National Polytechnic College
About
National Polytechnic College is a private institution located in Lakewood, California, founded in 1996. The college offers specialized training in various allied health careers, particularly focused on medical imaging technologies such as sonography and radiologic technology. It has received multiple accreditations, including national accreditation by ACCSC and approval by the California Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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 4 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 25.0%
- No Data3 · 75.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 6
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
- Feb 2021Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: OtherCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Dec 2020Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- May 2020Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
- Aug 2019Renewal of AccreditationCommission on English Language Program Accreditation · English Language
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 253 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 47 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at National Polytechnic College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
National Polytechnic College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions National Polytechnic College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 Polytechnic College | 47% | — | 516 | $31,626 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| — | — | 2,168 | $27,508 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,133 | $28,292 | — | |
| — | 42.6% | 759 | $27,721 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,581 | $21,100 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 97.4% | 214 | $22,610 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 3,437 | $30,558 | — | |
| — | — | 447 | $14,534 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 51.5% | 101 | $23,046 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 513 | $31,140 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 71 | $34,899 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 652 | $32,474 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 653 | $28,408 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 149 | $24,046 | — | |
| — | — | 570 | $28,014 | Baccalaureate | |
| 92% | — | 2,447 | $34,402 | — | |
| Peer group median | 70% | 100.0% | 611 | $28,153 |
Institutions like National Polytechnic College
Explore the federal data for institutions in National Polytechnic College's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,168Net price$27,508View data - California
Career Networks Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,133Net price$28,292View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Casa Loma College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate42.6%Enrollment759Net price$27,721View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
CBD College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,581Net price$21,100View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
Grad rate—Admit rate97.4%Enrollment214Net price$22,610View data - California
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment3,437Net price$30,558View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Healthcare Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment447Net price$14,534View data - California
Modern Technology School
Grad rate—Admit rate51.5%Enrollment101Net price$23,046View data - California
North-West College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment513Net price$31,140View data - California
North-West College-Glendale
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment71Net price$34,899View data - California
North-West College-Long Beach
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment652Net price$32,474View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
North-West College-West Covina
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment653Net price$28,408View data - California
PCI College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment149Net price$24,046View data - BaccalaureateCalifornia
Platt College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment570Net price$28,014View data - California
Smith Chason College
Grad rate92%Admit rate—Enrollment2,447Net price$34,402View data
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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