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Career Care Institute

Private for-profit in Lancaster, CA. 4 certificate or associate programs in trades and allied health appear in the federal data, covering dental assisting, medical assistant, imaging & surgical tech, CNA & LPN.

Programs and outcomes

ProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate182$47,375$17,246$196
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate31$40,847$12,037$137
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate10$30,880$4,400$50
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate28$27,082$4,998$57

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

How it compares

  • Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (certificate): graduates earned $30,880 one year out, about the same as the national median for dental assisting certificate programs ($31,039).
  • Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (certificate): graduates earned $27,082 one year out, 17% below the national median for medical assistant certificate programs ($32,792).
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (certificate): graduates earned $40,847 one year out, 24% below the national median for imaging & surgical tech certificate programs ($53,544).
  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants (certificate): graduates earned $47,375 one year out, 5% below the national median for CNA & LPN certificate programs ($49,706).

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. School facts come from the Scorecard Institution file. See our methodology.