Which Smith Chason College certificate program has the lowest debt?

Practical Nursing graduates leave with a median of $18,015 in federal loans, the lowest among 2 Smith Chason College certificate programs that report debt.

How much does Smith Chason College cost?

Tuition and fees are $19,040 a year for all students. After grants and scholarships, the average net price is $34,367 a year.

How many Smith Chason College programs report graduate pay?

One bachelor's program, one associate's program, and 2 certificate programs at Smith Chason College report first-year pay, and 3 of them also report federal debt.

Smith Chason College Programs, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Private for-profit college
Los Angeles, CA
2,447 undergraduates

College Scorecard June 2026 release

The short answer

Smith Chason College has two certificate programs that report what graduates earn. Diagnostic and Treatment Professions pays more in the first year ($59,472) than Practical Nursing ($55,488). Smith Chason College also has one bachelor's program and one associate's program that report pay.

Tuition and fees$19,040Per year, for all students

Average net price after aid$34,367Per year

Graduation rate72%Within 6 years

One bachelor's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's bachelor's programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 74 graduates a year	$50,199	Not reported	Not reported	5th of 9

One associate's program

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's associate's programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 404 graduates a year	$46,174	$51,897	$24,667	23rd of 29

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Both certificate programs

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. "Rank in California" compares first-year pay with the same field's certificate programs across California.

Program	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Rank in California
Diagnostic and Treatment ProfessionsAbout 8 graduates a year	$59,472	$94,683	$29,042	9th of 24
Practical NursingAbout 147 graduates a year	$55,488	$59,731	$18,015	17th of 41

Program names link to the program's own page, and California ranks link to the full ranking for the field.

Common questions

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions graduates earn a median of $59,472 in their first year, the most of 2 Smith Chason College certificate programs that report pay.

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Tuition, net price, graduation rate, and admission rate are for the whole school, not one program.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of California rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
NCES, IPEDS tuition and fees, 2023-24, for in-district tuition labels