American Career College-Anaheim
For-profit College in Anaheim, CA. Six-year graduation rate 70%. Median 10-year earnings $38,430.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $38,430, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. The six-year graduation rate of 70% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.25 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 70% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. First-year retention is 74% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 30:1, instructor access is thin — worth probing on a campus visit. Being a for-profit two-year institution is the single most useful context for these numbers — the sector's spread is wide enough that the school-level figures matter more than usual. 2,536 undergraduates makes this a mid-sized institution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,536 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,072 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $28,853 at $0–30k against $33,914 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 64% get grants averaging $5,969, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 62% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 289 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $28,853 |
| $30–48k | $31,526 |
| $48–75k | $29,299 |
| $75–110k | $32,492 |
| $110k+ | $33,914 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,578 of these 2,536 students, totalling $13,295,063 — an average of $8,425 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Orange County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)