Valley College
of Medical Careers
For-profit College in West Hills, CA. Six-year graduation rate 79%.
- ✓ Graduation rate 79% — well above the national average
Academics
79% of students finish within six years, putting completion well above the national norm. 8% first-year retention is low enough to be the defining risk of enrolling here. The 15:1 student-faculty ratio is small enough that seminar-sized classes are the norm. 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 106, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Average net price after grant aid is $21,967 a year — mid-range for a four-year institution. The gap between the $0–30k and $48–75k bands is narrow ($21,578 versus $25,697), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. Grant aid reaches 73% of students at an average of $5,523. Most students borrow — 75% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 | $21,578 |
| $30–48k | $23,322 |
| $48–75k | $25,697 |
| $75–110k | — |
| $110k+ | — |
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