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Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, North Carolina·Private not-for-profit, 4-year or above·Southeast·cabarruscollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
71%
+33.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
924
peer median 527
Avg net price
$17,271
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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
77
77 candidates competed
Admitted
18
23.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
8
44.4% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
71%+33.0pp vs peer
Full-time retention
100%

Pell equity

16.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
83%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 16.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 16 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 12 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
16
Passing
4
25.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

16programs
  • Passing4 · 25.0%
  • No Data12 · 75.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
12

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.

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+26.7%
$40,791 vs $32,203
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
Master's Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+43.0%
$78,287 vs $54,745
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+134.5%
$75,513 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+142.7%
$78,143 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$16,000 debt · $40,791 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
32%
$25,248 debt · $78,143 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$19,281 debt · $75,513 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1995Next review Jun 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 17

  1. Jun 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  2. Aug 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  3. Jun 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  4. Jan 2024Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
  5. Aug 2023Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on 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$9,174
$30–48k$13,016
$48–75k$14,264
$75–110k$19,664
$110k+$24,431

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

Avg net price (private)
$17,271
vs peer median $17,271
Federal loans
87.1%
In-state tuition
$16,070
Out-of-state
$16,070

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 252 students received $1.3M in Pell grants, alongside $6.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
252
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.3M
$1,321,297 total
Direct Loans
$6.3M
999 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$1.6M
417 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.5M
454 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$1.5M
91 loan awards
Parent PLUS$277K
16 loan awards
Grad PLUS$380K
21 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 190 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.0%
-1.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
190
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
2.5%
2017
4.7%
2018
0.5%
2019
1.0%
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 CCHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

223 total completions
01Health Professions
21797.3%
02Multi/Interdisciplinary
62.7%
03Liberal Arts
00.0%
04Biological Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
924
12-mo unduplicated
880
Undergraduate
774
Graduate
106

Gender split

Men
9%77
Women
91%803

Race / ethnicity composition

White
56.3%
Black
25.9%
Hispanic
8.3%
Two or more
5.8%
Asian
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
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
3.79
2 offenses · 528 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago3.79Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

2total
  • Public property2

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
Drugs010
Liquor01

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
11.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
49

CCHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CCHS 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
SubjectCabarrus College of Health Sciences
71%924$17,271
Herzing University-Birmingham
25%93.3%444$20,957
Baptist Health Sciences University
38%82.0%891$13,401
Jung Tao School of Classical Chinese Medicine
69
Divine Mercy University
463
Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing
591
Peer group median38%87.6%527$17,271

Frequently asked questions about Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCHS.

What is the graduation rate at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 71% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 924 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

The average net price at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is $17,271 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences's yield rate is 44.4%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Cabarrus College of Health Sciences located?

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is located in Concord, North Carolina 28025-3959.

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