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5,994
institutions
401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California · Private

466 institutions

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Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School - Temecula

Temecula, California

Grad rate
69%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
320
Net price
$27,850
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Private (nonprofit)

SUM Bible College and Theological Seminary

El Dorado Hills, California

Grad rate
85%
Admit rate
40.7%
Enrollment
319
Net price
$21,680
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Private (for-profit)

Spartan College of Aeronautics and Technology

Riverside, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
317
Net price
$32,601
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Private (for-profit)

Associated Technical College - Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
315
Net price
$23,629
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Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School - Sacramento

Sacramento, California

Grad rate
79%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
309
Net price
$16,717
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Private (nonprofit)

America Evangelical University

Gardena, California

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
307
Net price
$17,854
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Private (for-profit)

Brownson Technical School

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
89%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
307
Net price
$30,513
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Medium ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Notre Dame de Namur University

Belmont, California

Grad rate
7%
Admit rate
99.9%
Enrollment
306
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

South Coast College

Orange, California

Grad rate
17%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
306
Net price
$16,534
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Private (nonprofit)

Grace Mission University

Fullerton, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
50.0%
Enrollment
301
Net price
Not reported
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Private (for-profit)

Meridian University

Petaluma, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
297
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

North - West College - Van Nuys

Van Nuys, California

Grad rate
60%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
294
Net price
$31,999
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Private (for-profit)

Mayfield College

Cathedral City, California

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
292
Net price
$24,948
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Private (for-profit)

Glendale Career College - North - West College - MFSON

West Covina, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
290
Net price
$45,438
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Private (nonprofit)

The Colleges of Law at Ventura

Ventura, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
288
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Universal Healthcare Careers College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
91%
Admit rate
82.4%
Enrollment
287
Net price
$25,414
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HSI

John Paul the Great Catholic University

Escondido, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
79.6%
Enrollment
286
Net price
$34,666
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Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School - Sherman Oaks

Sherman Oaks, California

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
286
Net price
$27,101
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Private (for-profit)

Unitek College

Hayward, California

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
95.8%
Enrollment
284
Net price
$19,130
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (for-profit)

Newschool of Architecture and Design

San Diego, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
273
Net price
$52,570
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Private (nonprofit)

Trinity Law School

Santa Ana, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
273
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

American College of Healthcare and Technology

Riverside, California

Grad rate
65%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
272
Net price
$19,649
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Private (nonprofit)

Claremont Lincoln University

Claremont, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
271
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

CET - San Jose

San Jose, California

Grad rate
81%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
266
Net price
$16,101
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Private (for-profit)

Diversified Vocational College

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
96%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
264
Net price
$21,711
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Small ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Antioch University - Santa Barbara

Santa Barbara, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
263
Net price
No freshman cohort
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Bethesda University

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
11%
Admit rate
66.9%
Enrollment
263
Net price
$11,097
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Private (nonprofit)

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

San Diego, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
262
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Los Angeles College of Music

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
41%
Admit rate
87.7%
Enrollment
261
Net price
$43,590
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Private (for-profit)

Milan Institute of Cosmetology - Vacaville

Vacaville, California

Grad rate
57%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
260
Net price
$23,880
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