Carrington College San Leandro: Review & Facts

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Carrington College San Leandro is a very small two-year, private for-profit school with 405 students enrolled. This college was originated in 1986 and is the only school located in San Leandro, California.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate and associate's degree are available at Carrington College San Leandro.

Majors
Offered

6

Carrington College San Leandro deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and allows you to choose from 6 majors. The most popular concentrations are Medical Assistant, Dental, Veterinary, and Pharmacy. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Carrington College San Leandro is relatively low at 65% (way below California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

65%

Bad

The graduation rate at Carrington College San Leandro is good - 76%.

Student to faculty ratio at Carrington College San Leandro is quite disappointing -- 34:1. Find out more on faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate

97%

According to government data, 80 applications were submitted and 78 were accepted, so it is very easy to become a student at this school.

This college might accept your credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities) earned prior to admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Carrington College San Leandro is $100.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Carrington College San Leandro and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call the school's general information office at (510) 964-3085 or check Carrington College San Leandro Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

B

Dicey

Carrington College San Leandro offers a distance learning option and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is a solid option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Carrington College San Leandro, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Carrington College San Leandro.

According to Wikipedia, Western Career Colleges have been sued by over 30 students for fraud.

Based on the college crime data, Carrington College San Leandro seems to be a generally safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Carrington College San Leandro Location and Address

Postal Address:
Carrington College San Leandro
15555 East 14th Street
San Leandro, California
94578-3711, USA