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
Total enrollment
365
peer median 259
Avg net price
$23,566
-$2.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

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%

Program outcomes

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

Of 2 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
1

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+35.4%
$48,866 vs $36,082

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2002Next review Feb 2031

Action history · 4

  1. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Aug 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  4. Aug 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 304 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
304
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,465,195 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
505 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$1.2M
316 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$462K
176 loan awards
Parent PLUS$68K
13 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 43 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.3%) defaulted within three years.

Default rate
2.3%
vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
43
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
1.9%
2017
0.0%
2018
7.5%
2019
2.3%
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 AMSC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

77 total completions
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%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
6.21
1 offenses · 161 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago6.21Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Aggravated assault
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
Weapons20
Drugs70
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
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

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about American Medical Sciences Center

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about AMSC.

What is the graduation rate at American Medical Sciences Center?

American Medical Sciences Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend American Medical Sciences Center?

American Medical Sciences Center reports a total enrollment of 365 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at American Medical Sciences Center?

The average net price at American Medical Sciences Center is $23,566 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is American Medical Sciences Center located?

American Medical Sciences Center is located in Glendale, California 91204-5108.

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