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.
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.
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
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.
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SubjectHigh Desert Medical College | 68% | — | 2,280 | $27,890 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Anaheim | — | — | 1,644 | $27,397 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Los Angeles | — | — | 2,168 | $27,508 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Ontario | — | — | 2,242 | $29,807 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | 89% | 100.0% | 1,202 | $31,502 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Carrington College-Phoenix North | — | 89.5% | 1,080 | — | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Memphis | — | 95.1% | 517 | $21,470 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | — | 98.3% | 222 | $23,161 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Columbus | — | — | 766 | $27,674 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Landover | — | — | 566 | $26,956 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Hondros College of Nursing | — | 85.3% | 3,857 | $29,682 | — |
Jersey College | — | 67.6% | 4,478 | $28,490 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Martinsburg College | — | 100.0% | 2,812 | $11,096 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
MedQuest College | — | — | 524 | $18,813 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Mildred Elley-New York Campus | — | — | 961 | $23,697 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Denver | — | — | 664 | $21,821 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Houston | — | — | 1,068 | $21,060 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | — | — | 678 | $22,661 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | — | — | 705 | $20,904 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Rasmussen University-Illinois | — | — | 1,145 | $18,470 | Baccalaureate |
Rio Grande Valley College | — | — | 832 | $20,678 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Ross College-Sylvania | — | — | 1,714 | $26,304 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Southern Technical College | — | — | 550 | $24,026 | — |
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | — | — | 1,056 | $31,766 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | — | — | 656 | $39,377 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | — | — | 974 | $25,479 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | — | — | 1,076 | $26,133 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | — | — | 766 | $26,248 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| Peer group median | 79% | 95.1% | 1,015 | $26,133 |
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