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Western Career College-San Jose was not ranked in College Factual's 2025 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.
As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Carrington College-San Jose since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.
At Carrington College-San Jose, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Carrington College-San Jose is 39%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate is a sign of how many full-time students like a college or university well enough to come back for their sophomore year. At Carrington College-San Jose this rate is 54%, which is a bit lower than the national average of 68%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 578 full-time undergraduates at Western Career College-San Jose.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29,941 | $29,594 | $32,355 | $34,087 | $34,735 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Western Career College-San Jose, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Western Career College-San Jose, approximately 57% of students took out student loans averaging $8,303 a year. That adds up to $33,212 over four years for those students.
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Contact details for Western Career College-San Jose are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 5883 Rue Ferrari #125, San Jose, CA 95138 |
| Phone: | 408-337-3534 |
| Website: | https://carrington.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Dental Support Services | 147 | NA |
| Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services | 108 | NA |
| Allied Health Professions | 46 | NA |
| Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants | 24 | NA |
| Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians | 12 | NA |
| Health & Medical Administrative Services | 11 | NA |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 7 | NA |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 256 students took at least one online class at Carrington College-San Jose. This is an increase from the 221 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 256 | 0 |
| 2021-2022 | 221 | 0 |
| 2020-2021 | 255 | 0 |
| 2018-2019 | 203 | 0 |
Learn more about online learning at Carrington College-San Jose.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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