Los Angeles
Film School
For-profit College in Hollywood, CA. Six-year graduation rate 34%. Median 10-year earnings $31,632.
Ten-year median earnings of $31,632 are on the low side, which raises the bar for what this degree needs to cost. The six-year graduation rate is 34% — low enough that finishing cannot be treated as the default outcome. Graduates carry a median of $25,250 in debt — in line with the national norm.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
- ! Debt-to-income ratio 0.80 — elevated (above 0.60)
- ! Graduation rate 34% — below national average
Academics
Only 34% finish within six years, so roughly two in three students leave without the credential. Retention is weak: only 51% of full-time first-years return, so roughly one in two leave after one year. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. A 31:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. As a for-profit four-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 7,487 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $30,501 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $30,655 at $0–30k against $37,462 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. 68% of students receive grant aid, averaging $7,179 — common but not automatic. Most students borrow — 71% 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 · 2,020 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 | $30,655 |
| $30–48k | $30,952 |
| $48–75k | $32,250 |
| $75–110k | $31,598 |
| $110k+ | $37,462 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 5,313 of these 7,487 students, totalling $51,181,934 — an average of $9,633 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Los Angeles 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)