Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·nce.edu

National Career Education has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 83% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 515 students, and 886 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100%
Open admission
Graduation (150% time)
83%
—
Total enrollment
515
peer median 245
Avg net price
$25,380
+$287 vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

National Career Education is a vocational institution located in California that specializes in hands-on training for careers in various fields including personal fitness, electrical work, HVAC, medical assistance, and lab technology. The school offers programs that prepare students for industry certifications and is approved for veterans' education benefits and financial aid. The founding year is not mentioned.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
83%

Pell equity

13.5pp gap
Pell recipients
79%72 of 91
Non-Pell (all)
93%37 of 40
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%18 of 18
No Federal Aid
86%19 of 22

Non-Pell students graduate at a 13.5-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$24,217
$30–48k$25,816
$48–75k$25,593
$75–110k$27,761
$110k+$28,539

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,380
+$287vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,093
Federal loans
52.9%

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 911 borrowers who entered repayment, 31 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
911
Defaulted
31
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
19.1%
2017
15.3%
2018
10.5%
2019
3.4%
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 Education

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
515
12-mo unduplicated
886
Undergraduate
886
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
77%681
Women
23%205

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
39.0%
White
32.6%
Black
10.7%
Asian
9.1%
Unknown
4.3%
Two or more
2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

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 · 438 students

3-year trend

3.912 yrs ago5.851 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
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
    32.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    10

    National Career Education vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions National Career Education selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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 Education
    		—Open admission515$25,380Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Advanced Career Institute
    		—Open admission664$16,795—
    Advanced Training Institute
    		No freshman cohortOpen admission605No freshman cohort—
    Austin Career Institute
    		—Open admission102$17,145—
    Automotive Training Center-Warminster
    		—Open admission302$18,088—
    Brownson Technical School
    		—Open admission307$30,513—
    Commercial Diving Technologies Institute
    		———$36,910—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Baton Rouge
    		—Open admission282$14,183—
    Diesel Driving Academy-Shreveport
    		—Open admission191$13,587—
    Divers Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission198$39,337—
    ETI School of Skilled Trades
    		—Open admission443$22,126—
    HDS Truck Driving Institute
    		—Open admission200$14,190—
    Hohokus School of Trade and Technical Sciences
    		—Open admission146$22,148—
    HVAC Technical Institute
    		—Open admission285$20,403—
    Industrial Management Training Institute
    		—Open admission114$42,758—
    InterCoast Colleges-Fairfield
    		—Open admission183$21,536—
    InterCoast Colleges-Rancho Cordova
    		—Open admission71$24,925—
    Lincoln Technical Institute-South Plainfield
    		—Open admission335$31,575—
    M T Training Center
    		—Open admission293$11,362—
    MotoRing Technical Training Institute
    		—81.7%124$30,141—
    Motoring Technical Training Institute
    		—99.0%312$20,255—
    National Aviation Academy of New England
    		—Open admission241$27,871—
    National Career Institute
    		—Open admission249$25,261—
    Northeast Technical Institute
    		—Open admission74$26,546—
    Ocean Corporation
    		—Open admission192$32,280—
    Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology
    		—Open admission317$32,601—
    The Fab School
    		—Open admission161$37,713—
    Peer group median—90.4%245$25,093

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    IPEDS

    Campus network

    National Career Education is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.

    IPEDS
    Part ofInstitute for Business and TechnologySan Jose, CA · Main campus
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    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about National Career Education

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

    What is the acceptance rate at National Career Education?

    National Career Education has an open admission policy, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). Some programs, such as nursing, may have separate selective admission. IPEDS does not collect an admit rate for open-admission colleges.

    What is the graduation rate at National Career Education?

    At National Career Education, 83% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend National Career Education?

    National Career Education reports a total enrollment of 515 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at National Career Education?

    The average net price at National Career Education is $25,380 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is National Career Education located?

    National Career Education is located in Citrus Heights, California 95610.

    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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