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Miami Ad School

Miami, Florida·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·miamiadschool.com
Total enrollment
32
peer median 190
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About

Miami Ad School is a private for-profit portfolio school headquartered in Miami, Florida. The school was founded by Ron and Pippa Seichrist in 1993 in Miami Beach. It has locations in three other U.S. cities and affiliate schools in eight other countries.

Program outcomes

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

Of 3 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 3 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data3 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
3

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.

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Design and Applied Arts
Undergraduate Certificate · Visual And Performing Arts
26%
$23,500 debt · $90,812 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 1995Next review Dec 2025

Action history · 19

  1. Oct 2025Accreditation Reinstated: Termination Overturned on Appeal
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Sep 2025Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Jun 2025Warning or Equivalent-Factors Affecting Academic Quality
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Mar 2025Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Sep 2024Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Council on Occupational Education

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
16.1%
In-state tuition
$19,400
Out-of-state
$19,400

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 35 students received $179K in Pell grants, alongside $518K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
35
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$179K
$179,474 total
Direct Loans
$518K
131 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$196K
63 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$319K
67 loan awards
Parent PLUS$3K
1 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 83 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
83
Defaulted
0
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
8.8%
2017
13.3%
2018
10.3%
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 Miami Ad School

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
32
12-mo unduplicated
51
Undergraduate
51
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
39%20
Women
61%31

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
48.5%
White
33.3%
Non-resident
12.1%
Black
3.0%
Unknown
3.0%

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 · 87 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.

    Student-to-faculty
    8.0:1

    Miami Ad School vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Miami Ad School 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
    SubjectMiami Ad School
    32
    Academia Medical Institute
    64.3%466$24,751
    Americare Technical School
    100.0%25$44,843
    Arizona College-Mesa
    140$26,682Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Charlotte
    344$21,256
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Chicago
    333$24,862
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Dallas
    495$26,227
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Fremont
    343$25,273
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Houston
    360$23,284
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Kansas City
    253$27,159
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Las Vegas
    429$25,155
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas
    272$24,834
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk
    270$22,841
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Orlando
    376$22,952
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Philadelphia
    385$21,244
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Phoenix
    105
    Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Teterboro
    695$22,592
    Cardiac and Vascular Institute of Ultrasound
    56
    Carnegie Institute
    93$14,418
    Central California School of Continuing Education
    41$14,364
    Centura College-Newport News
    203$25,752Community College
    Centura College-Richmond Main
    $25,920
    Colorado School of Healing Arts
    52
    Dayton School of Medical Massage
    376$30,710
    Dorsey College-Grand Rapids
    82
    Dorsey College-Saginaw
    183$23,242
    Dorsey College-Wayne
    196$24,752
    Dorsey College-Woodhaven
    223$26,241
    Estelle Medical Academy
    100.0%66$9,765
    Falcon Institute of Health and Science
    100.0%137$45,181
    Institute of Health Sciences
    87$22,028
    Institute of Medical Ultrasound
    50$53,558
    MDT College of Health Sciences
    64.2%575$27,375
    Medical Career College of Northern California
    66.7%14$28,047
    Medical Solutions Academy
    108
    Miami Ad School-Atlanta
    100.0%65$28,032
    Miami Ad School-New York
    31
    Mildred Elley-Pittsfield Campus
    46$25,069
    Porter & Chester Institute
    1,373$17,332
    Porter & Chester Institute of Hamden
    402$19,011
    Roxborough Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
    161
    Sharon Regional School of Nursing
    South Texas Training Center
    120$5,495
    Tidewater Tech-Trades
    367$24,671
    Peer group median100.0%190$24,834

    Reports & documents (1)

    Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.

    Notable alumni of Miami Ad School (1)

    A curated list of alumni recognized for notable achievements across industries.

    • Hisham Kharma

    Frequently asked questions about Miami Ad School

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Miami Ad School.

    How many students attend Miami Ad School?

    Miami Ad School reports a total enrollment of 32 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Miami Ad School located?

    Miami Ad School is located in Miami, Florida 33137.

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