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Carrington College-Administrative Office

Sacramento, California·Administrative Unit·Far West·carrington.edu
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Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges

Accredited since 2001Next review Oct 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 8

  1. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  2. Feb 2022Grant Substantive Change: Degree
    Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges
  3. Aug 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  4. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Jul 2020Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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, 4,870 students received $24.5M in Pell grants, alongside $31.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
4,870
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$24.5M
$24,528,954 total
Direct Loans
$31.4M
8,961 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

3k
20
4k
21
4k
22
4k
23
5k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$12.6M
4,264 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$15.8M
4,262 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
435 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 2,403 borrowers who entered repayment, 79 (3.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.2%
+0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,403
Defaulted
79
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.3%
2017
14.1%
2018
12.9%
2019
3.2%
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 Carrington

Top program areas ranked by completions.

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Frequently asked questions about Carrington College-Administrative Office

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Where is Carrington College-Administrative Office located?

Carrington College-Administrative Office is located in Sacramento, California 95826.

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