Private (for-profit)

North-West College-Anaheim

Anaheim, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·nw.edu
Acceptance
100.0%
+3.2pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
60%
Enrollment
513
peer median 365
Avg net price
$31,140
+$8.2k vs peer
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North-West College is a private for-profit system of colleges in California. North-West College offers diploma, associate degree and certification programs at each of its seven campuses throughout the Los Angeles and Riverside areas. North-West College was established in 1966 by Marsha Fuerst. Fuerst's family has been involved in the allied health field since the early 1950s. North-West College continues to be owned and operated by the Fuerst family.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
55
55 candidates competed
Admitted
55
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
37
67.3% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
60%
Full-time retention
87%

Pell equity

24.0pp gap
Pell recipients
58%
Non-Pell
82%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 24.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$30,643
$30–48k$31,115
$48–75k$31,440
$75–110k$33,778
$110k+$34,116

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

Avg net price (private)
$31,140
+$8,247vs peer median $22,894
Federal loans
72.0%

Academic programs at North-West College-Anaheim

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

12 total
01Health Professions
12100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
513
12-mo unduplicated
754
Undergraduate
754
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%81
Women
89%673

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
46.4%
White
16.9%
Two or more
15.4%
Asian
10.5%
Black
7.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%
Unknown
0.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
39.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
6

North-West College-Anaheim vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North-West College-Anaheim 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
SubjectNorth-West College-Anaheim
60%100.0%513$31,140
American College of Healthcare and Technology
272$15,115
AMG School of Nursing
552$33,363
ATA College
23.1%193$22,680
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis
172$30,293
California Career Institute
73.9%628
Concorde Career College-Southaven
100.0%115$22,064
Contra Costa Medical Career College
556
Dorsey College-Dearborn
430$22,173
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
454$40,766
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
493$49,781
Infinity College
179
Institute of Culinary Education
553
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
101$15,239
Lamson Institute
498$24,617
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
108$14,004
Miller-Motte College-Tulsa
389$23,107
North-West College-Long Beach
100.0%652$32,474
Ohio Medical Career College
129$16,023
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
424$21,497
Pinnacle Career Institute
619$19,024
PITC Institute
282$19,304
Premiere Career College
105$23,214
Ross College-Grand Rapids North
387$21,770
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
342$24,175
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
114$20,549
Southeastern College-Charlotte
93.7%252$36,058
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
185$22,657
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar
791$25,637
Valley College-Beckley
165$24,526
Peer group median60%96.8%365$22,894

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