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Prism Career Institute - Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·prismcareerinstitute.edu

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's acceptance rate is 100.0% (2023). 55% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 468 students, and 717 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.

Acceptance
100.0%
+8.2pp vs peer
Graduation (150% time)
55%
—
Total enrollment
468
peer median 357
Avg net price
$29,960
+$5.1k vs peer
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About

Prism Career Institute is a private vocational school located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with additional campuses in Cherry Hill and West Atlantic City, New Jersey. It offers career training programs primarily focused on practical nursing and medical assisting.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
69
69 candidates competed
Admitted
69
100.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
36
52.2% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

IPEDS
Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

13.1pp gap
Pell recipients
56%43 of 77
Non-Pell (all)
43%3 of 7
Subsidized loan, no Pell
67%2 of 3
No Federal Aid
25%1 of 4

Pell recipients here graduate at a 13.1-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 2 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 2 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
2
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

2programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data2 · 100.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
2

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
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$17,200 debt · $62,197 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$7,600 debt · $34,875 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

Accredited since 1988Next review Apr 2027

Action history · 5

  1. Apr 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Dec 2022Grant Substantive Change: Program
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Aug 2018Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  5. Aug 2015Removal of Show Cause Status
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training

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$29,671
$30–48k$29,511
$48–75k$30,987
$75–110k$32,344
$110k+$35,049

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

Avg net price (private)
$29,960
+$5,054vs peer median $24,906
Federal loans
66.6%

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, 1,050 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $6.6M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,050
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,485,650 total
Direct Loans
$6.6M
1,727 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
’20
1k
’21
1k
’22
1k
’23
1k
’24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$2.5M
840 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.7M
820 loan awards
Parent PLUS$362K
67 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 543 borrowers who entered repayment, 22 (4.0%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
4.0%
+1.7pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
543
Defaulted
22
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
17.1%
2017
15.2%
2018
11.0%
2019
4.0%
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 Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
468
12-mo unduplicated
717
Undergraduate
717
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
6%44
Women
94%673

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
71.2%
Hispanic
12.2%
Unknown
10.0%
White
3.6%
Two or more
1.5%
Asian
1.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.2%

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
0.00
0 offenses · 406 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    35.0:1

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    6-yr gradRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    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
    SubjectPrism Career Institute-Philadelphia
    		—100.0%468$29,960—
    Access Careers
    		—Open admission511Not reported—
    Access Careers-Islandia
    		—Open admission312Not reported—
    Allen School-Brooklyn
    		—Open admission192$26,106—
    American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education
    		—Open admission472$40,225—
    American Institute-Cherry Hill
    		—Open admission390$21,458—
    American Institute-Somerset
    		—Open admission364$20,464—
    American Institute-Toms River
    		—Open admission484$19,781—
    American Institute-West Hartford
    		—Open admission402$19,316—
    Arlington Career Institute
    		—Open admission562$24,633—
    Associated Technical College-Los Angeles
    		—Open admission315$23,629—
    Carrington College-Portland
    		—83.6%254$36,595—
    CDE Career Institute
    		—Open admission311$24,554—
    Center for Allied Health Education
    		—18.5%437$48,150—
    Center for Ultrasound Research & Education
    		—Open admission37$43,250—
    CyberTex Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission152$33,163—
    Dawn Career Institute LLC
    		—Open admission355$14,839—
    Delta College Inc
    		—Open admission155$23,128—
    First Institute of Travel, Inc.
    		—Open admission278$20,528—
    Florida International Training Institute
    		—79.1%494$27,008—
    Fortis College
    		—Open admission315$19,074—
    Fortis College-Montgomery
    		—Open admission359$21,006—
    Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville
    		—Open admission373$22,336—
    Global Medical & Technical Training Institute
    		—Open admission393$35,823—
    Institute of Technology
    		—Open admission267$37,376—
    New York Medical Career Training Center
    		—100.0%452$28,089—
    North-West College-Pomona
    		—100.0%381$30,851—
    Northwest Educational Center
    		—Open admission305$11,265—
    PCI Health Training Center
    		—100.0%256$20,368—
    Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill
    		—47.4%269$30,147—
    Southern California Health Institute
    		—Open admission156$29,326—
    Unitek College
    		63%Open admission5,725$25,179—
    Peer group median63%91.8%357$24,906

    Institutions like Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

    Explore the federal data for institutions in Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's comparison group.

    IPEDS
    • New York

      Access Careers

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      511
      Net price
      Not reported
    • New York

      Access Careers-Islandia

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      312
      Net price
      Not reported
    • New York

      Allen School-Brooklyn

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      192
      Net price
      $26,106
    • New Jersey

      American Institute of Medical Sciences & Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      472
      Net price
      $40,225
    • New Jersey

      American Institute-Cherry Hill

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      390
      Net price
      $21,458
    • New Jersey

      American Institute-Somerset

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      364
      Net price
      $20,464
    • New Jersey

      American Institute-Toms River

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      484
      Net price
      $19,781
    • Connecticut

      American Institute-West Hartford

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      402
      Net price
      $19,316
    • Texas

      Arlington Career Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      562
      Net price
      $24,633
    • California

      Associated Technical College-Los Angeles

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      315
      Net price
      $23,629
    • Oregon

      Carrington College-Portland

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      83.6%
      Enrollment
      254
      Net price
      $36,595
    • Pennsylvania

      CDE Career Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      311
      Net price
      $24,554
    • New York

      Center for Allied Health Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      18.5%
      Enrollment
      437
      Net price
      $48,150
    • New York

      Center for Ultrasound Research & Education

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      37
      Net price
      $43,250
    • Texas

      CyberTex Institute of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      152
      Net price
      $33,163
    • Delaware

      Dawn Career Institute LLC

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      355
      Net price
      $14,839
    • Louisiana

      Delta College Inc

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      155
      Net price
      $23,128
    • Illinois

      First Institute of Travel, Inc.

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      278
      Net price
      $20,528
    • Florida

      Florida International Training Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      79.1%
      Enrollment
      494
      Net price
      $27,008
    • Alabama

      Fortis College

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      315
      Net price
      $19,074
    • Alabama

      Fortis College-Montgomery

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      359
      Net price
      $21,006
    • New Jersey

      Fortis Institute-Lawrenceville

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      373
      Net price
      $22,336
    • Florida

      Global Medical & Technical Training Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      393
      Net price
      $35,823
    • Oregon

      Institute of Technology

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      267
      Net price
      $37,376
    • New York

      New York Medical Career Training Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      452
      Net price
      $28,089
    • California

      North-West College-Pomona

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      381
      Net price
      $30,851
    • Texas

      Northwest Educational Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      305
      Net price
      $11,265
    • Texas

      PCI Health Training Center

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      100.0%
      Enrollment
      256
      Net price
      $20,368
    • New Jersey

      Prism Career Institute-Cherry Hill

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      47.4%
      Enrollment
      269
      Net price
      $30,147
    • California

      Southern California Health Institute

      Grad rate
      —
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      156
      Net price
      $29,326
    • California

      Unitek College

      Grad rate
      63%
      Admit rate
      Open admission
      Enrollment
      5,725
      Net price
      $25,179

    Campuses

    The 2 campuses that make up Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia.

    IPEDS

    Reports & documents (1)

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

    Frequently asked questions about Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia.

    What is the acceptance rate at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's acceptance rate is 100.0% (69 admitted from 69 applicants), based on the latest IPEDS.

    What is the graduation rate at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

    At Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia, 55% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data.

    How many students attend Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia reports a total enrollment of 468 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

    The average net price at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia is $29,960 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia?

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia's yield rate is 52.2%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia located?

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia is located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19152.

    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.

    IPEDSFall 2025–26 release, published 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 & loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant and Direct Loan recipient counts, award amounts, 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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