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

Midwestern Career College

Chicago, Illinois·Private for-profit, 2-year·Great Lakes·mccollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
54%
Total enrollment
887
peer median 614
Avg net price
$11,466
-$14k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
54%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

0.0pp gap
Pell recipients
55%
Non-Pell
55%

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 7 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
1
14.3% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing1 · 14.3%
  • No Data6 · 85.7%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
6

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
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+70.1%
$59,192 vs $34,808

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
34%
$20,000 debt · $59,192 earn
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
26%
$13,063 debt · $51,186 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$7,521 debt · $37,795 earn
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
17%
$7,125 debt · $41,914 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2019Next review Dec 2029

Action history · 7

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Mar 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Sep 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education

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$11,011
$30–48k$12,453
$48–75k
$75–110k$13,901
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$11,466
-$13,713vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,179
Federal loans
45.7%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 547 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $4.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
547
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,158,670 total
Direct Loans
$4.5M
1,068 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
1k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$1.8M
519 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.6M
540 loan awards
Parent PLUS$84K
9 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 321 borrowers who entered repayment, 5 (1.5%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.5%
-0.8pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
321
Defaulted
5
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
12.5%
2017
17.6%
2018
11.0%
2019
1.5%
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 Midwestern Career College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

164 total completions
01Health Professions
9759.1%
02Business
6740.9%
03Computer Sciences
00.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
887
12-mo unduplicated
1,190
Undergraduate
1,190
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%175
Women
85%1,015

Race / ethnicity composition

Non-resident
31.4%
Black
30.8%
Hispanic
20.5%
White
11.4%
Two or more
2.2%
Asian
1.6%
Unknown
1.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.2%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
10.36
7 offenses · 676 students

3-year trend

3.052 yrs ago3.081 yr ago10.36Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
11
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

Robbery
3
Aggravated assault
2
Motor vehicle theft
2

By location

7total
  • Public property7

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
Weapons10
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
23.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
21

Midwestern Career College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Midwestern Career 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
SubjectMidwestern Career College
54%887$11,466Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Columbus
766$27,674Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Galen College of Nursing-Cincinnati
645$29,150Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
583$26,023Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Professional Skills Institute
83.1%395$20,237Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Centerville
547$24,335Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median54%83.1%614$25,179

Frequently asked questions about Midwestern Career College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Midwestern Career College.

What is the graduation rate at Midwestern Career College?

Midwestern Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 54% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Midwestern Career College?

Midwestern Career College reports a total enrollment of 887 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Midwestern Career College?

The average net price at Midwestern Career College is $11,466 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is Midwestern Career College located?

Midwestern Career College is located in Chicago, Illinois 60601.

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