Private (for-profit)

Allen School-Jamaica

Jamaica, New York·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·allenschool.edu
6-yr Graduation
79%
Total enrollment
67
peer median 195
Avg net price
$30,588
+$8.0k vs peer
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About

The Allen School is a private postsecondary educational institution located in Jamaica, New York, and has additional campuses in Brooklyn, NY, and Phoenix, AZ. Founded in 1961, the school offers accredited programs primarily focused on Medical Assisting and Healthcare Management. It emphasizes hands-on training and career services to prepare students for healthcare careers.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
79%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

33.0pp gap
Pell recipients
85%
Non-Pell
52%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
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

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $37,792 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$8,000 debt · $36,572 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2000Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 3

  1. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Dec 2018Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Sep 2017Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$30,531
$30–48k$32,191
$48–75k$31,544
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$30,588
+$7,984vs peer median $22,604
Federal loans
90.1%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 943 students received $4.7M in Pell grants, alongside $4.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
943
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.7M
$4,679,752 total
Direct Loans
$4.7M
1,405 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
1k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
691 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
666 loan awards
Parent PLUS$272K
48 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 860 borrowers who entered repayment, 27 (3.1%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.1%
+0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
860
Defaulted
27
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
18.0%
2017
17.8%
2018
13.7%
2019
3.1%
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 Allen School-Jamaica

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
67
12-mo unduplicated
217
Undergraduate
217
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%14
Women
94%203

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
56.0%
Hispanic
17.9%
Asian
13.1%
Unknown
8.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.4%
Two or more
2.4%

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 · 86 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
    17.0:1

    Allen School-Jamaica vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Allen School-Jamaica 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
    SubjectAllen School-Jamaica
    79%67$30,588
    Ace Institute of Technology
    275$35,092
    Angeles Institute
    113$23,161
    Ayers Career College
    256$17,824
    Bay Area Medical Academy
    209$25,327
    Blake Austin College
    217$30,926
    Blue Cliff College-Gulfport
    200$24,902
    Career Development Institute Inc
    172$21,412
    CCI Training Center-Arlington
    305$12,875
    Cortiva Institute
    209$34,368
    Delta College of Arts & Technology-Lafayette Campus
    189$22,230
    Delta College-Slidell Campus
    162$19,835
    Fortis College-Dothan
    177$19,325
    Garden State Science and Technology Institute
    917$24,759
    InterAmerican Technical Institute
    500$29,741
    Irene's Myomassology Institute
    285$29,947
    Marian Health Careers Center-Los Angeles Campus
    150$30,387
    Mayfield College
    292$22,604
    Medical Training College
    164$19,106
    North-West College-Van Nuys
    100.0%294$33,464
    Prism Career Institute-West Atlantic City
    72.0%235$28,754
    Ross Medical Education Center-Granger
    172$22,381Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross Medical Education Center-Huntsville
    132$21,041
    Ross Medical Education Center-Kentwood
    134$21,580
    Ross Medical Education Center-Roosevelt Park
    130$21,456
    Ross Medical Education Center-Warren
    237$21,312
    South Texas Vocational Technical Institute-Brownsville
    423$19,274
    State Career College
    185$18,724
    Stellar Career College
    83$21,507
    Unitech Training Academy-West Monroe
    81$25,053
    Universal Healthcare Careers College
    82.4%287$33,617
    Verve College
    176
    Peer group median79%82.4%195$22,604

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

    Frequently asked questions about Allen School-Jamaica

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Allen School-Jamaica.

    What is the graduation rate at Allen School-Jamaica?

    Allen School-Jamaica reports a 6-year graduation rate of 79% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Allen School-Jamaica?

    Allen School-Jamaica reports a total enrollment of 67 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Allen School-Jamaica?

    The average net price at Allen School-Jamaica is $30,588 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Allen School-Jamaica located?

    Allen School-Jamaica is located in Jamaica, New York 11432.

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