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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.

  • Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
  • National Career College

What stands out

National Career College has the lower average net price, National Career College reports the higher graduation rate, Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus reports higher median earnings ten years on, while National Career 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.

Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus compared with National Career College
MetricCarrington College-Pleasant Hill CampusPleasant Hill, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearHighest median earningsNational Career CollegePanorama City, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$39,357$27,850lowest
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.58%71%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,537$8,645lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$39,633highest$19,347
Campus
Undergraduates412398

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.