Vocational Programs at National Career Education

National Career Education is a Less than 2-year, private (for-profit) school located in Citrus Heights, California. Its published tuition & fees of Electrician program, which is the largest program at the school, is $15,444 for the academic year 2024-2025.

A total of 515 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 83%. National Career Education has 4 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at National Career Education is Electrician and its 2025 tuition & fees are $15,444. For reference, the average tuition for the Electrician program of all trade schools in the United States is $15,963.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2025 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Electrician	$15,444	$1,090	720 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$15,963	-	587 Hours	11.99 Months
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	$15,540	$995	840 Hours	11 Months
National Average	$14,851	-	531 Hours	10.39 Months
Phlebotomy Technician / Phlebotomist	$13,680	$1,120	720 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$3,862	-	238 Hours	4.16 Months
Medical Office Assistant / Specialist	$12,960	$1,055	720 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$13,812	-	341 Hours	8.54 Months

2025 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2024-2025, the average tuition & fees are $15,444 at National Career Education. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $1,090. The total cost of attendance is $33,409 when a student lives off-campus.

2025 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$15,444
Books & Supplies	$1,090
Room & Board	$8,379
Other Living Expenses	$8,496
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$33,409

¹National Career Education does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

National Career Education offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at National Career Education

Construction Trades

What is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	248	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	133	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	133	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical Office Assistant/Specialist	NOT OFFERED	38	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	39	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at National Career Education is 83%. The students to faculty ratio is 32 to 1 it has a total of 515 students.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	83%
Student to Faculty Ratio	32 to 1
Student Population	515 Students
Number of Faculties	13 Faculties
Number of Staffs	30 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

National Career Education provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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