California Nurses
Educational Institute
For-profit College in Rancho Mirage, CA. Six-year graduation rate 80%. Median 10-year earnings $46,895.
Ten years after entry, the median California Nurses Educational Institute student earns $46,895 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. 81% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Debt at graduation runs to a median of $16,941, neither a bargain nor a burden.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 80% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion runs to 81% — students who start here overwhelmingly finish here. 24% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. A 17:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. At 325 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 325 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,970 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $22,091 at $0–30k against $27,490 at $75–110k — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 58% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,753 — common but not automatic. 47% of students take federal loans, a middling borrowing rate.
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 · 47 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 | $22,091 |
| $30–48k | $24,091 |
| $48–75k | $23,970 |
| $75–110k | $27,490 |
| $110k+ | — |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 152 of these 325 students, totalling $1,337,435 — an average of $8,799 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Riverside 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)