Private for-profit · Community college

National Career Education

Citrus Heights, California · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$25,380
Avg net price
83%
Grad / completion
$38,015
Median earnings

National Career Education is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Citrus Heights, California (large suburb setting), enrolling 515 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 515 undergradsLarge suburb

About Citrus Heights, California

Citrus Heights is a city in Sacramento County, California, United States. Citrus Heights voters approved the measure to incorporate the City on November 5, 1996, effective January 1, 1997. The measure passed, with 62.5% of the votes. Citrus Heights is home to the Bird Cage Mall, the Citrus Town Center shopping center, and the Sunrise Village shopping center. The Geographical Center of Citrus Heights is in Sylvan Corners, home to two local breweries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To the ocean
43 miles
Nearest airport
17 miles to Sacramento (SMF) · major hub

How National Career Education compares

Graduation rate83%

Higher than 81% · #76 of 382 in California

Earnings, 10 years after entry$38,015

Higher than 60% · #183 of 326 in California

Average net price$25,380

Cheaper than 17% · #256 cheapest of 377 in California

Median debt at graduation$7,853

Lower than 77%

Student–faculty ratio32 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment515

Larger than 63%

Percentiles compare National Career Education 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

515undergrads
  • Women25249%
  • Men26351%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White33%
  • Black11%
  • Hispanic39%
  • Asian9.1%
  • Other or multiracial8.5%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
515
Student–faculty ratio
32 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
52%
First-generation students
56%
Students over 25
50%
Median family income
$19,945

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
$25,380

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
83%
First-year retention
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$41,768
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$38,015
Median debt at graduation
$7,853
Students with federal loans
53%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
32%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
83%
Low-income (Pell)
77%
First-generation
78%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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
C
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
2.6 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
2
Property offenses (2022–2024)
2

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (515 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

1.3reported offenses a year
0.7 violent a year0.7 property a year

By offense type, per year

Aggravated assault
0.7
Burglary
0.3
Motor vehicle theft
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$24,217
$30–48k
$25,816
$48–75k
$25,593
$75–110k
$27,761
$110k+
$28,539

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 Education 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)
$38,015
Typical debt at graduation
$7,853
Debt vs. one year's pay
21%
Out-earn a HS grad
48%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.1 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.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$33,147
Men
$49,392

Men out-earn women by $16,245 (49%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
94°F
Winter low
41°F
Annual rain
19.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.93.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sacramento 5 Ese, CA US station (11.5 mi from campus).

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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Colleges near National Career Education

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.