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Private for-profit · Community college

Brownson Technical School

Anaheim, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$30,513
Avg net price
89%
Grad / completion
$68,767
Median earnings

Brownson Technical School is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Anaheim, California (large city setting), enrolling 307 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 307 undergradsLarge cityNear the coast

About Anaheim, California

Anaheim is a city in northern Orange County, California, United States, part of the Greater Los Angeles area. Tongva people are indigenous to Anaheim's region of Southern California. Evidence suggests their presence since 3500 BCE. The Tongva village at Anaheim was called Hutuukuga. The village has been noted as one of the largest Tongva villages throughout Tovaangar. Anaheim's income is based on a tourism economy. In addition to The Walt Disney Company being the city's largest employer, the Disneyland Resort itself contributes about $4.7 billion annually to Southern California's economy. It also produces $255 million in taxes every year. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
12 miles
Nearest airport
10 miles to John Wayne Orange County (SNA) · major hub

How Brownson Technical School compares

Graduation rate89%

Higher than 89% · #48 of 382 in California

First-year retention91%

Higher than 83%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$68,767

Higher than 98% · #8 of 326 in California

Average net price$30,513

Cheaper than 7% · #323 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio22 : 1

Lower than 21%

Undergraduate enrollment307

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Brownson Technical School with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in California.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White15%
  • Black2.9%
  • Hispanic73%
  • Asian8.5%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
307
Student–faculty ratio
22 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
73%
First-generation students
63%
Students over 25
47%
Median family income
$21,842

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
—
Room & board
—
Total cost of attendance
—
Average net price
$30,513

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
89%
First-year retention
91%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$63,011
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$68,767
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
72%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
60%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (307 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$29,344
$30–48k
$29,758
$48–75k
$30,631
$75–110k
$33,879
$110k+
$36,189

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Brownson Technical School funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$68,767
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
14%
Out-earn a HS grad
65%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.4 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
89°F
Winter low
48°F
Annual rain
13.5″

Average temperature

HighLow
40°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.63.2JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Anaheim, CA US station (4.8 mi from campus).

What Brownson Technical School graduates study — and earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
189 grads— 1 yr$56k 5 yr— debt

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.