Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

American Medical Academy

Miami, Florida·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·ama.edu
6-yr Graduation
53%
+43.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
412
peer median 259
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About

The American Medical Academy is a mid-sized institution located in Miami, Florida, founded in 2006. It offers programs with a notable focus on Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and nursing, serving over 400 students with an emphasis on accelerated learning and modern educational methodologies.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
53%+43.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
61%

Pell equity

25.0pp gap
Pell recipients
25%
Non-Pell
0%

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 10 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 9 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
1
10.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing1 · 10.0%
  • No Data9 · 90.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
9

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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+118.9%
$71,114 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$22,371 debt · $71,114 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
10%
$7,103 debt · $73,154 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Feb 2032

Action history · 2

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Aug 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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, 99 students received $543K in Pell grants, alongside $650K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
99
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$543K
$542,873 total
Direct Loans
$650K
190 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$271K
94 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$376K
95 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3K
1 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 118 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
118
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.7%
2017
1.7%
2018
0.9%
2019
0.0%
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 American Medical Academy

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

37 total completions
01Health Professions
37100.0%
02Public Admin
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
412
12-mo unduplicated
553
Undergraduate
553
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
81%447
Women
19%106

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
88.8%
White
5.9%
Black
3.0%
Unknown
1.3%
Two or more
1.0%

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 · 333 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
    6.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    2

    American Medical Academy vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions American Medical Academy 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
    SubjectAmerican Medical Academy
    53%412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Acupuncture and Massage College
    14%$34,656
    Ambria College of Nursing
    123
    American Institute of Alternative Medicine
    78.3%251$32,285
    American Medical Sciences Center
    365$23,566Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    American National University-Pikeville
    444$16,238
    Angeles College
    603$25,805
    ATA Career Education
    201$26,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    ATA College-Cincinnati
    266$25,439Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Baptist Health System School of Health Professions
    100.0%575
    Beckfield College-Florence
    2%79.6%536$27,539
    California Career College
    190Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-Kansas City
    96.3%198$28,094
    Daytona College
    191Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Eastern International College-Jersey City
    6%69.6%495$23,532
    Felbry College
    85.4%192$63,922Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    HCI College
    47.3%218$29,461
    North-West College-San Diego
    636$43,043Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Northwestern College
    80.6%$24,929
    Pacific College
    56.0%243$21,941
    Pacific College of Health and Science
    100.0%245
    PCI College
    149$24,046
    Professional Skills Institute
    83.1%395$20,237Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
    80.0%419
    Peer group median10%80.3%259$25,805

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about American Medical Academy

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about American Medical Academy.

    What is the graduation rate at American Medical Academy?

    American Medical Academy reports a 6-year graduation rate of 53% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend American Medical Academy?

    American Medical Academy reports a total enrollment of 412 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is American Medical Academy located?

    American Medical Academy is located in Miami, Florida 33186-4830.

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