Private for-profit · Community college
National Career College
Panorama City, California · Large city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- $27,850
- Avg net price
- 74%
- Grad / completion
- $19,347
- Median earnings
National Career College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Panorama City, California (large city setting), enrolling 398 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Panorama City, California
Panorama City is a neighborhood in the city of Los Angeles, California, in the San Fernando Valley. Panorama City is known as the San Fernando Valley's first planned community. In 1948, it was developed as such by residential developer Fritz B. Burns and industrialist Henry J. Kaiser. The master plan was created by architectural firm Wurdeman & Becket. The Panorama Recreation Center is in the community. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 17 miles to Los Angeles, CA
- To the ocean
- 14 miles
- Nearest airport
- 5 miles to Hollywood Burbank/Bob Hope (BUR) · major hub
How National Career College compares
Higher than 69% · #135 of 382 in California
Higher than 79%
Higher than 5% · #312 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 12% · #290 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 69%
Lower than 21%
Larger than 58%
Percentiles compare National Career College 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 gender
- Women33584%
- Men6316%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White11%
- Black3.3%
- Hispanic67%
- Asian11%
- Other or multiracial7.8%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 398
- Student–faculty ratio
- 22 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 63%
- First-generation students
- 57%
- Students over 25
- 50%
- Median family income
- $13,919
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $54,450
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
- $27,850
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
- 74%
- First-year retention
- 88%
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,809
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $19,347
- Median debt at graduation
- $8,645
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 47%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $75
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 (398 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.
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?
National Career College 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)
- $19,347
- Typical debt at graduation
- $8,645
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 45%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 4.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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
- 93°F
- Winter low
- 45°F
- Annual rain
- 13.4″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Van Nuys AP, CA US station (2.6 mi from campus).
What National Career College graduates study — and earn
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.