Pacific College

Costa Mesa, CA · Private for-profit · https://www.pacific-college.edu/ ↗

Pacific College is a private for-profit college in Costa Mesa, California, located in a midsize city. It enrolls 225 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards associate degrees. It also offers graduate degrees. By number of associate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; and Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Pacific College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
225
Similar schools: 396
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$24,579
Similar schools: $27,950
Admit rateiShare of applicants who get accepted. Lower = more selective.
56.0%
Similar schools: 77.5%
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$74,972
Similar schools: $46,253
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$20,000
Similar schools: $18,740

What the data shows about Pacific College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 177 private for-profit schools that mostly award associate degrees in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $24,579 a year, lower than the $27,950 median for similar schools. It admits 56.0% of applicants, lower than the 77.5% median. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $74,972, higher than the $46,253 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $20,000 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $18,740).