What we know
Verified data· U.S. College Scorecard · 2025- Students
- 398
Smaller than 82% of colleges
National median 1,603
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Average net price
$28,885
What students paid per year on average after grants and scholarships. Your price depends on family income.
Students receiving Pell Grants
- Pell Grant recipients
- 62.6%
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Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
First-year retention
Students who return for a second year
Median earnings
$44,808
Former students who received federal aid
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Programs A–ZAcademics
Total students
398
Academic calendar
7
Carnegie classification
Technical community college
A Community College with a mixture of traditionally and non-traditionally aged students, a majority of whom complete vocational and technical training.
Colleges like National Career Education
- San Joaquin Valley College-OntarioOntario, CA
Asher CollegeSacramento, CA
Institute of TechnologyClovis, CA
Location & details
Where the campus is, how far it sits from a major city, and other colleges within reach.
National Career EducationPanorama City, CA, United States
Distances are straight-line miles, not driving distance. Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors, tiles by OpenFreeMap and OpenMapTiles.
Campus
National Career Education
Panorama City, CA, United States
- Private for-profit
- Technical community college
Large city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
Nearest major cityLos Angeles, CA · about 17 mi
In the city250 mi
- Calendar
- 7
- Website
- nccusa.edu
Colleges nearby
Casa Loma College-Van Nuys2.2 miVan Nuys- Concorde Career College-North Hollywood3.5 miNorth Hollywood
Los Angeles Valley College3.6 miValley Glen- West Coast University-Los Angeles3.6 miNorth Hollywood
- California State University-Northridge CSUN4.9 miNorthridge
Columbia College Hollywood6.1 miTarzana
Colleges nearby
- Casa Loma College-Van Nuys2 mi from National Career Education
- Concorde Career College-North Hollywood4 mi from National Career Education
- Los Angeles Valley College4 mi from National Career Education
- West Coast University-Los Angeles4 mi from National Career Education
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What is the average net price at National Career Education?
The average net price at National Career Education, what first-time, full-time students paid after grants and scholarships, was $28,885 a year in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition. Your own price depends on family income; the college's net price calculator gives a personal estimate.
What is the graduation rate at National Career Education?
68% of first-time, full-time students at National Career Education graduate within six years (150% of normal time), according to the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
What colleges are similar to National Career Education?
The closest matches are San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario, Asher College, and Institute of Technology, based on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile.
Sources
Last checked Nov 3, 2026
- Admissions
- CollegesRef archive
- Cost
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Outcomes
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
- Enrollment
- U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
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