Match #1
Career Care Institute
Lancaster, CA
Profile closeness73/100
Admit rate—
- 620 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Graduation rate 63%, close to 64%
- Enrollment 620 students, close to 653
The colleges most similar to North-West College-West Covina are Career Care Institute, Institute for Business and Technology, and Healthcare Career College. North-West College-West Covina has an average net price of $35,100 a year; 3 of its 10 alternatives cost less, in the CollegesRef 2026–27 edition.
Profile closeness (0–100) compares graduation rate, size, admit rate, net price, Carnegie class, and control with North-West College-West Covina. The order also uses CollegesRef matching tiers, so a later match can score higher. Admit-rate bars use a 0–100% scale.
Top 10 alternatives to North-West College-West Covina
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Match #2
Institute for Business and Technology
Santa Clara, CA
Profile closeness68/100
Admit rate—
- 765 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 765 students, close to 653
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #3
Healthcare Career College
Paramount, CA
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 447 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Enrollment 447 students, close to 653
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #4
Glendale Career College
Glendale, CA
Profile closeness55/100
Admit rate—
- 896 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Enrollment 896 students, close to 653
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #5
Carrington College-Sacramento
Sacramento, CA
Profile closeness51/100
Admit rate—
- 2,168 students
- Private for-profit
- Suburb: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #6
California Career College
Canoga Park, CA
Profile closeness33/100
Admit rate—
- 190 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Match #7
Carrington College-Phoenix North
Phoenix, AZ
Profile closeness74/100
Admit rate—
- 1,080 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 64%, close to 64%
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #8
Concorde Career College-Portland
Portland, OR
Profile closeness69/100
Admit rate96%
- 464 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Graduation rate 72%, close to 64%
- Enrollment 464 students, close to 653
Match #9
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
Tempe, AZ
Profile closeness65/100
Admit rate100%
- 1,202 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Midsize
- Average net price $32,411, close to $35,100
- Same Carnegie classification
Match #10
Hawaii Medical College
Honolulu, HI
Profile closeness56/100
Admit rate—
- 194 students
- Private for-profit
- City: Large
- Same Carnegie classification
- Same control type (private for profit)
Questions about North-West College-West Covina alternatives
What colleges are similar to North-West College-West Covina?
The closest matches to North-West College-West Covina are Career Care Institute, Institute for Business and Technology, Healthcare Career College, Glendale Career College, and Carrington College-Sacramento. CollegesRef ranks them on admissions, cost, graduation rate, size, and campus profile using IPEDS and College Scorecard data.
Which North-West College-West Covina alternatives cost less?
3 of the 10 closest alternatives have a lower average net price than North-West College-West Covina ($35,100 a year), including Institute for Business and Technology ($27,097), Hawaii Medical College ($30,014), and Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe ($32,411). Net price is what first-time, full-time students paid after grants; your own price depends on family income.
