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Ophthalmic and Optometric Support Services and Allied Professions undergraduate certificate or diploma outcomes at American Career College-Los Angeles

Los Angeles, CA · Private for-profit · Federal field 5118

Data scope

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The short version

Reported earnings are close to the same-degree benchmark.

$3,500 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Debt pressure
22.9% of annual earnings
Positive-payoff price ceiling
Not reached
10-year scenario
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Price evidence
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

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+20%Earnings growth, year 1 → 5$27,698$33,331
119Earn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
221Working in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
241Year-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
118Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
$7,612Awarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
28Recent awardsIPEDS 2023–24 first-major completions in this field and credential
01 · PRICE CONTEXT$32,408

Institution-wide annual average net price—not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$9,500

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$41,561

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$101/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$32,408Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$37,270Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATENot availableInstitution context
COMPLETION RATE74.9%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$27,698Year 1
$41,561Year 4
$33,331Year 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

2.9% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$3,463
Estimated loan payment$101
118borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$41,561 vs. $38,061

$3,500 above the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for—not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Ophthalmic Medical Technicians$54,490 median wageCA estimate · 2,500 jobs · 29-2057+21.4% projected U.S. growth · 11.8k openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardOpticians, Dispensing$57,990 median wageCA estimate · 7,840 jobs · 29-2081+4.2% projected U.S. growth · 5.6k openings/yrTypical entry: High school diploma or equivalentNO MATCHNot available median wageU.S. estimate · Unreported jobs · 99-9999
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Sacramento, CA

Charles A Jones Career and Education Center

$1,141 higher earnings · $15,803 lower annual net price

Earnings
$42,702
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$16,605
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West Covina, CA

North-West College-West Covina

$1,056 less debt · $2,076 lower annual net price

Earnings
$33,177
Debt
$8,444
Annual net price
$30,332
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San Jose, CA

Institute for Business and Technology

$5,201 lower annual net price

Earnings
$34,354
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$27,207
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Citrus Heights, CA

National Career Education

$7,028 lower annual net price

Earnings
$34,354
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$25,380
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

241 observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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