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
Acceptance
Open admission
6-yr Graduation
100%
+90.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
190
peer median 259
Avg net price
$46,880
+$19k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

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%4 of 4
Non-Pell (all)
100%7 of 7
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%7 of 7

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

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.

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

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$46,880
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$46,880
+$19,094vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $27,786
Federal loans
91.4%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 82 students received $468K in Pell grants, alongside $1.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
82
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$468K
$468,498 total
Direct Loans
$1.5M
243 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$615K
121 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$849K
119 loan awards
Parent PLUS$49K
3 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

Top program families by completions

92 total completions
01Health Professions
92100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
190
12-mo unduplicated
300
Undergraduate
300
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
28%84
Women
72%216

Race / ethnicity composition

White
31.6%
Asian
31.1%
Hispanic
30.0%
Black
5.8%
Two or more
1.1%
Unknown
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 · 195 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%Open admission190$46,880Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Acupuncture and Massage College
    14%$34,656
    Not reportedOpen admission123$17,110
    78.3%251$38,392
    Open admission412$12,863Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Open admission365$21,629Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Open admission444$17,010
    Open admission603$28,639
    Open admission201$28,250Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Open admission266$27,055Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Not reported100.0%575$13,732
    2%79.6%536$28,133
    96.3%198$29,500
    Open admission191$28,706Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    6%69.6%495$21,111
    85.4%192$57,632Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    47.3%218$35,425
    Too newOpen admission636$46,503Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.6%$24,929
    56.0%243$29,363
    100.0%245$25,176
    Open admission149$27,439
    83.1%395$20,721Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    80.0%419$24,395
    Peer group median10%80.3%259$27,786

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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about California Career College

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

    What is the acceptance rate at California Career College?

    California Career College 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 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.

    What is the average net price at California Career College?

    The average net price at California Career College is $46,880 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is California Career College located?

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

    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.
    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.
    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.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    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.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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