Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

Tempe, Arizona·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·swiha.edu
6-yr Graduation
67%
-11.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
534
peer median 531
Avg net price
$58,490
+$23k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
67%-11.0pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
77%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
92%
Non-Pell
85%

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 7 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 1 fails. 6 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
0
0.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
1
14.3% of portfolio
Fail rate
14.3%
+13.7pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing0 · 0.0%
  • No Data6 · 85.7%
  • Failing1 · 14.3%

Severity spectrum

Critical
1
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
0
No data
6

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
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
-20.0%
$28,787 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

6
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
60%
$17,385 debt · $28,787 earn
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
36%
$9,500 debt · $26,608 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
24%
$7,917 debt · $32,667 earn
Foods Nutrition and Related Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
23%
$9,500 debt · $41,066 earn
Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
22%
$7,917 debt · $36,360 earn
Movement and Mind-Body Therapies and Education
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$7,917 debt · $39,111 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 2003Next review Dec 2027

Action history · 6

  1. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  2. Apr 2020Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  3. Apr 2020Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  4. Dec 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    Accrediting Council for Continuing Education and Training
  5. Aug 2019Probation or Equivalent or a More Severe Status: Probation
    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$58,513
$30–48k$58,340
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

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

Avg net price (private)
$58,490
+$22,752vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $35,739
Federal loans
56.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 383 students received $1.6M in Pell grants, alongside $1.7M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
383
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$1.6M
$1,584,111 total
Direct Loans
$1.7M
576 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$584K
273 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$932K
277 loan awards
Parent PLUS$222K
26 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 465 borrowers who entered repayment, 10 (2.1%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.1%
-0.2pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
465
Defaulted
10
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
9.6%
2017
11.8%
2018
8.8%
2019
2.1%
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 SWIHA

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs6
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

3 total completions
01Health Professions
3100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
534
12-mo unduplicated
919
Undergraduate
919
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
5%42
Women
95%877

Race / ethnicity composition

White
49.0%
Hispanic
18.0%
Black
14.4%
Two or more
7.7%
Unknown
7.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native
2.2%
Asian
0.7%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.4%
Non-resident
0.1%

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 · 886 students

3-year trend

24.822 yrs ago1.111 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
22
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
    24.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    1

    SWIHA vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SWIHA 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
    SubjectSouthwest Institute of Healing Arts
    67%534$58,490Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Mesa
    55.3%528$47,290Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
    705$20,904Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Carrington College-Tucson
    87.4%517$39,975Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Pima Medical Institute-East Valley
    306$6,526Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
    89%100.0%1,202$31,502Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median78%87.4%531$35,739

    Frequently asked questions about Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SWIHA.

    What is the graduation rate at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts?

    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts reports a 6-year graduation rate of 67% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Southwest Institute of Healing Arts?

    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts reports a total enrollment of 534 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts?

    The average net price at Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is $58,490 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    Where is Southwest Institute of Healing Arts located?

    Southwest Institute of Healing Arts is located in Tempe, Arizona 85282.

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