Vocational Programs at North-West College-Long Beach

North-West College-Long Beach is a 2-4 year, private (for-profit) school located in Long Beach, California. Its published tuition & fees of Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training program, which is the largest program at the school, is $37,419 for the academic year 2023-2024.

A total of 533 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 55%. North-West College-Long Beach has 8 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at North-West College-Long Beach is Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training and its 2024 tuition & fees are $37,419. For reference, the average tuition for the Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training program of all trade schools in the United States is $18,035.

The following table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Licensed Practical / Vocational Nurse Training	$37,419	$572	1,692 Hours	16 Months
National Average	$18,035	-	1,202 Hours	12.85 Months
Medical / Clinical Assistant	$18,121	$370	940 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$16,239	-	318 Hours	9.35 Months
Diagnostic Medical Sonography / Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	$39,648	$322	2,138 Hours	19 Months
National Average	$41,328	-	775 Hours	21.92 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$18,173	$318	940 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months
Medical Insurance Specialist / Medical Biller	$17,861	$630	940 Hours	9 Months
National Average	$16,627	-	383 Hours	9.42 Months
Surgical Technology / Technologist	$750	$40,112	65 Hours	19 Months
National Average	$28,401	-	463 Hours	16.86 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $37,419 at North-West College-Long Beach. The typical cost for purchasing books and supplies for programs is $572. The total cost of attendance is $83,543 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$37,419
Books & Supplies	$572
Room & Board	$34,544
Other Living Expenses	$11,008
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$83,543

¹North-West College-Long Beach does not offer on-campus housing facilities and the COA is computed based on off-campus living.

Vocational Programs Information

Total Number of Vocational Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	2

North-West College-Long Beach offers 7 certificate and vocational programs through 2-Years Certificate and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted on-site education.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

List of Vocational Programs at North-West College-Long Beach

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

What is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	27	NOT OFFERED
Medical Administrative/Executive Assistant and Medical Secretary	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Medical/Clinical Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	88	NOT OFFERED
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	40	NOT OFFERED
Surgical Technology/Technologist	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32
Diagnostic Medical Sonography/Sonographer and Ultrasound Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	32
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	48	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at North-West College-Long Beach is 55%. The students to faculty ratio is 25 to 1 an the retention rate is 80%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	55%
Retention Rate	80%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	25 to 1
Student Population	533 Students
Number of Faculties	26 Faculties
Number of Staffs	41 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

North-West College-Long Beach provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	No
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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