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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.

  • Glendale Career College
  • Laurus College

What stands out

Laurus College has the lower average net price, Glendale Career College reports the higher graduation rate, Glendale Career College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Glendale 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.

Glendale Career College compared with Laurus College
MetricGlendale Career CollegeGlendale, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearHighest graduation rateHighest retentionLowest median debtHighest median earningsLaurus CollegeSan Luis Obispo, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net price
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$49,195$22,733lowest
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.61%highest41%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.90%highest79%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,500lowest$32,416
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$41,472highest$30,896
Campus
Undergraduates8961,116

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.