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Homestead Schools

Torrance, California·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·homesteadschools.net
6-yr Graduation
93%
—
Total enrollment
158
peer median 628
Avg net price
$15,845
-$11k vs peer
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About

Homestead Schools is a private vocational institution located in Torrance, California, with a branch in Costa Mesa. The school offers programs in nursing and health care, including MSN, RN-To-BSN, Vocational Nursing, and Nurse Assisting. The founding year is not mentioned, but it emphasizes financial aid and civic education through activities related to the Constitution.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
93%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

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 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
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

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$18,040 debt · $65,810 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2009Next review Feb 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Feb 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  3. Oct 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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—
$30–48k$15,765
$48–75k$13,378
$75–110k—
$110k+$20,937

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

Avg net price (private)
$15,845
-$11,199vs peer median $27,045
Federal loans
66.7%

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, 170 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
170
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,141,926 total
Direct Loans
$1.8M
374 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$703K
180 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$954K
183 loan awards
Parent PLUS$111K
11 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 136 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
136
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.8%
2017
0.0%
2018
2.9%
2019
0.0%
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 Homestead Schools

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

2 total completions
01Health Professions
2100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
158
12-mo unduplicated
262
Undergraduate
260
Graduate
2

Gender split

Men
24%64
Women
76%198

Race / ethnicity composition

Asian
35.8%
Hispanic
34.7%
Black
27.3%
White
2.3%

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 · 180 students

3-year trend

7.752 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    8

    Homestead Schools vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Homestead Schools 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
    SubjectHomestead Schools
    		93%—158$15,845—
    American Career College-Anaheim
    		——1,644$27,397Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Angeles Institute
    		——113$23,161—
    California Career Institute
    		—73.9%628——
    Career Networks Institute
    		——1,133$28,292—
    Casa Loma College-Los Angeles
    		—42.6%759$27,721Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
    		—97.4%214$22,610Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Medical Allied Career Center
    		——48$29,617—
    North-West College-Long Beach
    		—100.0%652$32,474—
    Southern California Health Institute
    		——156$26,692—
    Stanbridge University
    		—10.0%2,928$25,114—
    Peer group median93%73.9%628$27,045

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    Frequently asked questions about Homestead Schools

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Homestead Schools.

    What is the graduation rate at Homestead Schools?

    Homestead Schools reports a 6-year graduation rate of 93% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Homestead Schools?

    Homestead Schools reports a total enrollment of 158 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Homestead Schools?

    The average net price at Homestead Schools is $15,845 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Homestead Schools located?

    Homestead Schools is located in Torrance, California 90505.

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