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unitid 437936 · San Jose, CA · private for-profit 2-year · city (large)

Carrington College-San Jose

enrollment 2023
1,094
predominant degree
Certificate

scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within private for-profit 2-years

The record

admission rate

not reported

undergraduates

644

79th pctl among private for-profit 2-years

Pell share

50%

undergrads on Pell grants

28th pctl among private for-profit 2-years

completion

60%

finish within 150% time

31st pctl among private for-profit 2-years

sticker cost / yr

not reported

avg net price / yr

$36,466

after aid, aided students

93rd pctl among private for-profit 2-years

median earnings, 10 yr

$39,633

after entry, Title IV students

67th pctl among private for-profit 2-years

median grad debt

$11,537

55th pctl among private for-profit 2-years

what families actually pay

Cost

Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.

Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort

Families earning under $30k paid $35,909 per year after aid.

Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of private for-profit 2-years (all incomes).

Who enrolls, by family income

  • 0-30k
    47%
  • 30-48k
    19%
  • 48-75k
    16%
  • 75-110k
    9%
  • 110k+
    9%
Median family income
$18,013
First-generation students
55%
In-state tuition & fees
$12,300

earnings · debt · programs

Outcomes

Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid

Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.4× the median graduate debt.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.

What programs pay — top fields of study

programgradsearn 5 yrdebt
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services.162$36,574$9,126
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.83$36,206$9,151
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.77$70,000$32,350
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians.42$42,788$20,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.34$71,283$17,375
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.26
Health and Medical Administrative Services.10$41,353$9,500
Criminal Justice and Corrections.5$41,940$16,374
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions.5$63,868$20,000
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.4$89,259$32,832

— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.

annual scorecard files, 1996–2026

Trajectory

Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.

Admission rate

Price per year

  • sticker
  • net

Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry

Undergraduates

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built 2026-07-17

Provenance

  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.