Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Medical Sciences Center

Glendale, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·amsc.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
+65.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Enrollment
365
peer median 259
Avg net price
$23,566
-$2.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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The American Medical Sciences Center is a private educational institution located in Glendale, California, founded in March 1996. It offers hybrid degree programs in Diagnostic Medical Sonography at both the associate and bachelor's levels and is focused on training graduates for careers in the healthcare industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
75%+65.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
100%

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$21,879
$30–48k$22,539
$48–75k$25,313
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$23,566
-$2,239vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,805
Federal loans
78.9%

Academic programs at AMSC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

77 total
01Health Professions
77100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
365
12-mo unduplicated
393
Undergraduate
393
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
2%7
Women
98%386

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
69.0%
White
20.5%
Black
4.5%
Asian
3.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Non-resident
1.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.5%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
4

AMSC vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions AMSC 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
SubjectAmerican Medical Sciences Center
75%365$23,566Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Acupuncture and Massage College
14%$34,656
Ambria College of Nursing
123
American Institute of Alternative Medicine
78.3%251$32,285
American Medical Academy
412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
American National University-Pikeville
444$16,238
Angeles College
603$25,805
ATA Career Education
201$26,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
ATA College-Cincinnati
266$25,439Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
100.0%575
Beckfield College-Florence
2%79.6%536$27,539
California Career College
190Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Kansas City
96.3%198$28,094
Daytona College
191Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Eastern International College-Jersey City
6%69.6%495$23,532
Felbry College
85.4%192$63,922Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
HCI College
47.3%218$29,461
North-West College-San Diego
636$43,043Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Northwestern College
80.6%$24,929
Pacific College
56.0%243$21,941
Pacific College of Health and Science
100.0%245
PCI College
149$24,046
Professional Skills Institute
83.1%395$20,237Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
80.0%419
Peer group median10%80.3%259$25,805

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