Private (for-profit)

College of Health Care Professions

Houston, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·chcp.edu
6-yr Graduation
75%
Total enrollment
631
peer median 652
Avg net price
$28,520
+$3.9k vs peer
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About

The College of Health Care Professions is a private institution located in Texas, offering various healthcare programs across multiple campuses and online. It provides career-oriented education and training with a focus on clinical and administrative healthcare roles and has been operational for over 36 years.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
75%
Full-time retention
71%

Pell equity

3.0pp gap
Pell recipients
78%
Non-Pell
81%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 3.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2001Next review Dec 2020

Action history · 2

  1. Jan 2020Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Voluntary Withdrawal
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Feb 2015Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

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$28,168
$30–48k$29,623
$48–75k$30,456
$75–110k$32,257
$110k+$32,084

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

Avg net price (private)
$28,520
+$3,932vs peer median $24,588
Federal loans
73.4%

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 2,354 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (0.7%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.7%
-1.6pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
2,354
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.7%
2017
13.2%
2018
7.6%
2019
0.7%
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 CHCP

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

29 total completions
01Health Professions
29100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
631
12-mo unduplicated
893
Undergraduate
893
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%42
Women
95%851

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
49.9%
Black
42.2%
White
3.0%
Two or more
2.1%
Unknown
2.1%
Asian
0.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
41.10
15 offenses · 365 students

3-year trend

5.652 yrs ago0.001 yr ago41.10Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
16
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

Motor vehicle theft
12
Aggravated assault
2
Robbery
1

By location

15total
  • Public property15

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
37.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
16

CHCP vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CHCP 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
SubjectCollege of Health Care Professions
75%631$28,520
All-State Career School
886$19,820
Arizona College-Glendale
403$26,925
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Atlanta
824$24,592
Blue Cliff College-Metairie
291$22,581
Central Oklahoma College
477
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
169$19,291
Dorsey College
643$22,079
Dorsey College-Roseville
437$23,871
Florida Education Institute
318$36,440
FVI School of Nursing and Technology
73.6%661$26,818
Miller-Motte College-Arizona Automotive Institute
689$22,180
MyComputerCareer at Indianapolis
1,144$26,584
MyComputerCareer at Raleigh
1,466$26,317
NASCAR Technical Institute
1,345$24,587
New Professions Technical Institute
514$39,944
North-West College-Riverside
100.0%717$29,106
Southern Careers Institute-Brownsville
631$16,706
Southern Careers Institute-Corpus Christi
578$24,545
Southern Careers Institute-Harlingen
543$23,167
Southern Careers Institute-Pharr
596$21,588
Southern Careers Institute-San Antonio
584$26,782
UEI College-Gardena
1,332$26,611
Universal Technical Institute of Arizona Inc
1,957$27,139Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
Universal Technical Institute of Pennsylvania Inc
954$24,588
Universal Technical Institute of Texas Inc.
2,632$20,819
Universal Technical Institute-West Texas
1,335$23,864
Valley College-Cleveland
887$30,096
Peer group median75%86.8%652$24,588

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Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

Frequently asked questions about College of Health Care Professions

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CHCP.

What is the graduation rate at College of Health Care Professions?

College of Health Care Professions reports a 6-year graduation rate of 75% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend College of Health Care Professions?

College of Health Care Professions reports a total enrollment of 631 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at College of Health Care Professions?

The average net price at College of Health Care Professions is $28,520 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is College of Health Care Professions located?

College of Health Care Professions is located in Houston, Texas 77054.

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