Private (for-profit)

Platt College-Aurora

Greenwood Village, Colorado·Private for-profit, 4-year or above·Rocky Mountains·plattcolorado.edu
6-yr Graduation
20%
-5.0pp vs peer
Total enrollment
299
peer median 263
Avg net price
$42,287
+$10k vs peer
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
11
11 candidates competed
Admitted
4
36.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
4
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
20%-5.0pp vs peer
4-year graduation
0%
6-year graduation (bachelor’s)
0%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

50.0pp gap
Pell recipients
50%
Non-Pell
0%

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 1 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail.

Total programs
1
Passing
1
100.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

1programs
  • Passing1 · 100.0%
  • No Data0 · 0.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.2%
$81,175 vs $39,174

Debt vs earnings

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

1
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Bachelor Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
52%
$42,396 debt · $81,175 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges

Accredited since 1986Next review Dec 2024

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 9

  1. Dec 2024Institution Closed
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  2. Dec 2024Loss of Accreditation or Preaccreditation: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  3. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
  4. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program
  5. Sep 2020Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (NUR) - Baccalaureate program

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$39,076
$30–48k$42,391
$48–75k
$75–110k$44,255
$110k+$44,255

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

Avg net price (private)
$42,287
+$10,190vs peer median $32,097
Federal loans
69.8%
In-state tuition
$20,590
Out-of-state
$20,590

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 78 students received $179K in Pell grants, alongside $238K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
78
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$179K
$179,490 total
Direct Loans
$238K
123 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$82K
58 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$109K
58 loan awards
Parent PLUS$46K
7 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 85 borrowers who entered repayment, 4 (4.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.7%
+2.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
85
Defaulted
4
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2015
5.9%
2016
6.6%
2017
5.4%
2018
3.3%
2019
4.7%
This institutionNational rate

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at Platt College-Aurora

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs1
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

85 total completions
01Health Professions
85100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

12-mo unduplicated
299
Undergraduate
299
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
11%34
Women
89%265

Race / ethnicity composition

White
50.2%
Hispanic
30.2%
Black
9.3%
Asian
4.7%
Two or more
3.3%
Unknown
1.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
4.31
1 offenses · 232 students

3-year trend

8.812 yrs ago9.011 yr ago4.31Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
5
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

Motor vehicle theft
1

By location

1total
  • On campus1

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
10.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
9

Platt College-Aurora vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions Platt College-Aurora 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
SubjectPlatt College-Aurora
20%299$42,287
Colorado Chinese Medicine University
89
Denver College of Nursing
811
Eagle Gate College-Layton
42%226$32,097
Eagle Gate College-Murray
25%410$28,945
Careers Unlimited
118
Peer group median25%263$32,097

Frequently asked questions about Platt College-Aurora

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Platt College-Aurora.

What is the graduation rate at Platt College-Aurora?

Platt College-Aurora reports a 6-year graduation rate of 20% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend Platt College-Aurora?

Platt College-Aurora reports a total enrollment of 299 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at Platt College-Aurora?

The average net price at Platt College-Aurora is $42,287 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at Platt College-Aurora?

Platt College-Aurora's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is Platt College-Aurora located?

Platt College-Aurora is located in Greenwood Village, Colorado 80111.

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