West Coast University - Texas
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
First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell recipients here graduate at a 13.0-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 3,179 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (0.1%) defaulted within three years — below 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 West Coast University-Texas
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families 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.
West Coast University-Texas vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions West Coast University-Texas 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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectWest Coast University-Texas | 11% | 100.0% | 1,887 | $25,992 | — |
| 50% | 50.0% | 473 | $25,963 | — | |
| 82% | 100.0% | 1,222 | $30,921 | — | |
| 27% | — | 3,511 | $14,895 | — | |
| 9% | — | 560 | $37,459 | — | |
| — | — | 841 | — | — | |
| 50% | 90.9% | 693 | $40,096 | — | |
| 0% | 80.0% | 751 | $36,559 | — | |
| 33% | 90.9% | 821 | $31,269 | — | |
| 50% | 91.4% | 1,940 | $33,188 | — | |
| 42% | 82.6% | 32,944 | $31,837 | — | |
| 100% | 85.7% | 629 | $28,045 | — | |
| 33% | 100.0% | 1,226 | $37,984 | — | |
| 25% | 83.9% | 2,270 | $32,209 | — | |
| 100% | 90.0% | 557 | $33,199 | — | |
| — | — | 811 | $30,530 | — | |
| 23% | — | 5,585 | $18,540 | — | |
| 84% | 84.3% | 916 | $22,113 | — | |
| 26% | — | 6,036 | $30,852 | — | |
| — | — | 736 | $57,004 | — | |
| — | — | 833 | — | — | |
| 47% | — | 669 | $27,053 | — | |
| — | — | 1,686 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,903 | — | — | |
| 18% | — | 752 | $20,434 | — | |
| 17% | — | 433 | $20,271 | — | |
| — | — | 2,454 | $21,557 | — | |
| — | — | 4,370 | — | — | |
| — | — | 548 | — | — | |
| 31% | 92.3% | 2,673 | $53,020 | — | |
| 33% | 100.0% | 961 | $32,539 | — | |
| 39% | 88.1% | 2,671 | $49,590 | — | |
| 60% | 95.3% | 4,586 | $32,879 | — | |
| Peer group median | 33% | 90.9% | 961 | $31,269 |
Institutions like West Coast University-Texas
Explore the federal data for institutions in West Coast University-Texas's comparison group.
- California
American University of Health Sciences
Grad rate50%Admit rate50.0%Enrollment473Net price$25,963View data - Nevada
Arizona College of Nursing-Las Vegas
Grad rate82%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,222Net price$30,921View data - Arizona
Aspen University
Grad rate27%Admit rate—Enrollment3,511Net price$14,895View data - New Mexico
Brookline College-Albuquerque
Grad rate9%Admit rate—Enrollment560Net price$37,459View data - New Mexico
Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment841Net price—View data - Arizona
Chamberlain University-Arizona
Grad rate50%Admit rate90.9%Enrollment693Net price$40,096View data - California
Chamberlain University-California
Grad rate0%Admit rate80.0%Enrollment751Net price$36,559View data - Florida
Chamberlain University-Florida
Grad rate33%Admit rate90.9%Enrollment821Net price$31,269View data - Georgia
Chamberlain University-Georgia
Grad rate50%Admit rate91.4%Enrollment1,940Net price$33,188View data - Illinois
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Grad rate42%Admit rate82.6%Enrollment32,944Net price$31,837View data - Michigan
Chamberlain University-Michigan
Grad rate100%Admit rate85.7%Enrollment629Net price$28,045View data - New Jersey
Chamberlain University-New Jersey
Grad rate33%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,226Net price$37,984View data - Texas
Chamberlain University-Texas
Grad rate25%Admit rate83.9%Enrollment2,270Net price$32,209View data - Virginia
Chamberlain University-Virginia
Grad rate100%Admit rate90.0%Enrollment557Net price$33,199View data - Colorado
Denver College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment811Net price$30,530View data - Kentucky
Galen College of Nursing-Louisville
Grad rate23%Admit rate—Enrollment5,585Net price$18,540View data - Florida
Miami Regional University
Grad rate84%Admit rate84.3%Enrollment916Net price$22,113View data - Utah
Nightingale College
Grad rate26%Admit rate—Enrollment6,036Net price$30,852View data - New York
Pacific College of Health and Science
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment736Net price$57,004View data - California
Pacifica Graduate Institute
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment833Net price—View data - Utah
Provo College
Grad rate47%Admit rate—Enrollment669Net price$27,053View data - Utah
Rocky Mountain University of Health Professions
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,686Net price—View data - Colorado
Rocky Vista University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,903Net price—View data - Florida
South University-Tampa
Grad rate18%Admit rate—Enrollment752Net price$20,434View data - Florida
South University-West Palm Beach
Grad rate17%Admit rate—Enrollment433Net price$20,271View data - California
United States University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,454Net price$21,557View data - California
University of St. Augustine for Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment4,370Net price—View data - California
West Coast University-Center for Graduate Studies
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment548Net price—View data - California
West Coast University-Los Angeles
Grad rate31%Admit rate92.3%Enrollment2,673Net price$53,020View data - Florida
West Coast University-Miami
Grad rate33%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment961Net price$32,539View data - California
West Coast University-Ontario
Grad rate39%Admit rate88.1%Enrollment2,671Net price$49,590View data - California
West Coast University-Orange County
Grad rate60%Admit rate95.3%Enrollment4,586Net price$32,879View data
Campus network
West Coast University-Texas is a campus of a larger institution. See its main campus and the other campuses in the same network.
West Coast University-Texas Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The page for West Coast University-Texas' Office of Institutional Research contains navigation links but lacks specific information about the office's mission, head, or contact details beyond a general phone number. It provides access to various resources, including the BPPE Annual Report, program brochures, and information sessions.
Visit IR office pageReports & documents (1)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
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