Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Concorde Career College - San Diego

San Diego, California·Private for-profit, 2-year·Far West·concorde.edu/campus/san-diego-california
Acceptance
100.0%
+13.8pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
6-yr Graduation
76%
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Total enrollment
147
peer median 433
Avg net price
$25,394
-$2.4k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

Concorde Career College-San Diego is a vocational institution located in San Diego, California, specializing in healthcare education. The college offers programs in Nursing, Dental, Diagnostic, Patient Care, and Allied Health. Founded in 1967, it is part of a larger network of Concorde campuses across the United States.

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
207
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
141
68.1% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
76%
Full-time retention
95%

Pell equity

4.6pp gap
Pell recipients
75%300 of 400
Non-Pell (all)
80%109 of 137
Subsidized loan, no Pell
89%66 of 74
No Federal Aid
68%43 of 63

Non-Pell students graduate at a 4.6-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 7 Title IV programs, 3 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
7
Passing
3
42.9% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing3 · 42.9%
  • No Data4 · 57.1%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
3
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.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

3
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+89.6%
$68,411 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+102.1%
$72,908 vs $36,082
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.1%
$84,844 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

7
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
39%
$26,821 debt · $68,411 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
31%
$26,125 debt · $84,844 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
29%
$9,450 debt · $32,235 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$20,000 debt · $72,908 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$9,500 debt · $39,000 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$9,500 debt · $40,684 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$17,179 debt · $73,869 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1969Next review May 2027

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 8

  1. Jan 2025Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  2. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  3. Jul 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  4. Feb 2023Removal of Monitoring Status
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)
  5. Apr 2021Grant Substantive Change: Program
    American Dental Association, Commission on Dental Accreditation · Dental Hygiene (DH)

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$24,666
$30–48k$24,567
$48–75k$26,031
$75–110k$28,668
$110k+$29,869

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

Avg net price (private)
$25,394
-$2,448vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $27,842
Federal loans
75.1%

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, 726 students received $3.8M in Pell grants, alongside $7.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
726
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.8M
$3,837,089 total
Direct Loans
$7.7M
1,552 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.7M
719 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
715 loan awards
Parent PLUS$1.3M
118 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 377 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (3.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.7%
+1.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
377
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
14.1%
2017
13.2%
2018
11.2%
2019
3.7%
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 Concorde

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs8
UndergraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

100 total completions
01Health Professions
100100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
147
12-mo unduplicated
807
Undergraduate
807
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
17%139
Women
83%668

Race / ethnicity composition

Unknown
54.4%
Hispanic
29.3%
Black
6.1%
Asian
6.1%
White
2.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
1.4%

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
5.62
1 offenses · 178 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago5.62Latest
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
15.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
20

Concorde vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Concorde 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
SubjectConcorde Career College-San Diego
76%100.0%147$25,394Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Pleasant Hill Campus
—81.3%416$39,357Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Portland
—83.6%254$36,595—
Carrington College-Sacramento
—88.7%2,207$41,338Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-San Leandro Campus
—91.9%326$39,675Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
—Open admission252$33,625Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Colorado School of Healing Arts
—Open admission52$44,919—
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
—Open admission537$28,561Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
—Open admission664$22,034Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
San Joaquin Valley College-Bakersfield
—Open admission798$23,351Community College
San Joaquin Valley College-Fresno
—Open admission447$25,656Community College
San Joaquin Valley College-Ontario
—Open admission941$27,024Community College
San Joaquin Valley College-Visalia
—Open admission2,318$27,854—
St Louis College of Health Careers-Fenton
—80.0%419$24,395—
St Louis College of Health Careers-St Louis
—Not reported153$27,777Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest
—Open admission4,530$27,830—
Peer group median76%86.2%433$27,842

Institutions like Concorde

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

IPEDS

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about Concorde Career College-San Diego

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Concorde.

What is the acceptance rate at Concorde Career College-San Diego?

Concorde Career College-San Diego's acceptance rate is 100.0% (207 admitted from 207 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

What is the graduation rate at Concorde Career College-San Diego?

Concorde Career College-San Diego reports a 6-year graduation rate of 76% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Concorde Career College-San Diego?

Concorde Career College-San Diego reports a total enrollment of 147 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Concorde Career College-San Diego?

The average net price at Concorde Career College-San Diego is $25,394 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Concorde Career College-San Diego?

Concorde Career College-San Diego's yield rate is 68.1%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Concorde Career College-San Diego located?

Concorde Career College-San Diego is located in San Diego, California 92113-1964.

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.

IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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