Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa
Costa Mesa, California · Website
$59,398
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$59,398
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa is a private nonprofit under 2-year college in Costa Mesa, California with 32 undergraduates. Former students earn a median $59,398 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $18,040 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
-
A year, after grants
Tuition and fees
-
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
-
Median debt
$18,040
About $191 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$59,398
Rank 827 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
- Students with a need-based grant
- 58%
- Students with federal loans
- 79%
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2023-24 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Dollars a year
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 32
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 66%
- Students per teacher
- 30
- Highest degree
- none
- Programs
- 1
- 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
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 827 of 5,094 US colleges and 115 of 494 in California (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | CA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | - | $20,161 | $15,661 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | - | $8,086 | $16,365 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 76% | 95% | 78% |
| Completion rate | - | 64% | 80% | 58% |
| Retention rate | - | 80% | 79% | 75% |
| Median debt | $18,040 | $11,537 | $7,479 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $43,413 | $36,048 | $33,264 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $59,398 | $41,472 | $32,986 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US private nonprofit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 39% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 64% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
1 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 | 0 | $18,040 | $50,456 | $65,810 | $56,073 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Costa Mesa and California on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in California
- Homes: Homes for sale in California
Questions and answers
What is the acceptance rate at Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa?
Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa graduates earn?
$59,398 a year is the median pay of former Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa students who work, 10 years after they started ($43,413 after 6 years). That ranks 827 of 5,094 US colleges and 115 of 494 in California. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (Certificate) at $50,456.
How much student debt do Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa graduates have?
$18,040 is the median federal student loan debt of Homestead Schools-Costa Mesa graduates, about $191 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 79% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
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.