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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-North-West College-Bakersfield
  • Platt College-Ontario

What stands out

Platt College-Ontario has the lower average net price, Platt College-Ontario reports the higher graduation rate, Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield reports higher median earnings ten years on, while Glendale Career College-North-West College-Bakersfield 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-North-West College-Bakersfield compared with Platt College-Ontario
MetricGlendale Career College-North-West College-BakersfieldBakersfield, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest median debtHighest median earningsPlatt College-OntarioOntario, CAPrivate for-profit · 2-yearLowest net priceHighest graduation rate
Cost
Average net priceWhat students on federal aid actually paid per year, after grants.$51,867$20,711lowest
Published costSticker price before aid. Few students pay it.Not reported$27,895
In-state tuitionNot reported$14,922
Out-of-state tuitionNot reported$14,922
Outcomes
Graduation rateWithin 150% of normal time. Excludes transfer students.50%58%highest
Median debt at graduationFederal loans only. Private and parent loans are not included.$9,500lowest$18,685
Median earnings, 10 yrsReflects the subjects a college teaches and where it sits, not only its teaching.$41,472highest$40,669
Campus
Undergraduates493500

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.