Smith Chason College
For-profit College in Los Angeles, CA. Six-year graduation rate 92%. Median 10-year earnings $58,004.
The median ten-year earnings figure of $58,004 sits near the national middle rather than at either extreme. 92% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Median debt at graduation is $21,397, roughly typical for an undergraduate degree.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 92% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
92% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. The student-faculty ratio is 21:1 — typical, which in practice means large lectures early and smaller classes in the major. This is a for-profit four-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. With 2,221 undergraduates, the school sits in the middle of the size distribution.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 2,221 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Students pay $32,817 a year on average after aid, a premium price that the earnings data has to justify. Income makes less difference than usual: $32,969 at $0–30k, $39,299 at $110k+. Grant aid reaches 78% of students at an average of $5,805. Borrowing is widespread: 85% 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 · 232 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 | $32,969 |
| $30–48k | $34,220 |
| $48–75k | $36,291 |
| $75–110k | $36,953 |
| $110k+ | $39,299 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 1,896 of these 2,221 students, totalling $21,039,340 — an average of $11,097 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)