Private (for-profit)

Universal Healthcare Careers College

Los Angeles, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·uhcc.edu
Acceptance
82.4%
6-yr Graduation
91%
Total enrollment
287
peer median 195
Avg net price
$33,617
+$11k vs peer
Use this data
Ask Clema

About

Universal Healthcare Careers College is a private postsecondary institution located in Los Angeles, California, founded in 2008. The college specializes in healthcare education and training, offering various programs such as Vocational Nursing, Medical Assistance, and Healthcare Massage Therapy.

Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
239
239 candidates competed
Admitted
197
82.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
134
68.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
91%
Full-time retention
91%

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

1
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
11%
$3,500 debt · $31,235 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2014Next review Aug 2028

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Aug 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  3. Sep 2017Renewal 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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$33,640
$30–48k$32,837
$48–75k$34,077
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$33,617
+$11,013vs peer median $22,604
Federal loans
0.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 335 students received $1.9M in Pell grants.

Pell recipients
335
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.9M
$1,929,438 total

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

No Direct Loan volume reported.

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.

Of 36 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
36
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2017
0.0%
2018
4.1%
2019
2.7%
2020*
2.8%
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 UHCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
287
12-mo unduplicated
471
Undergraduate
471
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%72
Women
85%399

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.6%
Hispanic
25.4%
Asian
2.9%
Unknown
0.7%
Black
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 213 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    30.0:1

    UHCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UHCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    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
    SubjectUniversal Healthcare Careers College
    91%82.4%287$33,617
    275$35,092
    67$30,588
    113$23,161
    256$17,824
    209$25,327
    217$30,926
    200$24,902
    172$21,412
    305$12,875
    209$34,368
    189$22,230
    162$19,835
    177$19,325
    917$24,759
    500$29,741
    285$29,947
    150$30,387
    292$22,604
    164$19,106
    100.0%294$33,464
    72.0%235$28,754
    172$22,381Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    132$21,041
    134$21,580
    130$21,456
    237$21,312
    423$19,274
    185$18,724
    83$21,507
    81$25,053
    176
    Peer group median91%82.4%195$22,604

    Institutions like UHCC

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

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Universal Healthcare Careers College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about UHCC.

    What is the acceptance rate at Universal Healthcare Careers College?

    Universal Healthcare Careers College's acceptance rate is 82.4% (197 admitted from 239 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Universal Healthcare Careers College?

    Universal Healthcare Careers College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 91% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Universal Healthcare Careers College?

    Universal Healthcare Careers College reports a total enrollment of 287 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Universal Healthcare Careers College?

    The average net price at Universal Healthcare Careers College is $33,617 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Universal Healthcare Careers College?

    Universal Healthcare Careers College's yield rate is 68.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Universal Healthcare Careers College located?

    Universal Healthcare Careers College is located in Los Angeles, California 90015-3811.

    Have a question this page can’t answer?

    Ask Clema anything about Universal Healthcare Careers College and its peers — plain language in, cited answers out, in minutes instead of days.

    Free for teams up to 3 · No credit card