Private (for-profit)

Diversified Vocational College

Los Angeles, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·dvcla.edu
6-yr Graduation
96%
Total enrollment
264
peer median 70
Avg net price
$21,444
+$2.4k vs peer
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About

Diversified Vocational College is a private vocational institution located in Los Angeles, California. It focuses on programs in Transportation and Logistics Technology and Business Office Administration, though specific founding year and size details are not mentioned on the About page.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
96%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
98%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 2.0-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 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
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services
41%
$9,500 debt · $23,232 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$9,500 debt · $27,678 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 1986Next review Apr 2029

Action history · 3

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Apr 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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$21,444
$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)
$21,444
+$2,393vs peer median $19,051
Federal loans
33.6%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 398 students received $2.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
398
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.2M
$2,155,521 total
Direct Loans
$1.1M
392 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$463K
197 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$662K
194 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 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 299 borrowers who entered repayment, 35 (11.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
11.7%
+9.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
299
Defaulted
35
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.8%
2017
9.3%
2018
11.2%
2019
11.7%
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 DVCLA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
264
12-mo unduplicated
459
Undergraduate
459
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
71%327
Women
29%132

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
53.6%
White
22.3%
Hispanic
17.0%
Unknown
3.1%
Two or more
1.8%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
76.09
21 offenses · 276 students

3-year trend

143.502 yrs ago113.641 yr ago76.09Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
83
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

Aggravated assault
9
Motor vehicle theft
8
Robbery
4

By location

21total
  • Public property21

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
13.0:1

DVCLA vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions DVCLA 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
SubjectDiversified Vocational College
96%264$21,444
American College of Healthcare and Technology
272$15,115
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
51$14,794
Arizona Culinary Institute
149$37,938
Brand College
80.0%15
California Healing Arts College
243$19,024
Crescent City Bartending School
570$19,078
Culinary Tech Center
$15,763
DSDT
132$25,919
Focus Personal Training Institute
64$18,870
Institute of Culinary Education
589
Kentucky Horseshoeing School
31$30,111
Merryfield Academy
70$10,019
Motion Picture Institute
89.7%53
National Personal Training Institute
36$12,583
National Personal Training Institute-Tampa
15$13,709
P C Age-Jersey City
106$22,327
PC AGE-Metropark
46$22,528
Pets Playground Grooming School
22
Professional Culinary Academy
17$37,471
Ross Medical Education Center-Canton
92$26,387
Stellar Career College
46$13,155
Studio Jewelers
74$9,590
The Culinary School of Fort Worth
77.5%92$23,861
Peer group median96%80.0%70$19,051

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Diversified Vocational College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about DVCLA.

What is the graduation rate at Diversified Vocational College?

Diversified Vocational College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 96% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Diversified Vocational College?

Diversified Vocational College reports a total enrollment of 264 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Diversified Vocational College?

The average net price at Diversified Vocational College is $21,444 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Diversified Vocational College located?

Diversified Vocational College is located in Los Angeles, California 90017-1604.

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