High Desert Medical College
About
High Desert Medical College (HDMC) is a nationally accredited institution located in California that focuses on providing career training in allied health and veterinary disciplines. It was founded over 10 years ago and offers programs such as Associate Degree Nursing, Clinical Medical Assisting, and Surgical Technology, among others.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
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 11 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 10 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing1 · 9.1%
- No Data10 · 90.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
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.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Action history · 4
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- Dec 2020Grant Substantive Change: ProgramAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- Apr 2019Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
- Apr 2019Grant Substantive Change: Final Branch ApprovalAccrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 2,183 students received $11.8M in Pell grants, alongside $17.1M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
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.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 345 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (1.1%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* 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.
Academic programs at High Desert Medical College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
High Desert Medical College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions High Desert Medical College selected for federal comparison reporting.
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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectHigh Desert Medical College | 68% | — | 2,280 | $27,890 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| — | — | 1,644 | $27,397 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 2,168 | $27,508 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 2,242 | $29,807 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| 89% | 100.0% | 1,202 | $31,502 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 89.5% | 1,080 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 95.1% | 517 | $21,470 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 98.3% | 222 | $23,161 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 766 | $27,674 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 566 | $26,956 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 85.3% | 3,857 | $29,682 | — | |
| — | 67.6% | 4,478 | $28,490 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | 100.0% | 2,812 | $11,096 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 524 | $18,813 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 961 | $23,697 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 664 | $21,821 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,068 | $21,060 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 678 | $22,661 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 705 | $20,904 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,145 | $18,470 | Baccalaureate | |
| — | — | 832 | $20,678 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,714 | $26,304 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 550 | $24,026 | — | |
| — | — | 1,056 | $31,766 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 656 | $39,377 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 974 | $25,479 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 1,076 | $26,133 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| — | — | 766 | $26,248 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions | |
| Peer group median | 79% | 95.1% | 1,015 | $26,133 |
Institutions like High Desert Medical College
Explore the federal data for institutions in High Desert Medical College's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,644Net price$27,397View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,168Net price$27,508View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Ontario
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,242Net price$29,807View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
Grad rate89%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,202Net price$31,502View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Carrington College-Phoenix North
Grad rate—Admit rate89.5%Enrollment1,080Net price—View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTennessee
Concorde Career College-Memphis
Grad rate—Admit rate95.1%Enrollment517Net price$21,470View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
Grad rate—Admit rate98.3%Enrollment222Net price$23,161View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Fortis College-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment766Net price$27,674View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsMaryland
Fortis College-Landover
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment566Net price$26,956View data - Ohio
Hondros College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate85.3%Enrollment3,857Net price$29,682View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew Jersey
Jersey College
Grad rate—Admit rate67.6%Enrollment4,478Net price$28,490View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsWest Virginia
Martinsburg College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,812Net price$11,096View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsKentucky
MedQuest College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment524Net price$18,813View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment961Net price$23,697View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsColorado
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment664Net price$21,821View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,068Net price$21,060View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNevada
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment678Net price$22,661View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment705Net price$20,904View data - BaccalaureateIllinois
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,145Net price$18,470View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
Rio Grande Valley College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment832Net price$20,678View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Ross College-Sylvania
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,714Net price$26,304View data - Florida
Southern Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment550Net price$24,026View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,056Net price$31,766View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment656Net price$39,377View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment974Net price$25,479View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,076Net price$26,133View data - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment766Net price$26,248View data
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