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Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania·Private for-profit, less-than 2-year·Mid East·prismcareerinstitute.edu
6-yr Graduation
55%
Total enrollment
468
peer median 468
Avg net price
$27,173
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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
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.

Overall completion
55%
Full-time retention
94%

Pell equity

11.0pp gap
Pell recipients
56%
Non-Pell
67%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 11.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

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

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.

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.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$27,109
$30–48k$26,204
$48–75k$26,957
$75–110k$31,167
$110k+$32,159

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,173
vs peer median $27,173
Federal loans
63.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,043 students received $4.5M in Pell grants, alongside $5.5M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,043
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$4.5M
$4,503,071 total
Direct Loans
$5.5M
1,668 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$2.1M
811 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$3.1M
794 loan awards
Parent PLUS$299K
63 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 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 PCI

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs2
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
468
12-mo unduplicated
578
Undergraduate
578
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%40
Women
93%538

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
81.8%
Hispanic
9.4%
White
3.2%
Unknown
2.2%
Asian
2.0%
Two or more
1.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 393 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
    35.0:1

    Frequently asked questions about Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about PCI.

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

    Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia reports a 6-year graduation rate of 55% per the latest IPEDS.

    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 $27,173 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.

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