Private (for-profit)

Compass Career College

Hammond, Louisiana·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Southeast·compasscareercollege.net
6-yr Graduation
59%
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Total enrollment
194
peer median 194
Avg net price
$12,610
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
59%
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

21.9pp gap
Pell recipients
55%31 of 56
Non-Pell (all)
77%10 of 13
Subsidized loan, no Pell
100%5 of 5
No Federal Aid
63%5 of 8

Non-Pell students graduate at a 21.9-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

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 4 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 4 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
4
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

4programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data4 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
4

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.

2
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
77%
$16,500 debt · $21,567 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$7,917 debt · $28,710 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 10

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Jun 2024Removal of Monitoring Status
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Dec 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$12,610
$30–48k—
$48–75k—
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$12,610
vs peer median $12,610
Federal loans
61.9%

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, 258 students received $1.1M in Pell grants, alongside $1.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
258
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.1M
$1,051,018 total
Direct Loans
$1.3M
373 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$579K
194 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$738K
179 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 187 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
187
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.4%
2017
11.8%
2018
9.1%
2019
2.1%
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 Compass Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs5
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
194
12-mo unduplicated
335
Undergraduate
335
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
2%8
Women
98%327

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
63.4%
White
35.0%
Asian
1.0%
Hispanic
0.5%

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
6.29
1 offenses · 159 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago6.29Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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

Fondling
1

By location

1total
  • Public property1

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.

IPEDS
Student-to-faculty
22.0:1

Compass Career College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Office
Phone
985-419-2050
Address
42353 Deluxe Plaza, Hammond, LA 70403

The page provides contact information and a brief overview of Compass Career College, highlighting its vocational programs in Allied Health, Practical Nurse, and Cosmetology. It mentions the college's mission to serve the South Louisiana community and its accreditation and compliance with civil rights laws.

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Frequently asked questions about Compass Career College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Compass Career College.

What is the graduation rate at Compass Career College?

Compass Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 59% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Compass Career College?

Compass Career College reports a total enrollment of 194 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Compass Career College?

The average net price at Compass Career College is $12,610 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Compass Career College located?

Compass Career College is located in Hammond, Louisiana 70403.

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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