Private (for-profit)

West Coast University-Ontario

Ontario, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·westcoastuniversity.edu
Acceptance
88.1%
+5.5pp vs peer
6-yr Graduation
39%
-11.0pp vs peer
Enrollment
2,671
peer median 927
Avg net price
$49,752
+$23k vs peer
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About

West Coast University (WCU) is a private, for-profit university focused on healthcare degrees with campus locations in Los Angeles, Anaheim, and Ontario, California; Richardson, Texas; and Miami, Florida. David Pyle founded American Career College in 1979 under the name of American College of Optics. Originally the school focused only on optical dispensing. In May 1997, Pyle purchased West Coast University, which was chartered by the State of California in 1909, out of bankruptcy, and developed a program for the training of registered nurses.

Admissions & acceptance rate

How selective is this institution, and how many admitted students choose to enroll?

Applied
42
42 candidates competed
Admitted
37
88.1% acceptance rate
Enrolled
21
56.8% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
39%-11.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
39%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
39%
Full-time retention
89%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
42%
Non-Pell
40%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$45,505
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+$50,601

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

Avg net price (private)
$49,752
+$22,629vs peer median $27,123
Federal loans
88.4%
In-state tuition
$37,194
Out-of-state
$37,194

Academic programs at West Coast University-Ontario

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

925 total
01Health Professions
925100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
2,671
12-mo unduplicated
3,644
Undergraduate
3,644
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
23%849
Women
77%2,795

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
50.2%
Asian
23.1%
White
12.5%
Two or more
7.4%
Black
5.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.2%
Non-resident
0.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%
Unknown
0.2%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
19.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
63

West Coast University-Ontario vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions West Coast University-Ontario 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
SubjectWest Coast University-Ontario
39%88.1%2,671$49,752
AdventHealth University
37%33.7%1,861$31,885
Allen College
483
Barnes-Jewish College Goldfarb School of Nursing
539
Bellin College
63%97.2%927$27,313
Blessing Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences
193
Bryan College of Health Sciences
63%67.4%765$25,884
Chamberlain University-Arizona
50%90.9%693$37,002
Chamberlain University-Illinois
42%82.6%32,944$26,933
Chamberlain University-Ohio
29%87.5%257$32,074
Clarkson College
36%78.2%1,121$15,928
Cox College
100%100.0%724
D'Youville University
67%81.4%2,556$19,585Doctoral/Professional
Loma Linda University
4,210R2 Research
MGH Institute of Health Professions
1,672
Mount Carmel College of Nursing
54%84.3%670$12,939
Nebraska Methodist College of Nursing & Allied Health
49%73.4%1,067$19,474
Regis College
71%69.8%2,517$28,346Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
Saint Anthony College of Nursing
263
Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing
605
Samuel Merritt University
1,926
Peer group median50%82.6%927$27,123

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