Private (for-profit)

North-West College-Riverside

Riverside, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·north-westcollege.edu
Acceptance
100.0%
+13.2pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
72%
Enrollment
717
peer median 652
Avg net price
$29,106
+$4.5k 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
182
182 candidates competed
Admitted
182
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
131
72.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
72%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

17.0pp gap
Pell recipients
71%
Non-Pell
88%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 17.0-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$28,395
$30–48k$28,760
$48–75k$29,843
$75–110k$31,034
$110k+$32,108

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,106
+$4,518vs peer median $24,588
Federal loans
72.2%

Academic programs at North-West College-Riverside

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

15 total
01Health Professions
15100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
717
12-mo unduplicated
1,137
Undergraduate
1,137
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%130
Women
89%1,007

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.2%
White
15.4%
Black
12.8%
Two or more
12.2%
Asian
4.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
38.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
3

North-West College-Riverside vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions North-West College-Riverside 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-Riverside
72%100.0%717$29,106
All-State Career School
886$19,820
Arizona College-Glendale
403$26,925
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
824$24,592
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
291$22,581
Central Oklahoma College
477
College of Health Care Professions
631$28,520
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
169$19,291
Dorsey College
643$22,079
Dorsey College-Roseville
437$23,871
Florida Education Institute
318$36,440
FVI School of Nursing and Technology
73.6%661$26,818
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
689$22,180
MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
1,144$26,584
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
1,466$26,317
NASCAR Technical Institute
1,345$24,587
New Professions Technical Institute
514$39,944
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
631$16,706
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
578$24,545
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
543$23,167
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
596$21,588
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
584$26,782
UEI College-Gardena
1,332$26,611
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
954$24,588
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
2,632$20,819
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
1,335$23,864
Valley College-Cleveland
887$30,096
Peer group median72%86.8%652$24,588

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