Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High NontraditionalPrivate (for-profit)

HCI College

West Palm Beach, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·hci.edu
Acceptance
47.3%
-43.6pp vs Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
6-yr Graduation
100%
+67.0pp vs Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Total enrollment
218
peer median 651
Avg net price
$29,461
+$2.6k vs Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
596
596 candidates competed
Admitted
282
47.3% acceptance rate
Enrolled
199
70.6% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
100%+67.0pp vs Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
Full-time retention
5%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
100%
Non-Pell
100%

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

Program outcomes

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

Of 8 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 7 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
8
Passing
1
12.5% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

8programs
  • Passing1 · 12.5%
  • No Data7 · 87.5%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
7

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.

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+135.3%
$76,457 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$20,416 debt · $76,457 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 2009Next review Mar 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 3

  1. Oct 2024Initial Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Sep 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  3. Sep 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

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$28,418
$30–48k$26,343
$48–75k$32,598
$75–110k$24,923
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,461
+$2,591vs Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional median $26,871
Federal loans
32.4%
In-state tuition
$20,028
Out-of-state
$20,028

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 910 students received $4.6M in Pell grants, alongside $7.8M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
910
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.6M
$4,618,337 total
Direct Loans
$7.8M
1,945 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$3.2M
945 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$4.3M
930 loan awards
Unsubsidized · Grad$4K
1 loan awards
Parent PLUS$316K
69 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 192 borrowers who entered repayment, 0 (0.0%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
0.0%
-2.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
192
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
3.2%
2018
5.4%
2019
0.0%
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 HCI College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

103 total completions
01Health Professions
103100.0%
02Agriculture
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
218
12-mo unduplicated
588
Undergraduate
588
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
13%78
Women
87%510

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
59.8%
Hispanic
21.3%
White
13.6%
Two or more
3.0%
Unknown
1.2%
Asian
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%

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 · 289 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
1
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
    1
    Stalking
    1 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
    3.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    19

    HCI College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions HCI College 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
    SubjectHCI College
    100%47.3%218$29,461Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
    South University-West Palm Beach
    17%433$20,494
    Chamberlain University-Florida
    33%90.9%821$29,539
    West Coast University-Miami
    33%100.0%961$38,218
    South University-Tampa
    18%752$24,280
    Southern Technical College
    550$24,026
    Peer group median33%90.9%651$26,871

    HCI College Institutional Research office

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

    Team
    1 member
    • Alecia Dennis
      Executive Director of Institutional Effectiveness

    Frequently asked questions about HCI College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about HCI College.

    What is the acceptance rate at HCI College?

    HCI College's acceptance rate is 47.3% (282 admitted from 596 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at HCI College?

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

    How many students attend HCI College?

    HCI College reports a total enrollment of 218 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at HCI College?

    The average net price at HCI College is $29,461 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at HCI College?

    HCI College's yield rate is 70.6%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is HCI College located?

    HCI College is located in West Palm Beach, Florida 33409-1042.

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