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%
Enrollment
653
peer median 547
Avg net price
$28,408
+$3.7k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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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
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%
Full-time retention
76%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
68%
Non-Pell
71%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-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$27,661
$30–48k$28,691
$48–75k$28,742
$75–110k$31,420
$110k+$31,835

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,408
+$3,703vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $24,705
Federal loans
71.0%

Academic programs at NW

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

22 total
01Health Professions
22100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
653
12-mo unduplicated
1,036
Undergraduate
1,036
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
14%148
Women
86%888

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
42.0%
White
19.8%
Two or more
19.5%
Asian
10.7%
Black
5.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.9%

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.

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-West Covina
68%100.0%653$28,408Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Mesa
55.3%528$47,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-San Jose
93.4%645$31,043Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Dallas
90.4%194$22,977Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
97.4%214$22,610Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
100.0%268$24,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
100.0%158$23,584Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-San Diego
100.0%147$24,477Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Baton Rouge
482$23,826Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Centerville
547$24,335Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cincinnati
500$23,813Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Columbia
582$27,508Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
583$26,023Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Norfolk
399$29,556Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Richmond
502$19,803Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Smyrna
607$24,705Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Birmingham
613$22,914Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Nashville
393$29,669Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Pensacola
760$24,076Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie
546$25,465Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Midwestern Career College
887$11,466Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
562$20,348Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
537$21,925Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
617$23,746Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
456$31,193Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
573$29,950Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing
27.9%730$35,630Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
720$26,236Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
787$24,842Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median68%97.4%547$24,705

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