Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High TraditionalPrivate (for-profit)

Los Angeles Film School

Hollywood, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West
6-yr Graduation
41%
-14.0pp vs Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Enrollment
5,472
peer median 254
Avg net price
$33,130
-$584 vs Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
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The Los Angeles Film School is a private for-profit college in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded in 1999 and is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges (ACCSC). The school encompasses the Los Angeles Recording School and offers associate and bachelor's degrees in entertainment industry fields that are taught by experienced practitioners.

Outcomes & equity

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

Overall completion
41%-14.0pp vs Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
4-year graduation
33%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
34%
Full-time retention
51%

Pell equity

15.0pp gap
Pell recipients
38%
Non-Pell
53%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 15.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

What families actually pay

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$33,303
$30–48k$33,268
$48–75k$32,681
$75–110k$31,961
$110k+$32,745

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

Avg net price (private)
$33,130
-$584vs Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional median $33,714
Pell recipients
0.0%
Federal loans
74.5%

Academic programs

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

1,281 total
01Visual/Performing Arts
1,16490.9%
02Comm. Technologies
1058.2%
03Communication
120.9%

Enrollment & demographics

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

Fall total
5,472
12-mo unduplicated
7,487
Undergraduate
7,487
Graduate
7,487

Gender split

Men
63%4,715
Women
37%2,772

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
29.7%
White
24.6%
Unknown
21.9%
Hispanic
10.6%
Two or more
6.8%
Asian
2.7%
Non-resident
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Faculty

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
31.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
203

Los Angeles Film School vs IPEDS peer group

The peer institutions Los Angeles Film School 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
SubjectLos Angeles Film School
41%5,472$33,130Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
American Academy of Art College
45%$34,298Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Design Institute of San Diego
80%100.0%94$31,293Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Five Towns College
55%53.8%974$20,799Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Gnomon
100%41.8%526$45,824Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Los Angeles College of Music
28%87.7%261$40,853Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
New York Film Academy
68%1,132$46,420Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Northwest College of Art & Design
58%66.0%139$20,185Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Nossi College of Art and Design
42%46.3%247$23,591Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Seattle Film Institute
85$41,429Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Sotheby's Institute of Art-NY
188Associates Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
Peer group median55%59.9%254$33,714

Documents & reports (1)

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

Grants & funding opportunities (1)

Federal grant awards and open funding opportunities awarded to this institution.

Notable alumni (7)

A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

  • Phillip Bladh
    Film
  • Paquita Hughes
    Film
  • Jeff Barnes
    Music
  • Hannah Lux Davis
    Film and Music Video Direction
  • Kyle Newacheck
    Film and Television Production
  • Storm Saulter
    Film
  • Diego Vicentini
    Film

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