Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

Central Coast College

Salinas, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·centralcoastcollege.edu
Acceptance
95.7%
+20.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
6-yr Graduation
67%
—
Total enrollment
631
peer median 240
Avg net price
$26,640
+$4.2k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
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About

Central Coast College is a nationally accredited institution located in California, focused on career-specific education in the allied health and veterinary fields. It has been training graduates for over thirty years and offers a range of programs including medical assisting, veterinary technology, and various short-term programs. The college emphasizes hands-on experience and individualized support for student success.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
162
162 candidates competed
Admitted
155
95.7% acceptance rate
Enrolled
114
73.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
67%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
76%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-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.

FVT/GE

Of 13 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 13 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
13
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

13programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data13 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
13

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.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
13%
$5,449 debt · $42,141 earn
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences General
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$4,280 debt · $39,856 earn
Accounting and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
7%
$3,472 debt · $53,481 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 1989Next review Apr 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 4

  1. May 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Aug 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. May 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Aug 2019Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$26,064
$30–48k$26,380
$48–75k$26,997
$75–110k$28,478
$110k+$29,520

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

Avg net price (private)
$26,640
+$4,175vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $22,465
Federal loans
45.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 552 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $3.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
552
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,690,910 total
Direct Loans
$3.5M
934 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$1.3M
436 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
421 loan awards
Parent PLUS$575K
77 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 142 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.4%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
142
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
15.0%
2017
9.3%
2018
2.5%
2019
1.4%
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 Central Coast College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

12 total completions
01Health Professions
1191.7%
02Agriculture
18.3%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
631
12-mo unduplicated
859
Undergraduate
859
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%47
Women
95%812

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
84.9%
White
5.5%
Unknown
4.3%
Two or more
2.2%
Asian
1.4%
Black
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 446 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    30.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    21

    Central Coast College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Central Coast College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectCentral Coast College
    		67%95.7%631$26,640Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Alaska Career College
    		——250$18,091Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Apex College of Veterinary Technology
    		——27$10,030Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Athena Career Academy
    		—78.0%516$25,171Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
    		—91.9%326$32,368Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-Stockton
    		—67.6%436$30,387Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    CBT Technology Institute-Cutler Bay
    		——326$17,375Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Center for Advanced Legal Studies
    		—32.8%271$10,914Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    College of Court Reporting Inc
    		——182$41,410Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology
    		——65$13,358Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
    		——50$14,834Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
    		——117$14,970Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Long Island Business Institute
    		—73.2%—$11,166Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville
    		——195$22,465Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Macon
    		——230$22,139Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sandusky
    		——22$28,674Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sheffield
    		——224$21,181Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Professional Golfers Career College
    		——70$31,397Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
    		——257$23,940Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    South Coast College
    		——306$22,480Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Southern Careers Institute-Austin
    		——746$23,458Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Peer group median67%75.6%240$22,465

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    Frequently asked questions about Central Coast College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Central Coast College.

    What is the acceptance rate at Central Coast College?

    Central Coast College's acceptance rate is 95.7% (155 admitted from 162 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Central Coast College?

    Central Coast College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Central Coast College?

    Central Coast College reports a total enrollment of 631 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Central Coast College?

    The average net price at Central Coast College is $26,640 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Central Coast College?

    Central Coast College's yield rate is 73.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Central Coast College located?

    Central Coast College is located in Salinas, California 93906.

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