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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.

  • California Career College
  • Pacific College

What stands out

Pacific College has the lower average net price, Pacific College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Pacific College 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.

California Career College compared with Pacific College
MetricCalifornia Career CollegeCanoga Park, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearPacific CollegeCosta Mesa, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debtHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$46,880$29,363lowest
Admissions
Acceptance rateNot reported56%
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.Not reported71%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$28,500$22,469lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$51,684$70,064highest
Campus
Undergraduates190225

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.