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Up to 4 at once. Figures are from the 2022-23 reporting year and are averages, so they will differ from what any one student pays or experiences.

  • American Career College-Ontario
  • Carrington College-Sacramento

What stands out

American Career College-Ontario has the lower average net price, American Career College-Ontario reports the higher graduation rate, Carrington College-Sacramento reports higher median earnings ten years on, while American Career College-Ontario leaves graduates with less median federal debt. Which of those matters more depends on what you need, and none of it predicts your own cost or your own chance of admission.

American Career College-Ontario compared with Carrington College-Sacramento
MetricAmerican Career College-OntarioOntario, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtCarrington College-SacramentoSacramento, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$33,431lowest$41,338
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.64%highest51%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,500lowest$11,537
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$38,492$39,633highest
Campus
Undergraduates2,2422,168

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, 2022-23. Blank figures mean the college did not report that measure, not that the value is zero. Acceptance rate and enrollment carry no highlight because neither a lower acceptance rate nor a larger campus is better in itself. How this works.