Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions institutions in the United States
This dataset includes 230 U.S. institutions classified as Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, enrolling about 120,353 students in total.
Of these, 33 are public and 197 private. The largest by enrollment include Ultimate Medical Academy, Jersey College, and Martinsburg College. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 59% and the median average net price is $24,625.
R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.
| Tier | Research activity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Very high research activity | Doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities). |
| R2 | High research activity | Doctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category. |
| Doctoral/Professional | Doctoral or professional-practice degrees | Universities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2. |
230 institutions
Page 5 of 5Southeastern College - West Palm Beach
West Palm Beach, Florida
Southside College of Health Sciences
Colonial Heights, Virginia
Southwest Institute of Healing Arts
Tempe, Arizona
Southwestern Indian Polytechnic Institute
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sovah School of Health Professions
Danville, Virginia
St Joseph School of Nursing
Nashua, New Hampshire
St Louis College of Health Careers - St Louis
Saint Louis, Missouri
St Paul's School of Nursing - Queens
Rego Park, New York
St Paul's School of Nursing - Staten Island
Staten Island, New York
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
Syracuse, New York
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing
Albany, New York
Standard Healthcare Services - College of Nursing
Falls Church, Virginia
Stone Child College
Box Elder, Montana
Sumner College
Portland, Oregon
Swedish Institute a College of Health Sciences
New York, New York
Taylor College
Ocala, Florida
Texas County Technical College
Houston, Missouri
The College of Health Care Professions - Austin
Austin, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Dallas
Dallas, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - Fort Worth
Fort Worth, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - McAllen Campus
McAllen, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
The College of Health Care Professions - South San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Tohono O'odham Community College
Sells, Arizona
Turtle Mountain Community College
Belcourt, North Dakota
Ultimate Medical Academy
Clearwater, Florida
Ultrasound Medical Institute
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
United Tribes Technical College
Bismarck, North Dakota
Universal College of Healing Arts
Omaha, Nebraska
Valley College of Medical Careers
West Hills, California
Vet Tech Institute
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Vet Tech Institute of Houston
Houston, Texas
WellSpring School of Allied Health - Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri
WellSpring School of Allied Health - Lawrence
Lawrence, Kansas
WellSpring School of Allied Health - Wichita
Wichita, Kansas
West Virginia Junior College - Bridgeport
Bridgeport, West Virginia
White Earth Tribal and Community College
Mahnomen, Minnesota
YTI Career Institute - Altoona
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Frequently asked questions
- What are the largest Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are Ultimate Medical Academy, Jersey College, Martinsburg College, High Desert Medical College, and ACC.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 59%, and the median average net price is $24,625. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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