Private (for-profit)

California Career Institute

Anaheim, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·calinstitute.edu
Acceptance
73.9%
-22.9pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
100%
Total enrollment
628
peer median 365
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
238
238 candidates competed
Admitted
176
73.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
123
69.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
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 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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.

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
26%
$17,363 debt · $67,553 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$7,600 debt · $40,789 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2012Next review Apr 2027

Action history · 7

  1. Aug 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Apr 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Other
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Apr 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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, 623 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $3.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
623
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,235,144 total
Direct Loans
$3.7M
1,109 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.5M
554 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.1M
547 loan awards
Parent PLUS$100K
8 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 80 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
80
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.5%
2017
6.7%
2018
8.4%
2019
0.0%
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 Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

8 total completions
01Health Professions
8100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
628
12-mo unduplicated
745
Undergraduate
745
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
12%92
Women
88%653

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
49.3%
Black
26.5%
Asian
11.0%
White
6.2%
Two or more
5.2%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
26.55
9 offenses · 339 students

3-year trend

4.072 yrs ago22.731 yr ago26.55Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
17
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

Motor vehicle theft
9

By location

9total
  • Public property9

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
Drugs30
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)
5

California Career Institute vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions California Career Institute 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 Institute
100%73.9%628
272$15,115
552$33,363
23.1%193$22,680
172$30,293
100.0%115$22,064
556
430$22,173
454$40,766
493$49,781
179
553
101$15,239
498$24,617
108$14,004
389$23,107
100.0%513$31,140
100.0%652$32,474
129$16,023
424$21,497
619$19,024
282$19,304
105$23,214
387$21,770
342$24,175
114$20,549
93.7%252$36,058
185$22,657
791$25,637
165$24,526
Peer group median100%96.8%365$22,894

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Explore the federal data for institutions in California Career Institute's comparison group.

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

Frequently asked questions about California Career Institute

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

What is the acceptance rate at California Career Institute?

California Career Institute's acceptance rate is 73.9% (176 admitted from 238 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at California Career Institute?

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

How many students attend California Career Institute?

California Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 628 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the yield rate at California Career Institute?

California Career Institute's yield rate is 69.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is California Career Institute located?

California Career Institute is located in Anaheim, California 92806.

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