Brownson Technical School
About
Brownson Technical School is a vocational institution located in Anaheim, California, focused on training in HVAC (Heating, Ventilation, and Air Conditioning) and refrigeration technology. The school provides specialized programs to prepare students for careers in the HVAC/R industry and holds accreditations from recognized organizations.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data1 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Action history · 2
- Sep 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Mar 2020Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 282 students received $1.4M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 115 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.8%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Brownson Technical School
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Brownson Technical School vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Brownson Technical School selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectBrownson Technical School | 89% | — | 307 | $32,584 | — |
| — | — | 664 | — | — | |
| — | — | 605 | — | — | |
| — | — | 102 | $19,530 | — | |
| — | — | 302 | $13,761 | — | |
Commercial Diving Technologies Institute | — | — | — | $36,910 | — |
| — | — | 282 | $15,214 | — | |
| — | — | 191 | $15,123 | — | |
| — | — | 198 | $40,497 | — | |
| — | — | 443 | $27,351 | — | |
| — | — | 200 | — | — | |
| — | — | 146 | $22,064 | — | |
| — | — | 285 | $23,216 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $49,117 | — | |
| — | — | 183 | $23,134 | — | |
| — | — | 71 | $23,629 | — | |
| — | — | 335 | $28,743 | — | |
| — | — | 293 | $9,784 | — | |
| — | 81.7% | 124 | $19,403 | — | |
| — | 99.0% | 312 | $17,747 | — | |
| — | — | 241 | $32,825 | — | |
| — | — | 515 | $24,800 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 249 | $21,409 | — | |
| — | — | 74 | $35,025 | — | |
| — | — | 192 | $30,210 | — | |
| — | — | 317 | $32,884 | — | |
| — | — | 161 | $39,612 | — | |
| Peer group median | 89% | 90.4% | 245 | $24,215 |
Institutions like Brownson Technical School
Explore the federal data for institutions in Brownson Technical School's comparison group.
- California
Advanced Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment664Net price—View data - Nevada
Advanced Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment605Net price—View data - Texas
Austin Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment102Net price$19,530View data - Pennsylvania
Automotive Training Center-Warminster
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment302Net price$13,761View data - Florida
Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$36,910 - Louisiana
Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment282Net price$15,214View data - Louisiana
Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment191Net price$15,123View data - Washington
Divers Institute of Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment198Net price$40,497View data - Illinois
ETI School of Skilled Trades
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment443Net price$27,351View data - Arizona
HDS Truck Driving Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment200Net price—View data - New Jersey
Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment146Net price$22,064View data - Illinois
HVAC Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment285Net price$23,216View data - Connecticut
Industrial Management Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$49,117View data - California
InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment183Net price$23,134View data - California
InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment71Net price$23,629View data - New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment335Net price$28,743View data - Texas
M T Training Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment293Net price$9,784View data - Rhode Island
MotoRing Technical Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate81.7%Enrollment124Net price$19,403View data - Massachusetts
Motoring Technical Training Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate99.0%Enrollment312Net price$17,747View data - Massachusetts
National Aviation Academy of New England
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment241Net price$32,825View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
National Career Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment515Net price$24,800View data - New Jersey
National Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment249Net price$21,409View data - Maine
Northeast Technical Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment74Net price$35,025View data - Texas
Ocean Corporation
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment192Net price$30,210View data - California
Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment317Net price$32,884View data - California
The Fab School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment161Net price$39,612View data
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