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Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Charlotte, North Carolina·Public, 4-year or above·Southeast·carolinascollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
100%
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Total enrollment
632
peer median 1,873
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

IPEDS
Applied
207
207 candidates competed
Admitted
124
59.9% acceptance rate
Enrolled
72
58.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
100%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%1 of 1
Non-Pell (all)
100%1 of 1
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%1 of 1

Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.

Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 10 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
10
Passing
2
20.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

10programs
  • Passing2 · 20.0%
  • No Data8 · 80.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
8

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.

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+77.8%
$57,269 vs $32,203
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+131.8%
$74,659 vs $32,203

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$14,502 debt · $57,269 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
19%
$13,832 debt · $74,659 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
8%
$5,500 debt · $70,222 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges

Accredited since 1995Next review Dec 2025

Programmatic accreditations · 5

Action history · 16

  1. Sep 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education · Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the baccalaureate degree levels
  2. Jan 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RADTT) - Programs for radiation therapists
  4. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Mar 2024Initial Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Medical Dosimetry (MD) - Programs for medical dosimetrists

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
77.2%
In-state tuition
$18,882
Out-of-state
$18,882

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 212 students received $812K in Pell grants, alongside $1.9M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
212
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$812K
$811,807 total
Direct Loans
$1.9M
551 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

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’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$724K
271 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.2M
279 loan awards
Parent PLUS$6K
1 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 176 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.1%
-1.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
176
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
3.3%
2017
4.6%
2018
2.3%
2019
1.1%
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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs12
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

138 total completions
01Health Professions
13799.3%
02Liberal Arts
10.7%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
632
12-mo unduplicated
1,071
Undergraduate
1,071
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
14%145
Women
86%926

Race / ethnicity composition

White
48.8%
Black
27.8%
Hispanic
13.1%
Asian
4.9%
Two or more
3.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.5%
Non-resident
0.4%
Unknown
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
2.44
1 offenses · 410 students

3-year trend

6.342 yrs ago0.001 yr ago2.44Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
4
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
6
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • Non-campus1

VAWA offenses

6
Domestic violence
0
Dating violence
0
Stalking
6 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

Hate crimes by bias

No hate crimes reported.

Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

CategoryArrestsReferrals
Weapons00
Drugs03
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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
7.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
50

CCHS vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CCHS selected for federal comparison reporting.

IPEDS
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
SubjectCarolinas College of Health Sciences
100%—632——
Martin Community College
——891$2,676Community College
Tri-County Community College
——1,023$7,799Community College
College of the Albemarle
——2,905$2,253Community College
Blue Ridge Community College
——2,723$5,756Community College
Mitchell Community College
——3,979$6,481Community College
Peer group median100%—1,873$5,756

Institutions like CCHS

Explore the federal data for institutions in CCHS's comparison group.

IPEDS

Frequently asked questions about Carolinas College of Health Sciences

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CCHS.

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

Carolinas College of Health Sciences reports a 6-year graduation rate of 100% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Carolinas College of Health Sciences?

Carolinas College of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 632 students per the latest IPEDS.

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

Carolinas College of Health Sciences's yield rate is 58.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Carolinas College of Health Sciences located?

Carolinas College of Health Sciences is located in Charlotte, North Carolina 28217.

About the data on this page

Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
U.S. Department of Education
FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
U.S. Department of Education
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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