American Career College-Ontario
For-profit College in Ontario, CA. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $38,492.
Students who entered American Career College-Ontario reach a median of $38,492 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. 66% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,500 — modest by four-year standards.
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
66% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. The 30:1 student-faculty ratio is high, so large classes and limited faculty contact should be the expectation. This is a for-profit two-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate population is 3,158 — big enough for a real range of programs, small enough to navigate.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 3,158 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $32,427 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $32,460 at $0–30k against $37,717 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 67% of students at an average of $5,615. Borrowing is widespread: 68% 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 · 938 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 | $32,460 |
| $30–48k | $32,579 |
| $48–75k | $33,747 |
| $75–110k | $35,851 |
| $110k+ | $37,717 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 2,157 of these 3,158 students, totalling $17,307,464 — an average of $8,024 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (San Bernardino 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)