Healthcare Career College

Healthcare Career College is a private community college located in Paramount, CA. It offers 11 programs through Certificate and Associate's programs. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 2 programs). It is accredited by Council on Occupational Education.

The 2024 tuition & fees are $16,260 for undergraduate programs at Healthcare Career College. Its tuition & fees are cheaper than the average costs ($28,102) of private community colleges in California.

It has 447 students that are lower than the average population (5,324 students) of community colleges in California. In addition, 14 students have enrolled online exclusively. The student to faculty ratio is 10 to 1 which is lower than the average ratio (23 to 1) of California community colleges.

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Academic Overview

Healthcare Career College is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in Paramount, California.

For the academic year 2023-2024, the tuition & fees are $16,260 on average. It offers 11 degree programs through 10 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs. Of that, the distance learning opportunity is given to 2 programs (1 Certificate, 1 Associate's programs).

Directory Information and Key Academic Statistics
Type	2-4 years, private (for-profit)
Address	8527 Alondra Blvd, #174, Paramount, CA
Phone	562-804-1239
Tuition & Fees (2023-2024) »	$16,260
Student Population »	447 Total Enrollment
Graduation Rate »	71%
Retention Rate	81% (Full-time) 81% (Part-time)
Average Financial Aid »	$5,845
Students to Faculty	10:1 (10.00%)

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2025 tuition & fees are $16,260 for undergraduate programs at Healthcare Career College. The tuition & fees at Healthcare Career College is cheaper than the average costs ($28,102) over private community colleges in California. Next table describes 2024-2025 tuition & fees at Healthcare Career College compares to California community colleges. In addition, the chart shows the changes of tuition costs over last 5 years. Each cost is an average amount over the offered programs. You can check more comprehensive tuition information at cost of attendance page.

Cost of Attendance

2025 Cost Of Attendance
	Amount
Tuition & Fees	$16,260
Books & Supplies	$537
Off-Campus Living Costs	$22,075
Average Financial Aid	$5,845
Cost of Attendance	$38,872
Total Costs After Financial Aid	$33,027

Tuition by Program

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Medical/Clinical Assistant	$16,260	$537	940 Hours	12 Months
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	$38,770	$1,150	1,840 Hours	14 Months
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	$38,884	$1,036	1,776 Hours	14 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	$15,849	$948	900 Hours	11 Months
Dental Assisting/Assistant	$16,504	$293	900 Hours	11 Months
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	$16,084	$713	900 Hours	10 Months

Comparison

2025 Tuition & Fees and Comparison
	Tuition & Fees
Healthcare Career College	$16,260
Private Community Colleges in California	$28,102
Private Community Colleges in U.S.	$20,310

Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study

Healthcare Career College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. Of that, 2 programs can be conferred by distance learning - 1 Certificate, 1 Associate's. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.

Total Number of Programs
	Certificate	Associate's	Bachelor's
Online Programs	1	1	NOT OFFERED
Total Programs	10	1	NOT OFFERED

The next tables list major programs with offered degrees and online availability. The number on each column denotes the conferred degree of the program.

The numbers include completers through on-campus classes and partially online classes as well as only online classes. Only in Classroom means that the program is offered only on-site classes and not offered denotes that the school does not offer the program.

You may want to see all schools offering a major program by following the link on the title of the program.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

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	Certificate	Associates	Bachelors
Dental Assisting/Assistant	6 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	22 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	10 completers ^{ONLINE / CLASSROOM}	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	21 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	11 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Physical Therapy Technician/Aide	2 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	17 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	1 completers ONLY IN CLASSROOM	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Student Population

There are 447 students at Healthcare Career College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 27 male students and 259 female students are attending the school.

The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.

Student Population
	Total	Full-Time	Part-time
Total	286	228	58
Male Students	27	20	7
Female Students	259	208	51

Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Student Population

At Healthcare Career College, there are 326 students including in both full-time and part-time status. Of that, 39 students were attending classes through distance learning (0 students are enrolled exclusively and 39 are enrolled in some online courses) .

Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
Total Enrollment	326
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses	0
Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses	39
Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses	287

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