California College of ASU
About
California College of ASU, known as Columbia College Hollywood until 2023, was a private college in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1953 as a branch campus of Columbia College Chicago, it offered a curriculum focused on the radio, television, and film industries. It was one of 20 film schools in the United States to be a full member of the International Association of Film and Television Schools (CILECT) and was accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior College and University Commission.
Admissions & acceptance rate
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 5 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 20.0%
- No Data3 · 60.0%
- Failing1 · 20.0%
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
WASC Senior College and University Commission
WASC Senior College and University Commission
National Association of Schools of Art and Design, Commission on Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Action history · 10
- Dec 2025Institution ClosedWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Dec 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary WithdrawalWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Jun 2025Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Dec 2023Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: WarningWASC Senior College and University Commission
- Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: OwnershipWASC Senior College and University Commission
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, 39 students received $209K in Pell grants, alongside $330K 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 206 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) 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 California College of ASU
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families 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.
California College of ASU vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions California College of ASU 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectCalifornia College of ASU | 37% | 49.5% | 71 | $30,320 | — |
| 74% | 54.9% | 439 | $42,448 | — | |
| — | — | 379 | — | — | |
| 52% | 94.3% | 775 | $42,354 | — | |
| 100% | 66.7% | 6 | — | — | |
| 66% | 81.8% | 1,267 | $45,864 | — | |
| Peer group median | 66% | 66.7% | 409 | $42,401 |
Institutions like California College of ASU
Explore the federal data for institutions in California College of ASU's comparison group.
- California
San Francisco Conservatory of Music
Grad rate74%Admit rate54.9%Enrollment439Net price$42,448View data - California
American Film Institute Conservatory
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment379Net price—View data - California
Laguna College of Art and Design
Grad rate52%Admit rate94.3%Enrollment775Net price$42,354View data - California
California Jazz Conservatory
Grad rate100%Admit rate66.7%Enrollment6Net price—View data - California
Otis College of Art and Design
Grad rate66%Admit rate81.8%Enrollment1,267Net price$45,864View data
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