Concorde Career
College-Garden Grove
For-profit College in Garden Grove, CA. Six-year graduation rate 84%. Median 10-year earnings $45,711.
Ten years after entry, the median Concorde Career College-Garden Grove student earns $45,711 — a solidly middle-of-the-pack result for an undergraduate institution. The six-year graduation rate of 84% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $13,000.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ Graduation rate 84% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove admits 97% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 310, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. A 61% yield rate puts this school in the upper range for admits who follow through.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Concorde Career College-Garden Grove →Academics
A 84% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 95%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The part-time picture is harder: 52% return, against 95% full-time. At 13:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 673 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $25,063 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($23,949 versus $26,760), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. About 78% get grants averaging $5,374, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 79% 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 · 478 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 | $23,949 |
| $30–48k | $23,251 |
| $48–75k | $25,596 |
| $75–110k | $28,700 |
| $110k+ | $26,760 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 529 of these 673 students, totalling $5,668,831 — an average of $10,716 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)