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

North - West College - West Covina

West Covina, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·nw.edu/locations/west-covina-campus

Acceptance

100.0%

+2.6pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

6-yr Graduation

68%

—

Total enrollment

653

peer median 547

Avg net price

$30,332

+$4.5k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions

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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.

Applied

178

178 candidates competed

Admitted

178

100.0% acceptance rate

Enrolled

138

77.5% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion

68%

Overall completion

68%

Full-time retention

76%

Full-time retention

76%

Pell equity

0.3pp gap

Pell recipients

68%123 of 180

Non-Pell (all)

68%65 of 96

Subsidized loan, no Pell

71%12 of 17

No Federal Aid

67%53 of 79

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

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

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 11 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 11 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs

11

Passing

0

0.0% of portfolio

Failing (GE)

0

0.0% of portfolio

Fail rate

0.0%

-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

11programs

Passing0 · 0.0%
No Data11 · 100.0%
Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical

0

Severe

0

Recoverable

0

At Risk

0

Watch

0

Safe

0

No data

11

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.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

6

Program

Median debt

Median earnings

Debt burden

Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$19,480

$55,571

35%

Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

35%

$19,480 debt · $55,571 earn

Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$18,845

$63,950

30%

Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

30%

$18,845 debt · $63,950 earn

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$9,500

$33,113

29%

Dental Support Services and Allied Professions

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

29%

$9,500 debt · $33,113 earn

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$9,500

$35,760

27%

Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

27%

$9,500 debt · $35,760 earn

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$9,500

$38,029

25%

Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

25%

$9,500 debt · $38,029 earn

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

$9,500

$41,423

23%

Health and Medical Administrative Services

Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences

23%

$9,500 debt · $41,423 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1973Next review Oct 2028

Action history · 2

Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Dec 2018Renewal of Accreditation
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays

$0–30k$29,793

$0–30k

$29,793

$30–48k$30,092

$30–48k

$30,092

$48–75k$30,650

$48–75k

$30,650

$75–110k$32,242

$75–110k

$32,242

$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)

$30,332

+$4,503vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,829

Federal loans

67.8%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 694 students received $3.4M in Pell grants, alongside $4.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients

694

AY 2024–25

Pell disbursed

$3.4M

$3,368,802 total

Direct Loans

$4.7M

1,108 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k

’20

1k

’21

1k

’22

1k

’23

1k

’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M

530 loan awards

Unsubsidized · UG$2.4M

514 loan awards

Parent PLUS$537K

64 loan awards

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.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

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 598 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (1.6%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate

1.6%

-0.7pp vs 2.3% national

Borrowers in repayment

598

Defaulted

10

Measurement window

3 years

Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016

1.4%-7.9

2017

0.1%-9.1

2018

6.9%-0.1

2019

1.6%-0.7

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 NW

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs8

UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

37 total completions

01Health Professions

37100.0%

01Health Professions

37100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total

653

12-mo unduplicated

824

Undergraduate

824

Graduate

0

Gender split

Men

15%123

Women

85%701

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic

69.2%

White

9.0%

Asian

8.7%

Two or more

6.3%

Black

5.1%

American Indian / Alaska Native

0.6%

Unknown

0.6%

Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander

0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students

3.15

2 offenses · 635 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.15Latest

Offenses · 3-yr

2

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

Burglary

1

Motor vehicle theft

1

By location

2total

On campus2

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.

Student-to-faculty

26.0:1

Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)

13

NW vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions NW selected for federal comparison reporting.

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-West Covina	68%	100.0%	653	$30,332	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Mesa	—	55.3%	528	$48,877	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-San Jose	—	93.4%	645	$36,466	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Dallas	—	90.4%	194	$25,299	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove	—	97.4%	214	$24,698	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie	—	100.0%	268	$31,288	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood	—	100.0%	158	$23,984	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-San Diego	—	100.0%	147	$25,394	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Baton Rouge	—	Open admission	482	$25,781	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Centerville	—	Open admission	547	$29,162	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cincinnati	—	Open admission	500	$29,614	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Columbia	—	Open admission	582	$20,404	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls	—	Open admission	583	$23,374	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Norfolk	—	Open admission	399	$24,764	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Richmond	—	Open admission	502	$24,635	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Smyrna	—	Open admission	607	$23,657	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Birmingham	—	Open admission	613	$25,946	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Nashville	—	Open admission	393	$29,039	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Pensacola	—	Open admission	760	$27,867	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie	—	Open admission	546	$24,615	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Midwestern Career College	—	Open admission	887	$20,462	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque	—	Open admission	562	$21,084	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista	—	Open admission	537	$28,561	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso	—	Open admission	617	$23,412	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Renton	—	Open admission	456	$31,578	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos	—	Open admission	573	$27,365	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing	—	27.9%	730	$35,726	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas	—	Open admission	720	$27,411	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus	—	Open admission	787	$25,829	Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median	68%	97.4%	547	$25,829

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Explore the federal data for institutions in NW's comparison group.

Campuses

The 1 campus that make up North-West College-West Covina.

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North-West College-Glendale
Glendale, CA
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Reports & documents (1)

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

DFR report
IPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024
nces.ed.gov

Frequently asked questions about North-West College-West Covina

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about NW.

What is the acceptance rate at North-West College-West Covina?

North-West College-West Covina's acceptance rate is 100.0% (178 admitted from 178 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at North-West College-West Covina?

North-West College-West Covina reports a 6-year graduation rate of 68% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend North-West College-West Covina?

North-West College-West Covina reports a total enrollment of 653 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at North-West College-West Covina?

The average net price at North-West College-West Covina is $30,332 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at North-West College-West Covina?

North-West College-West Covina's yield rate is 77.5%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is North-West College-West Covina located?

North-West College-West Covina is located in West Covina, California 91790.

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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