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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
  • PCI College

What stands out

PCI College has the lower average net price, California Career College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while PCI 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 PCI College
MetricCalifornia Career CollegeCanoga Park, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearHighest median earningsPCI CollegeCerritos, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net priceLowest median debt
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$46,880$27,439lowest
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.Not reported73%
Retention rateFirst-year students who come back for a second year.Not reported100%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$28,500$17,542lowest
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$51,684highest$36,141
Campus
Undergraduates190149

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.