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North-West College-Long Beach

Long Beach, California Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

North-West College-Long Beach is a private for-profit two-year institution in Long Beach, California. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 652 students. It is part of North-West College.

North-West College-Long Beach offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training and Medical Insurance Specialist. It awarded 253 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 75% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 36 to 1.

Mission

North-West College Mission Statement is to educate students in short-term and professional programs for gainful employment and career advancement.

Mission statement as reported by North-West College-Long Beach

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
652
Students enrolled
75%
First-year retention
253
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
36:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 6

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 6

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students
75%
Student-to-faculty ratio
36:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees
16
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
208
Certificates of 2 to 4 years
29

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
652
Undergraduates, fall 2024
652
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
901
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
Size category
Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women
89%
Men
11%
White
9%
Hispanic or Latino
56%
Black or African American
20%
Asian
6%
Two or more races
4%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
100%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
North-West College
Ceo/President
Mitchell Fuerst
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates

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