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West Coast University, Los Angeles is a for-profit located in North Hollywood, California. West Coast University-Los Angeles has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at West Coast University-Los Angeles is in the top 25% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $97,371 10 years after enrolling, 5th in California, and in the top 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, West Coast University-Los Angeles bachelor students earn 1% more than the national average.
West Coast University, Los Angeles’s median net annual cost of $44,867 and average years to graduate of 4.2 are reported only at the school level. We assume these same costs and graduation time for all programs.
The top 1 programs at West Coast University-Los Angeles sorted by number of graduates - Registered Nursing - are shown below.
Annual net cost
$44,867
Average years to graduate
4.2
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 4.2 years. 72% of all students graduate within 8 years including part-time students. The graduation rate at West Coast University-Los Angeles is 4% higher than the state average, and 1% above the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At West Coast University-Los Angeles, Pell Grant recipients represent 49% of the measured graduating class, 14% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at West Coast University-Los Angeles graduates within 4.2 years.
West Coast University-Los Angeles is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
West Coast University, Los Angeles’s economic mobility score of 40.84 is calculated by adjusting the 1.61 economic score of lower-income students by the 49% pell grant recipients within the student body. West Coast University-Los Angeles’s EMS of 40.84 ranks in the top 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
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The average Title IV recipient at West Coast University, Los Angeles pays $44,867 a year, $-8,232 less than the $36,635 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $44,867
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At West Coast University-Los Angeles, 50% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $44,867 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 75% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $9,907. This is 21% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$5,474
Pell grants
$4,952
Full time
99%
83%
Female
80%
59%
First time
6%
59%
In-state
100%
68%
1st generation
40%
35%
White
33%
52%
Black
3%
14%
Hispanic
28%
15%
Asian
26%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
3%
0.3%
Other
6%
12%