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American Career College-Ontario vs Universal Spa Training Academy

Ontario, CA · Downers Grove, IL · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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FOR-PROFIT-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-EARN

  • FOR-PROFIT-PAIR For-profit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × IL
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Universal Spa Training Academy: average net price rose +102.8% from $10,133 (2013) to $20,547 (2023), r² 0.88.
  • American Career College-Ontario: net price ranged $22,429–$30,294 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +21.6% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • American Career College-Ontario: enrollment ranged 1,275–2,014 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Universal Spa Training Academy: enrollment ranged 58–162 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: American Career College-Ontario vs Universal Spa Training Academy

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 American Career College-Ontario leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($37,239 vs $23,567 at Universal Spa Training Academy)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Universal Spa Training Academy leads on avg net price ($21,965 vs $33,431 at American Career College-Ontario)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion (95.1% vs 64.0% at American Career College-Ontario)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
American Career College-Ontario leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $37,239 versus $23,567 at Universal Spa Training Academy. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on avg net price at $21,965 versus $33,431 at American Career College-Ontario. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between American Career College-Ontario and Universal Spa Training Academy?▼
Universal Spa Training Academy leads on 150%-time completion at 95.1% versus 64.0% at American Career College-Ontario. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025