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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-San Jose
  • North-West College-Long Beach

What stands out

North-West College-Long Beach has the lower average net price, North-West College-Long Beach reports the higher graduation rate, North-West College-Long Beach reports higher median earnings ten years on, while North-West College-Long Beach 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-San Jose compared with North-West College-Long Beach
MetricCarrington College-San JoseSan Jose, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearNorth-West College-Long BeachLong Beach, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earnings
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$36,466$33,503lowest
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.58%58%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$11,537$9,500lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$39,633$39,876highest
Campus
Undergraduates644652

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.