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

Meridian College

Sarasota, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·meridian.edu
6-yr Graduation
51%
—
Total enrollment
163
peer median 96
Avg net price
$29,812
+$6.7k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

Meridian College is a career training institution located in Florida, with specific campuses in Sarasota-Bradenton and Orlando. The college offers various programs primarily in healthcare and cosmetology fields. It was established in 2026.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
51%
Full-time retention
50%

Pell equity

23.4pp gap
Pell recipients
45%28 of 62
Non-Pell (all)
68%13 of 19
Subsidized loan, no Pell
70%7 of 10
No Federal Aid
67%6 of 9

Non-Pell students graduate at a 23.4-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 12 Title IV programs, 2 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
12
Passing
2
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

12programs
  • Passing2 · 16.7%
  • No Data10 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
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.

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+42.1%
$46,151 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+161.8%
$85,057 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

3
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$25,250 debt · $46,151 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
47%
$9,500 debt · $20,278 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
37%
$13,000 debt · $34,911 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 1983Next review May 2026

Action history · 1

  1. Aug 2023Renewal 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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,793
$30–48k$32,922
$48–75k$33,683
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,812
+$6,699vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $23,113
Federal loans
52.5%

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, 481 students received $2.1M in Pell grants, alongside $3.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
481
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$2.1M
$2,128,195 total
Direct Loans
$3.2M
813 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
’20
0k
’21
0k
’22
0k
’23
0k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.4M
400 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$1.8M
396 loan awards
Parent PLUS$79K
17 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 147 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (2.7%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
147
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
4.1%
2017
20.2%
2018
12.6%
2019
2.7%
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 Meridian College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

26 total completions
01Health Professions
26100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
163
12-mo unduplicated
218
Undergraduate
218
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%14
Women
94%204

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.9%
Black
23.9%
Hispanic
21.5%
Two or more
2.5%
Asian
0.6%
Unknown
0.6%

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
0.00
0 offenses · 144 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    15.0:1

    Meridian College vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Meridian College 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
    SubjectMeridian College
    		51%—163$29,812Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Advance Science International College
    		———$31,336Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Chattanooga College Medical Dental and & Technical Careers
    		——252$33,625Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Chester Career College
    		——79$24,259Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    City College-Altamonte Springs
    		—100.0%362$32,845Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Colorado Academy of Veterinary Technology
    		—100.0%23$34,571Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    East Ohio College
    		——118$15,827Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Eastern Virginia Career College
    		—96.0%177$39,005Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Gwinnett College-Marietta Campus
    		——205$33,966Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Hope College of Arts and Sciences
    		——54$13,325Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Houston International College Cardiotech Ultrasound School
    		—40.0%—$19,158Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Midwest Institute
    		—87.2%177$18,509Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Myotherapy Institute
    		——12$35,500Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    National Polytechnic College
    		——516$30,669Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Dillon
    		———$25,676Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross College-Davenport
    		——42$20,254Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ross College-Hopkinsville
    		——90$19,909Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Saint Michael College of Allied Health
    		—75.2%136$38,751Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Sovah School of Health Professions
    		——30—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Texas County Technical College
    		—100.0%96$19,429Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Ultrasound Medical Institute
    		—90.5%121$33,936Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Universal College of Healing Arts
    		——26$21,658Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Valley College of Medical Careers
    		———$21,967Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    WellSpring School of Allied Health-Lawrence
    		——37$15,143Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    WellSpring School of Allied Health-Wichita
    		——58$8,925Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport
    		——146$15,365Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    YTI Career Institute-Altoona
    		——32$20,822Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median51%93.2%96$23,113

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    Campuses

    The 1 campus that make up Meridian College.

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    Frequently asked questions about Meridian College

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

    What is the graduation rate at Meridian College?

    Meridian College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 51% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Meridian College?

    Meridian College reports a total enrollment of 163 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Meridian College?

    The average net price at Meridian College is $29,812 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Meridian College located?

    Meridian College is located in Sarasota, Florida 34240.

    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.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, 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 volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts 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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