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National Career College

Panorama City, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·nccusa.edu
6-yr Graduation
74%
Total enrollment
398
peer median 452
Avg net price
$17,772
+$1.5k 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.

Overall completion
74%
Full-time retention
88%

Pell equity

27.0pp gap
Pell recipients
73%
Non-Pell
100%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 27.0-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.

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$16,786
$30–48k$15,525
$48–75k$18,509
$75–110k$21,179
$110k+$22,577

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

Avg net price (private)
$17,772
+$1,465vs Community College median $16,307
Federal loans
67.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 439 students received $2.5M in Pell grants, alongside $2.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
439
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.5M
$2,521,579 total
Direct Loans
$2.5M
751 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$999K
357 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
348 loan awards
Parent PLUS$281K
46 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 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.

Distinct CIP programs7
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

22 total completions
01Health Professions
1568.2%
02Business
731.8%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
398
12-mo unduplicated
595
Undergraduate
595
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
16%94
Women
84%501

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
67.2%
Asian
11.8%
White
7.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
6.8%
Non-resident
2.5%
Two or more
2.2%
Black
1.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
3.42
1 offenses · 292 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.42Latest
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

Motor vehicle theft
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.

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.

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%398$17,772Community College
70.2%200$13,506Community College
1,377$23,027Community College
65$13,358Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
521$13,775Community College
506$22,173Community College
72.9%67$22,881Community College
63.4%2,000$20,336Community College
2,937$14,842Community College
780$6,939Community College
62$20,743Community College
91.2%115$14,735Community College
Peer group median74%71.5%452$16,307

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Reports & documents (1)

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Frequently asked questions about National Career College

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

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 $17,772 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.

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