California Career Institute
Anaheim, California · Website
California Career Institute is a for-profit 2-year college in Anaheim, California with 628 undergraduates. Graduates leave with a median $17,363 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
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A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
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Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
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Median debt
$17,363
About $184 a month
Earnings at 10 years
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Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 66%
- Students with federal loans
- 77%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 628
- Part-time students
- 95%
- Women
- 88%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 4
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $24,624 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $15,645 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 86% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 67% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 75% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,363 | $11,537 | $10,722 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,207 | $36,048 | $33,986 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | - | $41,472 | $36,368 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 75% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 81% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
4 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate | Certificate | 101 | $17,363 | $51,989 | $67,553 | $56,073 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | $40,789 | $34,272 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 2 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssociate's | Associate's | 0 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $62,755 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at California Career Institute?
California Career Institute has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much student debt do California Career Institute graduates have?
$17,363 is the median federal student loan debt of California Career Institute graduates, about $184 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 77% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What are the most popular majors at California Career Institute?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (101 certificate graduates), Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (4 certificate graduates), Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (2 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 4 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.