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American Career College-Los Angeles

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Private, for-profit, 2-year

School Size & Setting

Large | Urban

Religious affliation

Not applicable

Mission Statement

American Career College is dedicated to the belief that all students have the right to succeed to their full potential. To meet this challenge in postsecondary education, American Career College's mission is to provide adult learners with the skills and technical knowledge needed for initial employment in entry-level positions. American Career College's goals include, but are not limited to, providing quality educational programs that can be completed in a timely fashion and are facilitated by an outstanding faculty and staff. The programs offered at American Career College are designed to meet the needs of all communities of interest. Continual program reviews, through the assistance of advisory committees, helps to ensure that all programs are up-to-date and relevant to employers' needs.

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cost & financial aid

Financial Aid: Undergraduates

Received financial aid
97%
Type of aid % of students receiving aid Average amount
Federal grants 81.0% $4,799
State/local grants 2.0% $5,431
Institutional grants 17.0% $1,639
Loans 88.0% $9,686

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Academics

Most Popular Undergraduate majors

  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
Full List of Majors

Undergraduate Majors X

  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
    • Surgical Technology/Technologist
      • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
      • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical imaging services to patients and attending health care professionals. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, patient positioning, radiographic technique, radiation biology, safety and emergency procedures, equipment operation and maintenance, quality assurance, patient education, and medical imaging/radiologic services management. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
      • A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions

Application Fee

Undergraduate
$60
Graduate
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
77%
Male Students
23%

Student Ethnicities
  1. Hispanic/Latino62.67%
  2. Asian14.32%
  3. Black10.82%
  4. Caucasian7.16%
  5. Two Or More Ethnicities3.26%
  6. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.96%
  7. American Indian/Alaska Native0.51%
  8. Not Specified0.3%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

2,896

Undergraduate students

2,896

Full Time Students
95%
Part Time Students
5%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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