Carrington College-San
Leandro Campus
For-profit College in San Leandro, CA. Six-year graduation rate 59%. Median 10-year earnings $39,633.
Ten-year median earnings of $39,633 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. 59% finish within six years — respectable, though a meaningful share still leave without a credential. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $11,537.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.29 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
59% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 60% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about two in five are gone before sophomore year. A 20:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. 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 body is just 647, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 646 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $39,678 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $39,441 at $0–30k against $44,224 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. Grant aid reaches 63% of students at an average of $4,324. Most students borrow — 66% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 | $39,441 |
| $30–48k | $39,212 |
| $48–75k | $40,171 |
| $75–110k | $42,353 |
| $110k+ | $44,224 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 429 of these 646 students, totalling $2,554,270 — an average of $5,954 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Alameda County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026