Private (for-profit)

Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

San Jose, California·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Far West·gurnick.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
Total enrollment
3,437
peer median 1,465
Avg net price
$30,558
+$1.5k vs peer
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Gurnick Academy is a private for-profit higher-education institution in California providing nursing, imaging and allied health programs. The school's corporate office is located in San Jose, California, and it operates six campuses, in San Jose, Concord, Modesto, Fresno, Sacramento and Los Angeles, as well as offering distance education online. The academy is operated and owned by the Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts, with Konstantin Gourji as the chief executive officer.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
64%
Full-time retention
60%

Pell equity

9.0pp gap
Pell recipients
67%
Non-Pell
76%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

Of 14 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
14
Passing
4
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

14programs
  • Passing4 · 28.6%
  • No Data10 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
4
No data
10

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.

4
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+90.7%
$68,791 vs $36,082
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+137.0%
$85,529 vs $36,082
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+203.4%
$109,480 vs $36,082
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+229.2%
$118,765 vs $36,082

Debt vs earnings

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

8
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$17,317 debt · $71,282 earn
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$14,944 debt · $68,316 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$8,737 debt · $39,871 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$14,785 debt · $68,791 earn
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$17,317 debt · $85,529 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
18%
$20,000 debt · $109,480 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$7,320 debt · $45,544 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$17,317 debt · $118,765 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2009Next review Feb 2028

Programmatic accreditations · 2

Action history · 3

  1. Feb 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Oct 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  3. Feb 2017Removal of Show Cause Status
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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$29,443
$30–48k$30,076
$48–75k$31,019
$75–110k$34,265
$110k+$34,940

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

Avg net price (private)
$30,558
+$1,466vs peer median $29,092
Federal loans
64.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 2,438 students received $14.0M in Pell grants, alongside $29.3M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
2,438
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$14.0M
$14,036,740 total
Direct Loans
$29.3M
6,361 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

2k
20
2k
21
2k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$11.1M
3,032 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$14.9M
3,122 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$29K
3 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3.1M
204 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.

Of 1,038 borrowers who entered repayment, 14 (1.3%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.3%
-1.0pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
1,038
Defaulted
14
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
5.8%
2017
6.0%
2018
4.4%
2019
1.3%
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 Gurnick

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

676 total completions
01Health Professions
676100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
3,437
12-mo unduplicated
4,667
Undergraduate
4,644
Graduate
23

Gender split

Men
23%1,088
Women
77%3,579

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
33.6%
Asian
29.3%
White
15.9%
Black
8.2%
Two or more
5.9%
Unknown
3.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
2.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.8%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 2,668 students

3-year trend

0.812 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
2
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

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    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
    18.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    108

    Gurnick vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Gurnick 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
    SubjectGurnick Academy of Medical Arts
    64%3,437$30,558
    53.5%1,052$24,016
    38%739
    381$17,057Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    1,133$28,292
    88.7%2,207$37,143Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    90.5%256$16,547Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    83%37.3%1,203$28,162
    645$29,150Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    50%2,953$29,824
    100%1,465$29,598Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    100.0%896$46,212Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    0%61.9%2,073$31,013
    536$29,115Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    2,676
    2,318$29,092
    92%2,447$34,402
    87.0%564$33,952Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    67%2,130$17,803
    10.0%2,928$25,114
    88.9%532$28,309Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    4,530$25,937
    63%5,725$25,719
    Peer group median64%87.0%1,465$29,092

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    Reports & documents (1)

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    Frequently asked questions about Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Gurnick.

    What is the graduation rate at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts?

    Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts?

    Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts reports a total enrollment of 3,437 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts?

    The average net price at Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is $30,558 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts located?

    Gurnick Academy of Medical Arts is located in San Jose, California 95112.

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