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

659 institutions

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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPublic

Hacienda La Puente Adult Education

La Puente, California

Grad rate
77%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
491
Net price
$3,536
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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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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Healthcare Career College

Paramount, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
447
Net price
$13,756
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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College - Fresno

Fresno, California

Grad rate
62%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
447
Net price
$25,656
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Private (for-profit)

Asian - American International Beauty College

Westminster, California

Grad rate
90%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
442
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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Special Focus Two-Year: Other FieldsPrivate (for-profit)

Carrington College - Stockton

Stockton, California

Grad rate
54%
Admit rate
67.6%
Enrollment
436
Net price
$37,481
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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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Public

Baldwin Park Adult & Community Education

Baldwin Park, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
426
Net price
$6,665
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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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Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Carrington College - Pleasant Hill Campus

Pleasant Hill, California

Grad rate
59%
Admit rate
81.3%
Enrollment
416
Net price
$39,357
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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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Private (for-profit)

Moler Barber College

Oakland, California

Grad rate
23%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
411
Net price
$23,361
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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Spartan College of Aeronautics & Technology

Inglewood, California

Grad rate
64%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
411
Net price
$33,320
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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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Community CollegePrivate (for-profit)

National Career College

Panorama City, California

Grad rate
74%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
398
Net price
$27,850
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Private (for-profit)

Paul Mitchell the School - Costa Mesa

Costa Mesa, California

Grad rate
82%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
395
Net price
$21,920
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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)

North - West College - Pomona

Pomona, California

Grad rate
71%
Admit rate
100.0%
Enrollment
381
Net price
$30,851
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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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Special Focus Two-Year: Technical ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

San Joaquin Valley College - Trades Education Center

Fresno, California

Grad rate
80%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
364
Net price
$27,887
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Private (for-profit)

Milan Institute - Merced

Merced, California

Grad rate
55%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
359
Net price
$23,396
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Private (for-profit)

Milan Institute - Palm Desert

Palm Desert, California

Grad rate
48%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
356
Net price
$24,730
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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 (for-profit)

Advance Beauty College

Garden Grove, California

Grad rate
67%
Admit rate
Open admission
Enrollment
346
Net price
$10,358
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