About
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
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 20.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 1,004 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (1.6%) 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 North-West College-Long Beach
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.
North-West College-Long Beach vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions North-West College-Long Beach 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectNorth-West College-Long Beach | 58% | 100.0% | 652 | $32,474 | — |
| — | — | 272 | $15,115 | — | |
| — | — | 552 | $33,363 | — | |
| — | 23.1% | 193 | $22,680 | — | |
| — | — | 172 | $30,293 | — | |
| — | 73.9% | 628 | — | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 115 | $22,064 | — | |
| — | — | 556 | — | — | |
| — | — | 430 | $22,173 | — | |
| — | — | 454 | $40,766 | — | |
| — | — | 493 | $49,781 | — | |
| — | — | 179 | — | — | |
| — | — | 553 | — | — | |
| — | — | 101 | $15,239 | — | |
| — | — | 498 | $24,617 | — | |
| — | — | 108 | $14,004 | — | |
| — | — | 389 | $23,107 | — | |
| — | 100.0% | 513 | $31,140 | — | |
| — | — | 129 | $16,023 | — | |
| — | — | 424 | $21,497 | — | |
| — | — | 619 | $19,024 | — | |
| — | — | 282 | $19,304 | — | |
| — | — | 105 | $23,214 | — | |
| — | — | 387 | $21,770 | — | |
| — | — | 342 | $24,175 | — | |
| — | — | 114 | $20,549 | — | |
| — | 93.7% | 252 | $36,058 | — | |
| — | — | 185 | $22,657 | — | |
| — | — | 791 | $25,637 | — | |
| — | — | 165 | $24,526 | — | |
| Peer group median | 58% | 96.8% | 365 | $22,894 |
Institutions like North-West College-Long Beach
Explore the federal data for institutions in North-West College-Long Beach's comparison group.
- California
American College of Healthcare and Technology
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment272Net price$15,115View data - New York
AMG School of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment552Net price$33,363View data - Oklahoma
ATA College
Grad rate—Admit rate23.1%Enrollment193Net price$22,680View data - Indiana
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Indianapolis
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment172Net price$30,293View data - California
California Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate73.9%Enrollment628Net price—View data - Mississippi
Concorde Career College-Southaven
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment115Net price$22,064View data - California
Contra Costa Medical Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment556Net price—View data - Michigan
Dorsey College-Dearborn
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment430Net price$22,173View data - Virginia
Galen Health Institutes-Richmond
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment454Net price$40,766View data - California
Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment493Net price$49,781View data - Louisiana
Infinity College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment179Net price—View data - California
Institute of Culinary Education
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment553Net price—View data - Kentucky
Interactive College of Technology-Newport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment101Net price$15,239View data - Texas
Lamson Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment498Net price$24,617View data - Florida
Mariano Moreno Culinary Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment108Net price$14,004View data - Oklahoma
Miller-Motte College-Tulsa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment389Net price$23,107View data - California
North-West College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment513Net price$31,140View data - Ohio
Ohio Medical Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment129Net price$16,023View data - Texas
Pima Medical Institute-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment424Net price$21,497View data - Missouri
Pinnacle Career Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment619Net price$19,024View data - Pennsylvania
PITC Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment282Net price$19,304View data - California
Premiere Career College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment105Net price$23,214View data - Michigan
Ross College-Grand Rapids North
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment387Net price$21,770View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Rancho Mirage
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment342Net price$24,175View data - California
San Joaquin Valley College-Santa Maria
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment114Net price$20,549View data - North Carolina
Southeastern College-Charlotte
Grad rate—Admit rate93.7%Enrollment252Net price$36,058View data - Texas
Southern Careers Institute-Waco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment185Net price$22,657View data - Florida
Universal Technical Institute-South Florida Miramar
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment791Net price$25,637View data - West Virginia
Valley College-Beckley
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment165Net price$24,526View data
Campus network
North-West College-Long Beach is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
Reports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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