West Coast University - Los Angeles Overview

Located in North Hollywood, California, West Coast University - Los Angeles is a private for-profit institution. The location of West Coast University - Los Angeles is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is West Coast University - Los Angeles Known For?

• The 1% student loan default rate at West Coast University - Los Angeles is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The highest award offered at West Coast University - Los Angeles is the bachelor's degree.
• For the 2019-2020 academic year, 20% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, West Coast University - Los Angeles bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $97,371 a year. That's about 139% more than their peers at other schools.
• It takes the average West Coast University - Los Angeles student 4.0 years to graduate. This is pretty good when compared to the national rate of 4.4 years.

West Coast University - Los Angeles Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at West Coast University - Los Angeles.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#15	Most Popular Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#16	Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#31	Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#41	Most Popular Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards West Coast University - Los Angeles has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#155	Highest Paid Registered Nursing Graduates	College Factual
#169	Highest Paid Nursing Graduates	College Factual
#200	Highest Paid Health Professions Graduates	College Factual
#226	Best Registered Nursing Schools	College Factual
#260	Best Nursing Schools	College Factual

Where Is West Coast University - Los Angeles?

Contact details for West Coast University - Los Angeles are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	12215 Victory Boulevard, North Hollywood, CA 91606
Phone:	818-299-5500
Website:	westcoastuniversity.edu/
Facebook:	http://www.facebook.com/WestCoastUniversity
Twitter:	http://twitter.com/#!/westcoastu

How Do I Get Into West Coast University - Los Angeles?

You can apply to West Coast University - Los Angeles online at: westcoastuniversity.edu/contactus/application.html

West Coast University - Los Angeles has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford West Coast University - Los Angeles?

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At West Coast University - Los Angeles, approximately 100% of students took out student loans averaging $12,139 a year. That adds up to $48,556 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at West Coast University - Los Angeles is 0.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

West Coast University - Los Angeles Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 2,413 undergraduate students at West Coast University - Los Angeles, with 2,144 being full-time and 269 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,144 full-time undergraduates at West Coast University - Los Angeles, 22% are male and 78% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of West Coast University - Los Angeles students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	558
Black or African American	64
Hispanic or Latino	606
White	711
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	205

Over 14 countries are represented at West Coast University - Los Angeles. The most popular countries sending students to the school are South Korea, Nigeria, and China.

Online Learning at West Coast University - Los Angeles

In 2019-2020, 1,721 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at West Coast University - Los Angeles has changed over the last few years.

This is the #1,689 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at West Coast University - Los Angeles regardless of major.

West Coast University - Los Angeles Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Nursing	778	778
TOTAL	778	778

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.