Private (for-profit)

Access Careers

Hempstead, New York·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·accesscareers.net
6-yr Graduation
90%
+13.5pp vs peer
Total enrollment
511
peer median 357
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Access Careers is a medical and computer training school located in Hempstead and Islandia, New York. It was incorporated in 1998 and focuses on training individuals for various healthcare and technical roles, including Nursing Assistants, Medical Assistants, and Phlebotomy Technicians.

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
90%+13.5pp vs peer
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

41.2pp gap
Pell recipients
100%50 of 50
Non-Pell (all)
59%10 of 17
Subsidized loan, no Pell
83%10 of 12
No Federal Aid
0%0 of 5

Pell recipients here graduate at a 41.2-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

1
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$6,236 debt · $42,809 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2011Next review Dec 2029
PreaccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2007Next review Dec 2011

Action history · 6

  1. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2023Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2022Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2018Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Feb 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 96 students received $528K in Pell grants, alongside $251K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
96
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$528K
$528,346 total
Direct Loans
$251K
86 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$143K
43 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$109K
43 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 40 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (2.5%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.5%
+0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
40
Defaulted
1
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.7%
2017
24.3%
2018
13.3%
2019
2.5%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Access Careers

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
511
12-mo unduplicated
1,247
Undergraduate
1,247
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
18%225
Women
82%1,022

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
69.9%
Hispanic
15.5%
Asian
8.2%
Two or more
2.5%
White
2.4%
Unknown
1.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 408 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    20.0:1

    Access Careers vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Access Careers selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectAccess Careers
    90%511
    312
    192$26,106
    472$40,225
    390$21,458
    364$20,464
    484$19,781
    402$19,316
    562$24,633
    315$23,629
    83.6%254$36,595
    311$24,554
    18.5%437$48,150
    37$43,250
    152$33,163
    355$14,839
    155$23,128
    278$20,528
    79.1%494$27,008
    315$19,074
    359$21,006
    373$22,336
    393$35,823
    267$37,376
    100.0%452$28,089
    100.0%381$30,851
    305$11,265
    100.0%256$20,368
    47.4%269$30,147
    100.0%468$29,960
    156$29,326
    63%5,725$25,179
    Peer group median77%91.8%357$24,906

    Institutions like Access Careers

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    Campuses

    The 1 campus that make up Access Careers.

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Frequently asked questions about Access Careers

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Access Careers.

    What is the graduation rate at Access Careers?

    Access Careers reports a 6-year graduation rate of 90% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Access Careers?

    Access Careers reports a total enrollment of 511 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Access Careers located?

    Access Careers is located in Hempstead, New York 11550-0000.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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