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%
—
Total enrollment
447
peer median 277
Avg net price
$14,534
-$10k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

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.

IPEDS
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.

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 9 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
9
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

9programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data9 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
9

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
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$18,066 debt · $50,255 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$9,500 debt · $33,460 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2007Next review Dec 2025
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2006Next review Dec 2013

Action history · 2

  1. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2013Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

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$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%

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, 366 students received $1.9M in Pell grants, alongside $2.1M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
366
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,878,497 total
Direct Loans
$2.1M
583 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$781K
273 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.0M
271 loan awards
Parent PLUS$259K
39 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 155 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (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
155
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.9%
2017
4.1%
2018
10.8%
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 Healthcare Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs10
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

18 total completions
01Health Professions
18100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
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%

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 · 326 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
    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.

    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
    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
    		——336—Special 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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    Frequently asked questions about Healthcare Career College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Healthcare Career College.

    What is the graduation rate at Healthcare Career College?

    Healthcare Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Healthcare Career College?

    Healthcare Career College reports a total enrollment of 447 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Healthcare Career College?

    The average net price at Healthcare Career College is $14,534 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Healthcare Career College located?

    Healthcare Career College is located in Paramount, California 90723-5258.

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