute

Visalia, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·advanced.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
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6-yr Graduation
81%
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Total enrollment
664
peer median 245
Avg net price
Not reported
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About

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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
81%

Pell equity

8.5pp gap
Pell recipients
74%189 of 255
Non-Pell (all)
82%856 of 1038
Subsidized loan, no Pell
80%20 of 25
No Federal Aid
83%836 of 1013

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

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.

DAPIP
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.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 405 students received $1.8M in Pell grants, alongside $2.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
405
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.8M
$1,798,662 total
Direct Loans
$2.0M
636 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$746K
297 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
291 loan awards
Parent PLUS$207K
48 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.

Cohort Default Rate

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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
664
12-mo unduplicated
1,583
Undergraduate
1,583
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
90%1,428
Women
10%155

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
70.5%
White
15.8%
Black
9.8%
Asian
2.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Two or more
0.3%
Unknown
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 780 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    14.0:1

    Advanced Career Institute vs Peer comparison

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

    IPEDS
    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%Open admission664Not reported—
    Advanced Training Institute
    		No freshman cohortOpen admission605No freshman cohort—
    Austin Career Institute
    		—Open admission102$17,145—
    Automotive Training Center-Warminster
    		—Open admission302$18,088—
    Brownson Technical School
    		—Open admission307$30,513—
    Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
    		———$36,910—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
    		—Open admission282$14,183—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
    		—Open admission191$13,587—
    Divers Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission198$39,337—
    ETI School of Skilled Trades
    		—Open admission443$22,126—
    HDS Truck Driving Institute
    		—Open admission200$14,190—
    Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
    		—Open admission146$22,148—
    HVAC Technical Institute
    		—Open admission285$20,403—
    Industrial Management Training Institute
    		—Open admission114$42,758—
    InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
    		—Open admission183$21,536—
    InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
    		—Open admission71$24,925—
    Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
    		—Open admission335$31,575—
    M T Training Center
    		—Open admission293$11,362—
    MotoRing Technical Training Institute
    		—81.7%124$30,141—
    Motoring Technical Training Institute
    		—99.0%312$20,255—
    National Aviation Academy of New England
    		—Open admission241$27,871—
    National Career Education
    		—Open admission515$25,380Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Career Institute
    		—Open admission249$25,261—
    Northeast Technical Institute
    		—Open admission74$26,546—
    Ocean Corporation
    		—Open admission192$32,280—
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		—Open admission317$32,601—
    The Fab School
    		—Open admission161$37,713—
    Peer group median81%90.4%245$25,261

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    IPEDS

    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 acceptance rate at Advanced Career Institute?

    Advanced Career Institute does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    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.

    What is the average net price at Advanced Career Institute?

    Advanced Career Institute does not have a reported average net price. Net-price data was not reported in the latest federal collection.

    Where is Advanced Career Institute located?

    Advanced Career Institute is located in Visalia, California 93291.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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