Smith Chason College
About
Smith Chason College, located in California and Arizona, was founded in 1998 as West Coast Ultrasound Institute, focusing on medical imaging and nursing programs. The college offers various degrees including bachelor's and associate's, particularly emphasizing diagnostic medical sonography, MRI technology, and nursing education.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 5.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Academic programs at Smith Chason College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Smith Chason College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Smith Chason College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSmith Chason College | 72% | — | 2,447 | $34,402 | — |
American College of Healthcare Sciences | — | 53.5% | 1,052 | $24,016 | — |
Brookline College-Phoenix | 38% | — | 739 | — | — |
Cambridge College of Healthcare & Technology | — | — | 381 | $17,057 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Career Networks Institute | — | — | 1,133 | $28,292 | — |
Carrington College-Sacramento | — | 88.7% | 2,207 | $37,143 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Aurora | — | 90.5% | 256 | $16,547 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Eastwick College-Ramsey | 83% | 37.3% | 1,203 | $28,162 | — |
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati | — | — | 645 | $29,150 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Galen College of Nursing-San Antonio | 50% | — | 2,953 | $29,824 | — |
Galen College of Nursing-Tampa Bay | 100% | — | 1,465 | $29,598 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Glendale Career College | — | 100.0% | 896 | $46,212 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts | — | — | 3,437 | $30,558 | — |
Joyce University of Nursing and Health Sciences | 0% | 61.9% | 2,073 | $31,013 | — |
Las Vegas College | — | — | 536 | $29,115 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Tucson | — | — | 2,676 | — | — |
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia | — | — | 2,318 | $29,092 | — |
Southeastern College-West Palm Beach | — | 87.0% | 564 | $33,952 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Southwest University at El Paso | 67% | — | 2,130 | $17,803 | — |
Stanbridge University | — | 10.0% | 2,928 | $25,114 | — |
Sumner College | — | 88.9% | 532 | $28,309 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest | — | — | 4,530 | $25,937 | — |
Unitek College | 63% | — | 5,725 | $25,719 | — |
| Peer group median | 65% | 87.0% | 1,465 | $29,092 |
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