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

California Career College

Canoga Park, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·californiacareercollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
100%
+90.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
190
peer median 259
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California Career College is a private institution located in Canoga Park, California, established in 2001. The college specializes in nursing programs, including a Vocational Nursing Program, an Associate Degree in Nursing, and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing, focusing on providing practical skills for healthcare careers.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
100%+90.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Program outcomes

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

Of 4 Title IV programs, 1 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
4
Passing
1
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing1 · 25.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+234.5%
$120,699 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$16,467 debt · $53,841 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$22,000 debt · $120,699 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2004Next review Feb 2032

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 5

  1. Sep 2025Initial Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  4. Aug 2018Deny Substantive Change: Other
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  5. Aug 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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, 68 students received $382K in Pell grants, alongside $922K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
68
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$382K
$382,211 total
Direct Loans
$922K
186 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$384K
93 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$521K
92 loan awards
Parent PLUS$17K
1 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 41 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (4.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.8%
+2.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
41
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.0%
2017
3.3%
2018
2.9%
2019
4.8%
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 California Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

104 total completions
01Health Professions
104100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
190
12-mo unduplicated
301
Undergraduate
301
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
30%89
Women
70%212

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
38.5%
Asian
35.9%
White
15.4%
Black
6.7%
Two or more
2.1%
Unknown
1.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native
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
0.00
0 offenses · 150 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
    7.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    13

    California Career College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions California Career College 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
    SubjectCalifornia Career College
    100%190Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Acupuncture and Massage College
    14%$34,656
    123
    78.3%251$32,285
    412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    365$23,566Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    444$16,238
    603$25,805
    201$26,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    266$25,439Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%575
    2%79.6%536$27,539
    96.3%198$28,094
    191Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    6%69.6%495$23,532
    85.4%192$63,922Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    47.3%218$29,461
    636$43,043Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.6%$24,929
    56.0%243$21,941
    100.0%245
    149$24,046
    83.1%395$20,237Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.0%419
    Peer group median10%80.3%259$25,805

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    Frequently asked questions about California Career College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about California Career College.

    What is the graduation rate at California Career College?

    California Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 100% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend California Career College?

    California Career College reports a total enrollment of 190 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is California Career College located?

    California Career College is located in Canoga Park, California 91303-2006.

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