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
$25,414
+$466 vs peer
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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.

IPEDS
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.

IPEDS
Overall completion
91%
Full-time retention
91%

Pell equity

10.0pp gap
Pell recipients
90%75 of 83
Non-Pell (all)
100%8 of 8
No Federal Aid
100%8 of 8

Non-Pell students graduate at a 10.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$25,416
$30–48k$25,406
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,414
+$466vs peer median $24,948
Federal loans
0.0%

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, 336 students received $2.0M in Pell grants, alongside $57K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
336
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.0M
$1,967,487 total
Direct Loans
$57K
12 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$21K
6 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$36K
6 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, 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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
287
12-mo unduplicated
499
Undergraduate
499
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
14%71
Women
86%428

Race / ethnicity composition

White
70.0%
Hispanic
23.0%
Black
2.8%
Asian
2.4%
Unknown
1.7%

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 · 279 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
    30.0:1

    UHCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions UHCC 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
    SubjectUniversal Healthcare Careers College
    		91%82.4%287$25,414—
    Ace Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission275$41,063—
    Allen School-Jamaica
    		—Open admission67$30,563—
    Angeles Institute
    		—Open admission113$23,817—
    Ayers Career College
    		—Open admission256$18,439—
    Bay Area Medical Academy
    		—Open admission209$27,042—
    Blake Austin College
    		—Not reported217$29,136—
    Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
    		—Open admission200$8,252—
    Career Development Institute Inc
    		—Open admission172$25,919—
    CCI Training Center-Arlington
    		—Open admission305$8,390—
    Cortiva Institute
    		—Open admission209$34,436—
    Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus
    		—Open admission189$21,578—
    Delta College-Slidell Campus
    		—Open admission162$21,888—
    Fortis College-Dothan
    		—Open admission177$18,730—
    Garden State Science and Technology Institute
    		—Open admission917$25,536—
    InterAmerican Technical Institute
    		—Open admission500$25,543—
    Irene's Myomassology Institute
    		—Open admission285$32,665—
    Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus
    		—Open admission150$31,374—
    Mayfield College
    		—Open admission292$24,948—
    Medical Training College
    		—Open admission164$21,331—
    North-West College-Van Nuys
    		—100.0%294$31,999—
    Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
    		—72.0%235$29,653—
    Ross Medical Education Center-Granger
    		—Open admission172$20,260Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville
    		—Open admission132$19,201—
    Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood
    		—Open admission134$18,071—
    Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park
    		—Open admission130$19,544—
    Ross Medical Education Center-Warren
    		—Open admission237$19,427—
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville
    		—Open admission423$16,277—
    State Career College
    		—Open admission185$26,376—
    Stellar Career College
    		Too newOpen admission83$25,959—
    Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
    		—Open admission81$23,963—
    Verve College
    		No freshman cohortNo freshman entry176No freshman cohort—
    Peer group median91%82.4%195$24,948

    Institutions like UHCC

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

    IPEDS

    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 $25,414 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.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published July 28, 2026
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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