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

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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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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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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 (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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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)

California Miramar University

San Diego, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
18.5%
Enrollment
247
Net price
$12,480
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Private (for-profit)

Pacific College

Costa Mesa, California

Grad rate
63%
Admit rate
56.0%
Enrollment
243
Net price
$29,363
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Private (nonprofit)

University of Silicon Andhra

Milpitas, California

Grad rate
No freshman cohort
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
238
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (nonprofit)

RAND School of Public Policy

Santa Monica, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
230
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

Integrity College of Health

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
0%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
225
Net price
$14,819
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Private (nonprofit)

Presbyterian Theological Seminary in America

Santa Fe Springs, California

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
223
Net price
No freshman cohort
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Private (nonprofit)

Claremont School of Theology

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
213
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

EDvance College

San Francisco, California

Grad rate
Too new
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
201
Net price
No federal aid
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Private (nonprofit)

South Baylo University

Anaheim, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
198
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

San Diego Global Knowledge University

San Diego, California

Grad rate
45%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
193
Net price
Not reported
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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

California Career College

Canoga Park, California

Grad rate
100%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
190
Net price
$46,880
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BaccalaureatePrivate (for-profit)

Fremont University

Cerritos, California

Grad rate
39%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
174
Net price
$34,483
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Providence Christian College

Pasadena, California

Grad rate
20%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
168
Net price
$25,163
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Private (nonprofit)

Yo San University of Traditional Chinese Medicine

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
166
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

Yeshiva Ohr Elchonon Chabad West Coast Talmudical Seminary

Los Angeles, California

Grad rate
12%
Admit rate
58.2%
Enrollment
163
Net price
$14,959
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BaccalaureatePrivate (nonprofit)HSI

Southern California Seminary

El Cajon, California

Grad rate
50%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
161
Net price
Not reported
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Private (nonprofit)HSI

Homestead Schools

Torrance, California

Grad rate
93%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
158
Net price
$15,962
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Private (nonprofit)

San Joaquin College of Law

Clovis, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
154
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (nonprofit)

Graduate Theological Union

Berkeley, California

Grad rate
Grad-only
Admit rate
Grad-only
Enrollment
150
Net price
Grad-only
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Private (for-profit)

ATI College - Whittier

Whitter, California

Grad rate
72%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
149
Net price
$20,467
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Private (for-profit)

PCI College

Cerritos, California

Grad rate
68%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
149
Net price
$27,439
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