Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

Professional Golfers Career College

Temecula, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·golfcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
63%
—
Total enrollment
70
peer median 240
Avg net price
$31,397
+$8.9k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
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About

Professional Golfers Career College is a specialized institution located in Hilton Head, South Carolina, and Temecula, California, focused on providing education in golf management and related fields. The college offers programs designed to prepare students for careers in the golf industry.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
63%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

23.0pp gap
Pell recipients
20%
Non-Pell
43%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 1 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails.

Total programs
1
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
100.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
100.0%
+99.4pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data0 · 0.0%
  • Failing1 · 100.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-0.3%
$34,693 vs $34,808

Near the line (±5%)

Programs within five points of the pass line, one cohort year from flipping.

1
Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
-0.3%
−$115

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Parks Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
Associate Degree · Parks, Recreation, Leisure, And Fitness Studies
35%
$12,000 debt · $34,693 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 2018Next review Dec 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1996Next review Dec 2013

Action history · 3

  1. Dec 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. May 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. May 2022Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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$31,164
$30–48k$31,527
$48–75k$31,786
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$31,397
+$8,932vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $22,465
Federal loans
52.2%
In-state tuition
$18,310
Out-of-state
$18,310

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, 24 students received $146K in Pell grants, alongside $298K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
24
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$146K
$145,534 total
Direct Loans
$298K
44 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$83K
21 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$112K
19 loan awards
Parent PLUS$103K
4 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 36 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
36
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.9%
2017
13.1%
2018
11.5%
2019
0.0%
2020*
6.9%
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 Golfcollege

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

56 total completions
01Parks/Recreation
56100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
70
12-mo unduplicated
129
Undergraduate
129
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
95%123
Women
5%6

Race / ethnicity composition

White
62.7%
Unknown
11.8%
Hispanic
9.1%
Black
4.5%
Asian
4.5%
Non-resident
3.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.7%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%

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 · 90 students

3-year trend

11.632 yrs ago24.391 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
3
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
    17.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    16

    Golfcollege vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Golfcollege 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
    SubjectProfessional Golfers Career College
    		63%—70$31,397Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Alaska Career College
    		——250$18,091Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Apex College of Veterinary Technology
    		——27$10,030Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Athena Career Academy
    		—78.0%516$25,171Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
    		—91.9%326$32,368Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Carrington College-Stockton
    		—67.6%436$30,387Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    CBT Technology Institute-Cutler Bay
    		——326$17,375Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Center for Advanced Legal Studies
    		—32.8%271$10,914Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Central Coast College
    		—95.7%631$26,640Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    College of Court Reporting Inc
    		——182$41,410Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology
    		——65$13,358Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Gainesville
    		——50$14,834Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Interactive College of Technology-Morrow
    		——117$14,970Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Long Island Business Institute
    		—73.2%—$11,166Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Jacksonville
    		——195$22,465Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Miller-Motte College-Macon
    		——230$22,139Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sandusky
    		——22$28,674Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Ohio Business College-Sheffield
    		——224$21,181Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
    		——257$23,940Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    South Coast College
    		——306$22,480Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Southern Careers Institute-Austin
    		——746$23,458Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Peer group median63%75.6%240$22,465

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    Frequently asked questions about Professional Golfers Career College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Golfcollege.

    What is the graduation rate at Professional Golfers Career College?

    Professional Golfers Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 63% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Professional Golfers Career College?

    Professional Golfers Career College reports a total enrollment of 70 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Professional Golfers Career College?

    The average net price at Professional Golfers Career College is $31,397 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Professional Golfers Career College located?

    Professional Golfers Career College is located in Temecula, California 92591.

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