10-yr median earnings
$19,347
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Panorama City, California
National Career College
National Career College is a private for-profit institution in Panorama City, 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.
- 71.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $27,850
- Avg net price / yr
- $19,347
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
National Career College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 3rd pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 71.0%
- 150%-time completion
- -39%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this National Career College 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 ("Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional"), 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
40/100
National Career College
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
$19,347
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$27,850
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B
71.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt A-
$8,645
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
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
$27,850
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
71.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 71.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - National Career College 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 National Career College 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.
National Career College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$19,347 3rd percentile higher than 3% 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 | National Career College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,347 | #4965 of 5103 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $27,850 | #4260 of 5020 | 15th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.0% | #1323 of 4858 | 73rd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 398 | #3048 of 5462 | 44th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
398
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
71.0%
150%-time completion
$19,347
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How National Career College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | National Career College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $19,347 | #479 of 493 | 3rd |
| Average net price | $27,850 | #356 of 495 | 28th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 71.0% | #165 of 483 | 66th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 398 | #298 of 553 | 46th |
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 |
| 478 | National Career CollegeThis school | $19,347 | $27,850 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at National Career College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$26,764 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$26,548 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$26,519 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$34,325 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at National Career College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $27,850 |
62.9%
Pell Grant Rate
58.7%
Federal Loan Rate
$8,645
Median Debt
$92/mo
Monthly Payment
2013–2023: what National Career College costs has stayed close to flat
Average net price moved +23.9% over 10 years, from $14,349 to $17,772 in nominal dollars. The median college measured over the same span moved +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $14,3492023 · $17,772
Over the same years, enrollment went +751.2% (43 → 366 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
84.1%
Female
56.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,809
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 71.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,809 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $19,347 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $8,645 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $92/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 4 | 177 | $48,499 | $75,837 | $11,047 |
| Associate's | 1 | 16 | - | - | - |
Top programs at National Career College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$75,837 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$42,468 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$41,517 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$34,173 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 63 | $75,837 | $17,947 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 24 | $42,468 | $8,340 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 18 | $41,517 | $9,611 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 72 | $34,173 | $8,291 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Associate's | 16 | - | - |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for National Career College? ▼
National Career College is a private for-profit institution in Panorama City, California. Undergraduate enrollment is 398 students.
How much do National Career College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at National Career College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $19,347 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $31,809.
How much does National Career College cost? ▼
The average net price at National Career College is $27,850.. Median student debt at graduation is $8,645.
What is the graduation rate at National Career College? ▼
National Career College has a 71.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is National Career College worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at National Career College is $8,645, while former students earn a median of $19,347 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 45% of those annual earnings. Estimated monthly loan payment is $92.
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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