10-yr median earnings
$31,109
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Santa Ana, California
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana is a private for-profit institution in Santa Ana, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 69.6%
- 150%-time completion
- $20,090
- Avg net price / yr
- $31,109
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 23rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 69.6%
- 150%-time completion
- +6%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
44/100
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings F
$31,109
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$20,090
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
69.6%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
24.1%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$20,090
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
69.6%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 69.6%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$31,109 23rd percentile higher than 23% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,109 | #3954 of 5103 | 23rd |
| Average net price | $20,090 | #3104 of 5020 | 38th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.6% | #1444 of 4858 | 70th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 51 | #4914 of 5462 | 10th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
51
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
69.6%
150%-time completion
$31,109
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $31,109 | #412 of 493 | 16th |
| Average net price | $20,090 | #246 of 495 | 50th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 69.6% | #182 of 483 | 62nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 51 | #508 of 553 | 8th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
| 412 | American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa AnaThis school | $31,109 | $20,090 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$19,118 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$19,308 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$21,164 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$26,022 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $20,090 |
83.5%
Pell Grant Rate
92.6%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
83.7%
Female
68.4%
First Generation
Outcomes
$29,409
Median Earnings (6yr)
24.1%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 69.6% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $29,409 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $31,109 |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 24.1% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences | Certificate | 18 | $35,316 | $9,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 2 | $35,168 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 9 | $32,200 | $9,500 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana? ▼
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana is a private for-profit institution in Santa Ana, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 51 students.
How much do American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,109 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,409.
How much does American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana cost? ▼
The average net price at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana is $20,090.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana? ▼
American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana has a 69.6% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at American College of Healthcare and Technology-Santa Ana is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $31,109 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 31% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 24.1% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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