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High Desert Medical College
Lancaster, CA · Private (for-profit) · 2,245 students · mostly certificate degrees
388th-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$29,627
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$34,844
Graduation rate
68%
Admission rate
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Median graduate earnings
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~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$13,555
Pell grant recipients
57%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
9 programsPractical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma166 grads/yr$65,575Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree93 grads/yr$46,706Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma90 grads/yr$38,728Radiologist Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma186 grads/yr$30,940Dental Assisting/Assistant · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma65 grads/yr$30,150
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.