North-West College-Long Beach
For-profit College in Long Beach, CA. Six-year graduation rate 58%. Median 10-year earnings $39,876.
Students who entered North-West College-Long Beach reach a median of $39,876 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate is 58%, meaning about two in five students who start do not finish. Median debt at graduation is $9,500, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.24 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
Six-year completion sits at 58%, meaning about two in five students who enroll leave without finishing. First-year retention is 75% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. Retention and completion are close, which places the gap between entering and finishing almost entirely in year one. A 36:1 ratio means students need to be deliberate about getting faculty time. 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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 921 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $33,586 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $32,958 at $0–30k against $36,184 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 66% get grants averaging $4,650, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 80% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
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 · 372 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 | $32,958 |
| $30–48k | $33,691 |
| $48–75k | $34,737 |
| $75–110k | $35,381 |
| $110k+ | $36,184 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 739 of these 921 students, totalling $4,553,086 — an average of $6,161 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