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Southern California Health Institute

North Hollywood, California Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

Southern California Health Institute is a private for-profit two-year institution based in North Hollywood, California. The campus sits in a large city. It enrolled 156 students in fall 2024.

Southern California Health Institute offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage, Medical/Clinical Assistant, and Physical Therapy Technician/Aide. It awarded 162 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 78% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 18 to 1.

Mission

Southern California Health Institute’s (SOCHi) mission is to provide quality allied health programs in an environment of scholastic learning to produce empathetic and compassionate allied health workers, dedicated to the ethical and social principles of the profession. SOCHi measures the success of its mission through the success of its graduates and their attainment of gainful employment.

Mission statement as reported by Southern California Health Institute

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
156
Students enrolled
78%
First-year retention
162
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
18:1
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 5
Parks, Recreation, Fitness and Kinesiology 1

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
78%
Student-to-faculty ratio
18:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
12
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
150

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
156
Undergraduates, fall 2024
156
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
321
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
69%
Men
31%
White
27%
Hispanic or Latino
36%
Black or African American
24%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
1%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
4%
Students taking some online courses
0%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
President
Marina Isounts
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program

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