Private (for-profit)

Career Development Institute Inc

Los Angeles, California·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Far West·cdi.edu
6-yr Graduation
79%
Enrollment
172
peer median 172
Avg net price
$21,412
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Career Development Institute Inc (CDI) is an accredited vocational nursing school located in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1998, CDI focuses on providing training for a successful career in nursing, offering small class sizes, personalized attention, and a high pass rate on the NCLEX-PN exam.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
79%

Pell equity

31.0pp gap
Pell recipients
81%
Non-Pell
50%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$19,955
$30–48k$21,219
$48–75k$24,079
$75–110k
$110k+$27,543

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,412
vs peer median $21,412
Federal loans
72.8%

Academic programs at CDI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
172
12-mo unduplicated
288
Undergraduate
288
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
16%46
Women
84%242

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
45.8%
Hispanic
33.3%
Non-resident
7.7%
White
5.4%
Asian
5.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
1.2%
Two or more
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%

Student-faculty ratio

Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

Student-to-faculty
16.0:1

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