Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·healthcarecareercollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
Enrollment
447
peer median 277
Avg net price
$14,534
-$10k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Healthcare Career College is a private educational institution located in Paramount, California, founded in 1990. The college specializes in various healthcare training programs, including diagnostic medical sonography, physical therapy aide, and medical assistant training, among others. It aims to provide fast career pathways to employment in the healthcare field.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

26.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
93%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 26.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$11,978
$30–48k$14,927
$48–75k$15,847
$75–110k$18,145
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$14,534
-$10,145vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $24,679
Federal loans
89.9%

Academic programs at Healthcare Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

18 total
01Health Professions
18100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
447
12-mo unduplicated
750
Undergraduate
750
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
12%87
Women
88%663

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
75.3%
Black
13.9%
White
4.5%
Asian
3.1%
Unknown
1.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
3

Healthcare Career College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Healthcare Career College 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
SubjectHealthcare Career College
71%447$14,534Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
59.4%139$24,961Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Blue Cliff College-Alexandria
345$22,485Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Caris College
202$17,866Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Albuquerque
90.2%357$39,922Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Las Vegas
89.6%396$30,306Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Spokane
87.4%353$35,743Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Centura College-Norfolk
163$26,719Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Miramar
99.6%108$25,614Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Orlando
90.0%95$32,657Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career Institute-Tampa
95.7%158$24,449Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Indianapolis
322$28,374Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Forty Fort
15$19,532Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Scranton
372$24,235Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Hawaii Medical College
194$35,048Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
IBMC College
297$23,382Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Med College
455$65,555Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Miller-Motte College-Fayetteville
336Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Miller-Motte College-Raleigh
409$21,131Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
New York School for Medical and Dental Assistants
277$16,117Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
266$18,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
305$24,909Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
306$6,526Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Cordova
224$27,288Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Southeastern College-Columbia
97.3%267$37,856Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Taylor College
308$27,624Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Vet Tech Institute
77.6%183$17,585Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Vet Tech Institute of Houston
81.0%200$16,179Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
WellSpring School of Allied Health-Kansas City
208$12,861Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median71%89.8%277$24,679

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