Summit College
About
Summit College is a vocational institution located in Southern California, established in 1991. It has four campuses in San Bernardino, Colton, Santa Ana, and El Cajon, offering programs primarily in allied health and trade & technical fields. The college focuses on providing hands-on training and accelerated programs to prepare students for careers with long-term earning potential.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data7 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Action history · 4
- Apr 2025Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- May 2022Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- May 2021Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- Dec 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
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.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,028 students received $4.9M in Pell grants, alongside $5.8M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 882 borrowers who entered repayment, 48 (5.4%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at Summit College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Summit College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Summit 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectSummit College | 62% | — | 989 | $24,161 | — |
| — | — | 410 | $13,066 | — | |
| — | — | 563 | $19,553 | — | |
| — | — | 1,400 | $16,076 | — | |
| — | — | 744 | $24,965 | — | |
| — | — | 366 | $11,732 | — | |
| — | — | 2,307 | $16,771 | — | |
| — | — | — | $26,404 | — | |
| — | — | 1,008 | $26,269 | — | |
| — | — | 1,080 | $29,211 | — | |
| — | — | 1,785 | $25,407 | — | |
| — | — | 1,131 | $32,648 | — | |
| — | — | 396 | $23,412 | — | |
| — | — | 762 | $21,496 | — | |
| — | — | 713 | $28,485 | — | |
| — | — | 289 | $15,448 | — | |
| — | — | 428 | $16,151 | — | |
| — | — | 430 | $15,735 | — | |
| — | — | 646 | $15,411 | — | |
| — | — | 534 | $11,812 | — | |
| — | — | 875 | $22,036 | — | |
| — | — | 521 | $19,268 | — | |
| — | — | 1,962 | $32,907 | — | |
| — | — | 968 | $32,599 | — | |
| — | — | 978 | $25,924 | — | |
| — | — | 1,156 | $24,971 | — | |
| — | — | 1,428 | $26,052 | — | |
| Peer group median | 62% | — | 819 | $23,412 |
Institutions like Summit College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Summit College's comparison group.
- Pennsylvania
All-State Career School-Pittsburgh
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment410Net price$13,066View data - Maryland
All-State Career-Baltimore
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment563Net price$19,553View data - New York
Apex Technical School
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,400Net price$16,076View data - South Carolina
Arclabs
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment744Net price$24,965View data - Pennsylvania
Automotive Training Center-Exton
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment366Net price$11,732View data - Mississippi
Delta Technical College-Mississippi
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,307Net price$16,771View data - Washington
International Air and Hospitality Academy
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment—Net price$26,404View data - Connecticut
Lincoln Technical Institute-East Windsor
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,008Net price$26,269View data - New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Mahwah
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,080Net price$29,211View data - New Jersey
Lincoln Technical Institute-Union
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,785Net price$25,407View data - New York
Lincoln Technical Institute-Whitestone
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,131Net price$32,648View data - Missouri
Midwest Technical Institute-Missouri
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment396Net price$23,412View data - Texas
Miller-Motte College-STVT-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment762Net price$21,496View data - Florida
National Aviation Academy of Tampa Bay
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment713Net price$28,485View data - Connecticut
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Connecticut
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment289Net price$15,448View data - Connecticut
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of CT-Bridgeport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment428Net price$16,151View data - Massachusetts
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Massachusetts
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment430Net price$15,735View data - Rhode Island
New England Tractor Trailer Training School of Rhode Island
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment646Net price$15,411View data - Maryland
North American Trade Schools
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment534Net price$11,812View data - New Jersey
Pennco Tech-Blackwood
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment875Net price$22,036View data - Texas
South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Weslaco
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment521Net price$19,268View data - Texas
Tulsa Welding School-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,962Net price$32,907View data - Florida
Tulsa Welding School-Jacksonville
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment968Net price$32,599View data - California
UEI College-West Covina
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment978Net price$25,924View data - Illinois
Universal Technical Institute of Illinois Inc
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,156Net price$24,971View data - New Jersey
Universal Technical Institute-Bloomfield
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,428Net price$26,052View data
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