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

Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology

Denver, Colorado·Private for-profit, 2-year·Rocky Mountains·belrea.edu
6-yr Graduation
27%
Total enrollment
139
peer median 261
Avg net price
$24,961
+$1.1k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
138
138 candidates competed
Admitted
82
59.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
27
32.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
27%
Full-time retention
68%

Pell equity

2.0pp gap
Pell recipients
16%
Non-Pell
14%

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates — a notably small equity gap.

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

Total programs
2
Passing
1
50.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing1 · 50.0%
  • No Data1 · 50.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
Associate Degree · Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences
+14.8%
$44,975 vs $39,174

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1974Next review Jan 2028

Action history · 2

  1. Aug 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Nov 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

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$22,154
$30–48k$22,820
$48–75k$27,400
$75–110k$29,753
$110k+$29,182

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

Avg net price (private)
$24,961
+$1,134vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $23,828
Federal loans
68.4%
In-state tuition
$13,819
Out-of-state
$13,819

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 98 students received $527K in Pell grants, alongside $849K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
98
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$527K
$526,744 total
Direct Loans
$849K
224 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$332K
106 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$339K
102 loan awards
Parent PLUS$179K
16 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 159 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
159
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.7%
2017
5.9%
2018
2.0%
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 Belrea

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

48 total completions
01Agriculture
48100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
139
12-mo unduplicated
208
Undergraduate
208
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%23
Women
89%185

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.1%
Hispanic
24.8%
Unknown
8.7%
Black
3.1%
Two or more
3.1%
Asian
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%

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 · 205 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago9.221 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    7

    Belrea vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Belrea 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
    SubjectBel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology
    27%139$24,961Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Aurora
    266$18,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Colorado Springs
    305$24,909Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    IBMC College
    297$23,382Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Concorde Career College-Aurora
    90.5%256$16,547Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
    100.0%23$24,273Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median27%95.2%261$23,828

    Frequently asked questions about Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Belrea.

    What is the graduation rate at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology?

    Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 27% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology?

    Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology reports a total enrollment of 139 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology?

    The average net price at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology is $24,961 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology?

    Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology's yield rate is 32.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology located?

    Bel-Rea Institute of Animal Technology is located in Denver, Colorado 80247.

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