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401
programs
648
occupations
59
states & territories
California · 4-year

289 institutions

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Private (for-profit)

Gnomon

North Hollywood, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
41.8%
Enrollment
526
Net price
$51,949
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Masters Colleges & Universities: Larger ProgramsPrivate (nonprofit)

Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey

Monterey, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
526
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

The Chicago School at Anaheim

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
523
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

The Wright Institute

Berkeley, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
518
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Southern California Institute of Technology

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
74.2%
Enrollment
510
Net price
$33,392
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Private (nonprofit)HSI

World Mission University

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
77.8%
Enrollment
510
Net price
$15,785
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Platt College - Ontario

Ontario, California

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
500
Net price
$20,711
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Platt College - Anaheim

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
498
Net price
$22,678
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

Soka University of America

Aliso Viejo, California

Grad rate
92%
Admit rate
43.4%
Enrollment
495
Net price
$18,260
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

University of Silicon Valley

San Jose, California

Grad rate
29%
Admit rate
51.2%
Enrollment
477
Net price
$27,815
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Private (for-profit)

American University of Health Sciences

Signal Hill, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
50.0%
Enrollment
473
Net price
Not reported
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Private (nonprofit)

San Francisco Conservatory of Music

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
54.9%
Enrollment
439
Net price
$42,607
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Private (nonprofit)

Lincoln University

Oakland, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
436
Net price
Not reported
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)

American Jewish University

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
44%
Admit rate
96.0%
Enrollment
424
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

Southern California Institute of Architecture

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
76.6%
Enrollment
418
Net price
$43,923
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Platt College - Riverside

Riverside, California

Grad rate
58%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
413
Net price
$21,889
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Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

Lionel University

Carpinteria, California

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
403
Net price
$29,453
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Private (nonprofit)

San Francisco Bay University

Fremont, California

Grad rate
Not reported
Admit rate
95.8%
Enrollment
389
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (for-profit)

Arizona College of Nursing - Ontario

Ontario, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
380
Net price
$44,477
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Private (nonprofit)

American Film Institute Conservatory

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
379
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

University of West Los Angeles

Inglewood, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
No freshman entry
Enrollment
367
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Medical Sciences Center

Glendale, California

Grad rate
75%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
365
Net price
$21,629
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Private (for-profit)

California Aeronautical University

Bakersfield, California

Grad rate
30%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
350
Net price
$36,126
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Private (nonprofit)

California Institute of Advanced Management

Alhambra, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
344
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Five Branches University

Santa Cruz, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
321
Net price
Grad-only
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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 (nonprofit)

America Evangelical University

Gardena, California

Grad rate
33%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
307
Net price
$17,854
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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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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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