Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

SABER College

Miami, Florida·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·sabercollege.edu
6-yr Graduation
61%
Total enrollment
560
peer median 162
Avg net price
$10,311
-$15k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

SABER College is a private, not-for-profit institution located in Miami, Florida, founded in 1972. The college primarily focuses on providing associate degrees in nursing and physical therapist assistance, as well as vocational and career education in high-demand occupational areas.

Admissions & acceptance rate

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

Applied
214
214 candidates competed
Admitted
172
80.4% acceptance rate
Enrolled
146
84.9% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
61%
Full-time retention
89%

Program outcomes

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

Of 3 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 1 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
3
Passing
2
66.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

3programs
  • Passing2 · 66.7%
  • No Data1 · 33.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
2
Safe
0
No data
1

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.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+11.1%
$36,078 vs $32,488
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+13.8%
$36,980 vs $32,488

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
62%
$23,000 debt · $36,980 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
55%
$20,000 debt · $36,078 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2005Next review Dec 2026

Programmatic accreditations · 4

Action history · 5

  1. Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Jun 2024Heightened Monitoring or Focused Review
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Apr 2022Renewal of Accreditation
    American Physical Therapy Association, Commission on Accreditation in Physical Therapy Education · Physical Therapy (PTA) - Programs for the physical therapist assistant
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  5. Nov 2018Renewal 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$10,144
$30–48k$12,151
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$10,311
-$14,504vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $24,816
Federal loans
17.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 443 students received $3.2M in Pell grants, alongside $4.0M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
443
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$3.2M
$3,167,710 total
Direct Loans
$4.0M
798 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$1.6M
382 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$2.2M
381 loan awards
Parent PLUS$123K
35 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 300 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.6%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.6%
+0.3pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
300
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
6.5%
2017
8.8%
2018
6.7%
2019
2.6%
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 SABER College

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

50 total completions
01Health Professions
50100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
560
12-mo unduplicated
424
Undergraduate
424
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
25%108
Women
75%316

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
95.5%
Black
4.5%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
8.20
1 offenses · 122 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago8.20Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
1
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
  • Public property1

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
20.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
9

SABER College vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions SABER College 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
SubjectSABER College
61%560$10,311Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Academy for Nursing and Health Occupations
558$29,971Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Baptist Health College Little Rock
95.5%583$34,755Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Belanger School of Nursing
0.0%162$24,119Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Cochran School of Nursing
117Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Huntington Junior College
182$10,729Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Jefferson Regional School of Nursing
92Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Lawrence Memorial Hospital School of Nursing
174Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Montefiore School of Nursing
121Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Pomeroy College of Nursing at Crouse Hospital
77.8%173$22,322Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Remington College-Fort Worth Campus
77.6%154$24,976Baccalaureate
Remington College-Memphis Campus
80.8%331$25,499Baccalaureate
Remington College-Nashville Campus
61.7%280$27,789Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Saint Elizabeth College of Nursing
100.0%153$19,736Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Samaritan Hospital School of Nursing
100.0%129$24,655Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Southside College of Health Sciences
0.0%151Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
St Joseph School of Nursing
95Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
St. Joseph's College of Nursing
100.0%313$29,688Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
St. Peter's Hospital College of Nursing
100.0%123Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
The Chicago School-College of Nursing
2$26,334
Ultimate Medical Academy
8,932$19,350Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median61%80.8%162$24,816

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

Frequently asked questions about SABER College

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SABER College.

What is the graduation rate at SABER College?

SABER College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 61% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend SABER College?

SABER College reports a total enrollment of 560 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at SABER College?

The average net price at SABER College is $10,311 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

What is the yield rate at SABER College?

SABER College's yield rate is 84.9%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

Where is SABER College located?

SABER College is located in Miami, Florida 33134.

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