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Is Pacific College of Health and Science worth it?
A first pass affordability and outcome read for Pacific College of Health and Science, using national average inputs. Run your own numbers for a personalized score.
Worth-It Score
Heavy lift
Pacific College of Health and Science lands in the heavy lift band for a typical family. The combination of $51,918 in yearly net price and $12,271 in median debt asks a lot relative to median earnings of $26,209. For context, Pacific College of Health and Science's net price runs about 47% above the typical 4-year, private for-profit school. This does not make the school wrong for every student, but it does mean the price deserves a closer test.
Is the price fair?
Compared to 186 similar 4-year, private for-profit schools
This school
$37,477
/yrAverage school like this
$25,582
/yrThis weighs on your Worth-It Score
You'd pay about $11,896 more per year than the typical student at a similar school. Over 4 years that's roughly $48,000 in extra cost.
Score breakdown
The public version of the score weighs affordability, after graduation outcomes, and repayment burden.
Affordability
40% weight
The yearly net price is doing real work against the score and raises the financing burden quickly.
Outcome
40% weight
The outcome data does not create enough margin to fully offset the cost.
Repayment
20% weight
Median debt stays in a more comfortable repayment range for a typical graduate.
The numbers behind the score
Median net price per year
$51,918
Median earnings 10 years out
$26,209
Median debt at graduation
$12,271
Graduation rate
70%
At Pacific College of Health and Science, a typical graduate carries about $12,271 in student debt and earns roughly $26,209 ten years after enrolling. On a standard 10-year repayment plan, that works out to about $140 per month, or 6% of pre-tax income. That sits inside a borrower comfort range for many graduates.
What this means for your family
Pacific College of Health and Science is a two year school in San Diego, CA. For many families, the real question is not just sticker price but what this path unlocks next, whether that is direct employment, transfer, or a lower cost route into a four year degree.
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Common questions about Pacific College of Health and Science
The median net price at Pacific College of Health and Science is $51,918 per year. That is the average yearly price after typical grant aid for students in the public federal data, not the published sticker price.
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The Worth-It Score weighs affordability (40%), after graduation outcomes (40%), and repayment burden (20%). Underlying data points come from publicly available federal higher education reporting. See full methodology →