Costa Mesa, California · Private For-Profit
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants at Pacific College
Read the reported program-share signal, school-wide price, and outcome proxy before comparing peer schools in this field. The enrollment proxy is about 134 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
Program snapshot
59.5% reported share makes this a large program signal in federal data.
This major
- Program signal
- 59.5%
- Enrollment proxy
- ~134
- Schools with reported signal
- 404
Admissions
- Acceptance rate (school)
- 56%
- Graduation rate
- 62.5%
Cost
- Avg net price (school)
- $29,363/yr
- 4-year cost (est.)
- $117,452
- Median debt
- $22,469
Outcomes
- Median earnings 10y
- $70,064/yr
- ROI grade (school)
- C
College Scorecard reports school-wide earnings and price, not per-major outcomes for individual colleges. Program share is a concentration signal, not a promise of department quality. Use it as a proxy, then verify department-level outcomes with the school.
Value among peer schools
Compared with 404 schools that report this field.
This page treats cost and earnings as school-wide context, not department-level outcomes. The reported share is 8.8x the national average concentration; the school-wide net price is higher than the peer average ($18,455 above), and ten-year median earnings are higher than the peer average ($29,296 above). That combination produces a C value grade and a top 87% ROI position within this field set.
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Peer schools below also report a positive program-share signal and are sorted by value grade.
West Shore Community College Scottville, MI · 9.8% reported share · $1,527 net A+ 
Hartnell College Salinas, CA · 3.6% reported share · $2,039 net A+ Durham Technical Community College Durham, NC · 1.8% reported share · $1,664 net A+ South Texas College McAllen, TX · 4.0% reported share · $1,751 net A+ Questions about this program
How big is the program signal?
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants accounts for 59.5% of reported programs at Pacific College, which is bigger than 99% of schools in this field set and 8.8x the national average concentration. The enrollment proxy is about 134 students when that share is applied to current enrollment.
How should I read the cost number?
Pacific College's average net price is $29,363 per year, about $117,452 over four years. That is $18,455 above the $10,908 peer average, before your own aid package changes the final bill.
Are the earnings major-specific?
No. The $70,064 median earnings figure is school-wide ten years after entry. It is $29,296 above the $40,768 average among schools reporting this field, so treat it as an outcomes proxy rather than a department guarantee.
What should I compare next?
Start with program share, net price after aid, graduation rate, location, and whether the department publishes placement or licensure outcomes. EduGradify ranks Pacific College #353 of 404 schools in this field set by school-wide ROI proxy.