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National Career College

Panorama City, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·nccusa.edu
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
74%
—
Total enrollment
398
peer median 452
Avg net price
$27,850
+$5.9k vs Community College
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About

National Career College is a private institution located in California, focused on vocational training in healthcare and business management. It offers programs such as Dental Assistant, Medical Assistant, and Healthcare Administration.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
74%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

8.3pp gap
Pell recipients
73%57 of 78
Non-Pell (all)
81%13 of 16
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1
No Federal Aid
80%12 of 15

Non-Pell students graduate at a 8.3-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
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

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data7 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
7

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.

4
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$10,644 debt · $41,517 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$8,301 debt · $34,173 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$15,642 debt · $75,837 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$8,404 debt · $42,468 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 2008Next review Feb 2028

Action history · 1

  1. Feb 2022Renewal 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$26,764
$30–48k$26,548
$48–75k$26,519
$75–110k$32,167
$110k+$34,325

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,850
+$5,869vs Community College median $21,982
Federal loans
58.7%

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, 474 students received $2.7M in Pell grants, alongside $3.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
474
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.7M
$2,687,570 total
Direct Loans
$3.5M
836 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
397 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.7M
386 loan awards
Parent PLUS$383K
53 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 188 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.7%
+1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
188
Defaulted
7
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.7%
2017
4.5%
2018
15.9%
2019
3.7%
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 National Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

23 total completions
01Health Professions
1669.6%
02Business
730.4%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
398
12-mo unduplicated
650
Undergraduate
650
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%108
Women
83%542

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
66.6%
Asian
11.3%
White
11.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native
4.3%
Black
3.3%
Non-resident
1.5%
Two or more
1.0%
Unknown
0.8%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.3%

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
2.73
1 offenses · 366 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago3.421 yr ago2.73Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

Arson
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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
22.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
13

National Career College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions National 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
SubjectNational Career College
74%Open admission398$27,850Community College
Fox College
—70.2%200$13,109Community College
Institute of Technology
—Open admission1,377$23,159Community College
Interactive College of Technology
—Open admission65$16,638Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Interactive College of Technology-Chamblee
—Open admission521$15,506Community College
Miller-Motte College-Augusta
—Open admission506$22,223Community College
Milwaukee Career College
—72.9%67$27,038Community College
MTI College
—63.4%2,000$21,740Community College
Northwest Career College
—Open admission2,937$16,470Community College
Pima Medical Institute-Phoenix
—Open admission780$23,004Community College
Stautzenberger College-Brecksville
—Open admission62$24,037Community College
Taylor Business Institute
—91.2%115$12,982Community College
Peer group median74%71.5%452$21,982

Institutions like National Career College

Explore the federal data for institutions in National Career College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about National Career College

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

What is the acceptance rate at National Career College?

National Career College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

What is the graduation rate at National Career College?

National Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 74% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend National Career College?

National Career College reports a total enrollment of 398 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at National Career College?

The average net price at National Career College is $27,850 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is National Career College located?

National Career College is located in Panorama City, California 91402.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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