Private (for-profit)

National Career Institute

East Orange, New Jersey·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·nciedu.com
6-yr Graduation
56%
Total enrollment
249
peer median 249
Avg net price
$21,409
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
56%
Full-time retention
81%

Pell equity

8.0pp gap
Pell recipients
68%
Non-Pell
60%

Pell recipients graduate at a higher rate than non-Pell students here — unusual and worth investigating.

Program outcomes

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

Of 5 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
5
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

5programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data5 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
5

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.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
30%
$9,500 debt · $32,035 earn
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
Undergraduate Certificate · Construction Trades
20%
$6,756 debt · $34,249 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2009Next review Dec 2025

Action history · 1

  1. Sep 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    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$21,192
$30–48k$21,023
$48–75k$24,337
$75–110k$24,337
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$21,409
vs peer median $21,409
Federal loans
47.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 302 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $1.2M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
302
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.2M
$1,195,542 total
Direct Loans
$1.2M
435 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$457K
214 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$704K
201 loan awards
Parent PLUS$49K
20 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 228 borrowers who entered repayment, 17 (7.4%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
7.4%
+5.1pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
228
Defaulted
17
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
28.5%
2017
29.2%
2018
24.5%
2019
7.4%
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 National Career Institute

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs4
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
249
12-mo unduplicated
311
Undergraduate
311
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
59%184
Women
41%127

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
94.6%
Hispanic
5.4%

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 · 119 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
    15.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about National Career Institute

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about National Career Institute.

    What is the graduation rate at National Career Institute?

    National Career Institute reports a 6-year graduation rate of 56% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend National Career Institute?

    National Career Institute reports a total enrollment of 249 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at National Career Institute?

    The average net price at National Career Institute is $21,409 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is National Career Institute located?

    National Career Institute is located in East Orange, New Jersey 07018.

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