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 547
Avg net price
$20,462
-$5.4k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

Midwestern Career College is a career-focused educational institution located in Chicago, Illinois, with additional campuses in Naperville, Evergreen Park, Cleveland, and Columbus. The college offers a variety of programs primarily in allied health and business, providing students with hands-on training and practical experience. It is accredited by the Commission of the Council on Occupational Education.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
54%
Full-time retention
69%

Pell equity

3.2pp gap
Pell recipients
55%38 of 69
Non-Pell (all)
52%29 of 56
Subsidized loan, no Pell
55%6 of 11
No Federal Aid
51%23 of 45

Pell recipients here graduate at a 3.2-point higher rate than non-Pell students, unusual and worth a closer look.

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 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.

DAPIP
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.

College Scorecard

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$20,299
$30–48k$20,413
$48–75k$22,674
$75–110k—
$110k+—

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

Avg net price (private)
$20,462
-$5,367vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $25,829
Federal loans
51.4%

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, 569 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
569
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,223,888 total
Direct Loans
$5.5M
1,136 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$2.2M
553 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
572 loan awards
Parent PLUS$131K
11 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 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.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs16
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

228 total completions
01Health Professions
12153.1%
02Business
9139.9%
03Computer Sciences
167.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
887
12-mo unduplicated
1,274
Undergraduate
1,274
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
15%197
Women
85%1,077

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
32.6%
Non-resident
31.2%
Hispanic
18.8%
White
11.3%
Unknown
2.0%
Asian
1.8%
Two or more
1.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.4%

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
7.28
6 offenses · 824 students

3-year trend

3.082 yrs ago10.361 yr ago7.28Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
15
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

Motor vehicle theft
3
Robbery
2
Aggravated assault
1

By location

6total
  • Public property6

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
Drugs50
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
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.

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
SubjectMidwestern Career College
54%—887$20,462Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-Mesa
—55.3%528$48,877Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Carrington College-San Jose
—93.4%645$36,466Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Dallas
—90.4%194$25,299Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Garden Grove
—97.4%214$24,698Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-Grand Prairie
—100.0%268$31,288Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-North Hollywood
—100.0%158$23,984Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Concorde Career College-San Diego
—100.0%147$25,394Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Baton Rouge
——482$25,781Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Centerville
——547$29,162Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cincinnati
——500$29,614Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Columbia
——582$20,404Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Cuyahoga Falls
——583$23,374Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Norfolk
——399$24,764Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Richmond
——502$24,635Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis College-Smyrna
——607$23,657Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Birmingham
——613$25,946Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Nashville
——393$29,039Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Pensacola
——760$27,867Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Fortis Institute-Port Saint Lucie
——546$24,615Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
North-West College-West Covina
—100.0%653$30,332Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Albuquerque
——562$21,084Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Chula Vista
——537$28,561Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-El Paso
——617$23,412Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-Renton
——456$31,578Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pima Medical Institute-San Marcos
——573$27,365Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing
—27.9%730$35,726Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-Dallas
——720$27,411Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The College of Health Care Professions-McAllen Campus
——787$25,829Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median54%97.4%547$25,829

Institutions like Midwestern Career College

Explore the federal data for institutions in Midwestern Career College's comparison group.

IPEDS

Midwestern Career College Institutional Research office

The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

Team
1 member
  • Academic Effectiveness Manager
    Academic Effectiveness Manager

Reports & documents (1)

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

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 $20,462 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.

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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