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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.

  • Central Coast College
  • Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista

What stands out

Central Coast College has the lower average net price, Central Coast College reports the higher graduation rate, Central Coast College reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Central Coast 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.

Central Coast College compared with Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
MetricCentral Coast CollegeSalinas, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rateLowest median debtHighest median earningsPima Medical Institute-Chula VistaChula Vista, CAPrivate for-profit · Less than 2-year
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$26,667lowest$28,561
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.75%highest60%
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$7,476lowest$9,500
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$40,823highest$38,673
Campus
Undergraduates569537

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.