Private (for-profit)

CALC Institute of Technology

Alton, Illinois·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Great Lakes·calc.edu
6-yr Graduation
50%
Total enrollment
83
peer median 83
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
50%
Full-time retention
100%

Program outcomes

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

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
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

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
21%
$7,212 debt · $34,126 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2004Next review Dec 2026

Action history · 8

  1. Dec 2025Approved for Distance Education
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Jun 2022Grant Substantive Change: Ownership
    Council on Occupational Education

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, 75 students received $466K in Pell grants, alongside $487K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
75
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$466K
$466,048 total
Direct Loans
$487K
110 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$211K
57 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$276K
53 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 96 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (5.2%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
5.2%
+2.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
96
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.3%
2017
17.4%
2018
15.3%
2019
5.2%
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 CALC Institute of Technology

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
83
12-mo unduplicated
115
Undergraduate
115
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
10%12
Women
90%103

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
61.9%
White
34.9%
Two or more
1.6%
Unknown
1.6%

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 · 61 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
    11.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about CALC Institute of Technology

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CALC Institute of Technology.

    What is the graduation rate at CALC Institute of Technology?

    CALC Institute of Technology reports a 6-year graduation rate of 50% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend CALC Institute of Technology?

    CALC Institute of Technology reports a total enrollment of 83 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is CALC Institute of Technology located?

    CALC Institute of Technology is located in Alton, Illinois 62002.

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