Private for-profit · Community college

Coba Academy

Anaheim, California · Large city

0%
Transfer rate: $22,217
Avg net price: 76%
Grad / completion: $21,208
Median earnings

Coba Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Anaheim, California (large city setting), enrolling 109 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 109 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
Nearest big city: 23 miles to Los Angeles, CA
To the ocean: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 12 miles to Long Beach (LGB) · major hub

How Coba Academy compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #125 of 382 in California

First-year retention63%

Higher than 29%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$21,208

Higher than 7% · #306 of 326 in California

Average net price$22,217

Cheaper than 25% · #223 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$6,333

Lower than 90%

Student–faculty ratio13 : 1

Lower than 67%

Undergraduate enrollment109

Larger than 30%

Percentiles compare Coba Academy 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

White6.4%
Black6.4%
Hispanic81%
Asian5.5%
Other or multiracial0.9%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 109
Student–faculty ratio: 13 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 66%
First-generation students: 47%
Students over 25: 49%
Median family income: $15,879

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: $22,217

Outcomes

Graduated: 76%
First-year retention: 63%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $17,269
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $21,208
Median debt at graduation: $6,333
Students with federal loans: 66%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 40%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $125

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

$19,028

$30–48k

$19,728

$48–75k

$24,258

$75–110k

—

$110k+

$24,258

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?

Coba Academy 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): $21,208
Typical debt at graduation: $6,333
Debt vs. one year's pay: 30%
Out-earn a HS grad: 36%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

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: 87°F
Winter low: 46°F
Annual rain: 11.9″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fullerton Muni AP, CA US station (3 mi from campus).

What Coba Academy graduates study — and earn

Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services

96 grads$14k 1 yr$17k 5 yr$10k debt

96$14,146$17,041$9,806

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.