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

South Coast College

Orange, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·southcoastcollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
17%
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Total enrollment
306
peer median 240
Avg net price
$22,480
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About

South Coast College is a private for-profit technical college in Orange, California. It offers certificates for career preparation in court reporting and medical assistant careers and a paralegal Associate of Arts degree. It is accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges and approved by the Bureau for Private Postsecondary Education in the state of California, for court reporting, paralegal, and medical assistant programs.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
17%
Full-time retention
50%

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 3 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
1
33.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing1 · 33.3%
  • No Data2 · 66.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
2

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
Legal Support Services
Associate Degree · Legal Professions And Studies
+84.7%
$66,628 vs $36,082

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 2018Next review Jun 2027
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 1984

Action history · 2

  1. Mar 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Jul 2018Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

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$17,390
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k$25,025
$110k+$25,025

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

Avg net price (private)
$22,480
vs Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields median $22,465
Federal loans
89.9%
In-state tuition
$13,409
Out-of-state
$13,409

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, 155 students received $928K in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
155
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$928K
$928,124 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
373 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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0k
’23
0k
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Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$550K
177 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$701K
195 loan awards
Parent PLUS$14K
1 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 58 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (3.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.4%
+1.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
58
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.8%
2017
16.1%
2018
10.3%
2019
3.4%
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 South Coast College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

8 total completions
01Legal Professions
8100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
306
12-mo unduplicated
348
Undergraduate
348
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
9%30
Women
91%318

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
51.4%
White
24.9%
Asian
7.9%
Two or more
7.0%
Black
4.6%
Unknown
2.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%

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 · 237 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
    15.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    4

    South Coast College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions South Coast 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
    SubjectSouth Coast College
    		17%—306$22,480Special 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
    Professional Golfers Career College
    		——70$31,397Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    San Joaquin Valley College-Lancaster
    		——257$23,940Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Southern Careers Institute-Austin
    		——746$23,458Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
    Peer group median17%75.6%240$22,465

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    Frequently asked questions about South Coast College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about South Coast College.

    What is the graduation rate at South Coast College?

    South Coast College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 17% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend South Coast College?

    South Coast College reports a total enrollment of 306 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at South Coast College?

    The average net price at South Coast College is $22,480 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is South Coast College located?

    South Coast College is located in Orange, California 92868-2609.

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