Private (for-profit)

Best Care College

East Orange, New Jersey·Private for-profit, 2-year·Mid East·bestcarecollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
Total enrollment
44
peer median 44
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
70%

Pell equity

87.0pp gap
Pell recipients
87%
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 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.

1
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$13,634 debt · $85,297 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2023Next review May 2026
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools

Accredited since 2010Next review Dec 2022

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Aug 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
  2. Jun 2018Removal of Show Cause Status
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
  3. Apr 2018Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Show Cause
    Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and 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, 96 students received $445K in Pell grants, alongside $518K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
96
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$445K
$445,106 total
Direct Loans
$518K
140 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$153K
58 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$364K
82 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 54 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
54
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.9%
2017
8.3%
2018
2.8%
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 Best Care College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

11 total completions
01Health Professions
11100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
44
12-mo unduplicated
157
Undergraduate
157
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
14%22
Women
86%135

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
95.7%
Hispanic
2.2%
Asian
2.2%

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 · 25 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
    30.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Best Care College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Best Care College.

    What is the graduation rate at Best Care College?

    Best Care College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Best Care College?

    Best Care College reports a total enrollment of 44 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Best Care College located?

    Best Care College is located in East Orange, New Jersey 07018-1703.

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