Private (for-profit)

Medical Allied Career Center

Santa Fe Springs, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·medicalallied.edu
6-yr Graduation
81%
Total enrollment
48
peer median 72
Avg net price
$29,617
+$8.0k vs peer
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About

Medical Allied Career Center is a vocational institution located in California that offers programs in Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistant training. The founding year is not mentioned, and the size of the institution is also unspecified.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
81%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

66.0pp gap
Pell recipients
91%
Non-Pell
25%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
1
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

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data1 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
1

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
24%
$17,130 debt · $70,253 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Feb 2032

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Aug 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Aug 2017Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,377
$30–48k$30,229
$48–75k$33,493
$75–110k$34,897
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,617
+$7,953vs peer median $21,664
Federal loans
82.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 65 students received $352K in Pell grants, alongside $354K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
65
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$352K
$352,382 total
Direct Loans
$354K
114 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$134K
54 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$183K
54 loan awards
Parent PLUS$37K
6 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 45 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (8.8%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
8.8%
+6.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
45
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.0%
2017
14.4%
2018
0.0%
2019
8.8%
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 Medical Allied Career Center

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
48
12-mo unduplicated
93
Undergraduate
93
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
18%17
Women
82%76

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
76.6%
Asian
17.2%
Black
6.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 93 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago12.821 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    12.0:1

    Medical Allied Career Center vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Medical Allied Career Center 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
    SubjectMedical Allied Career Center
    81%48$29,617
    19$14,762
    83
    100.0%26$24,417
    155$33,971
    114$4,779
    113
    41.7%48$5,699
    60$5,403
    90$32,543
    95.7%235$22,218
    100.0%71$34,899
    101
    50$22,416
    57$21,401
    65$21,927
    74$20,586
    77$22,211
    91$20,553
    75$22,946
    63$21,127
    99$20,805
    84$20,796
    75$20,273
    139$22,464
    69$20,843
    21$22,508
    153$26,422Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    72$22,687
    47$21,938
    67$16,352
    28$15,577
    60$19,813
    Peer group median81%97.9%72$21,664

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    Frequently asked questions about Medical Allied Career Center

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Medical Allied Career Center.

    What is the graduation rate at Medical Allied Career Center?

    Medical Allied Career Center reports a 6-year graduation rate of 81% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Medical Allied Career Center?

    Medical Allied Career Center reports a total enrollment of 48 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Medical Allied Career Center?

    The average net price at Medical Allied Career Center is $29,617 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Medical Allied Career Center located?

    Medical Allied Career Center is located in Santa Fe Springs, California 90670-4710.

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