Private (for-profit)

PCI College

Cerritos, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·pci-ed.com
Acceptance
Open admission
—
6-yr Graduation
68%
—
Total enrollment
149
peer median 197
Avg net price
$27,439
-$962 vs peer
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About

PCI College is a private vocational institution located in Cerritos, California, focused on career enhancement in the allied health fields. It offers programs for diagnostic medical sonography and medical assisting, and features small class sizes with modern facilities. The college is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and licensed by the Bureau of Private Postsecondary Education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
68%
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%12 of 18
Non-Pell (all)
100%1 of 1
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1

Non-Pell students graduate at a 33.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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.

FVT/GE

Of 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
25.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
25.0%
+24.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 75.0%
  • Failing1 · 25.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
1
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-5.8%
$33,996 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
57%
$19,200 debt · $33,996 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2005Next review Nov 2023

Action history · 1

  1. Jun 2019Renewal 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$26,965
$30–48k$26,457
$48–75k$29,007
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,439
-$962vs peer median $28,401
Federal loans
78.8%

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, 167 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $910K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
167
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,140,512 total
Direct Loans
$910K
203 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$730K
146 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$181K
57 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 59 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (3.3%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.3%
+1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
59
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.6%
2017
6.8%
2018
1.8%
2019
3.3%
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 PCI College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

62 total completions
01Health Professions
62100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
149
12-mo unduplicated
219
Undergraduate
219
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
0%1
Women
100%218

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
81.9%
Black
7.4%
Asian
6.0%
White
3.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 168 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    10.0:1

    PCI College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions PCI College selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectPCI College
    		68%Open admission149$27,439—
    Emperor's College of Traditional Oriental Medicine
    		Grad-only—150Grad-only—
    Alhambra Medical University
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only140Grad-only—
    Meridian University
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only297Grad-only—
    Five Branches University
    		Grad-onlyGrad-only321Grad-only—
    Pacific College
    		—56.0%243$29,363—
    Peer group median68%56.0%197$28,401

    Institutions like PCI College

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

    IPEDS

    Frequently asked questions about PCI College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PCI College.

    What is the acceptance rate at PCI College?

    PCI College does not have a reported acceptance rate. This institution has an open admission policy: it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements, so it does not report a selective admit rate.

    What is the graduation rate at PCI College?

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

    How many students attend PCI College?

    PCI College reports a total enrollment of 149 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at PCI College?

    The average net price at PCI College is $27,439 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is PCI College located?

    PCI College is located in Cerritos, California 90703.

    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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