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

The College of Health Care Professions - Austin

Austin, Texas·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southwest·chcp.edu
6-yr Graduation
64%
-12.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Total enrollment
974
peer median 1,015
Avg net price
$27,575
+$1.4k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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About

The College of Health Care Professions is a career education institution located in Austin, Texas, specializing in allied health care training. Founded nearly 25 years ago, the college offers a variety of programs including associate and bachelor's degrees in health care management, medical assisting, and diagnostic medical sonography, among others.

Graduation rate & outcomes

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

Overall completion
64%-12.5pp vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Full-time retention
66%

Pell equity

33.4pp gap
Pell recipients
73%269 of 370
Non-Pell (all)
40%55 of 139
Subsidized loan, no Pell
78%29 of 37
No Federal Aid
25%26 of 102

Pell recipients here graduate at a 33.4-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.

Of 6 Title IV programs, 1 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
6
Passing
1
16.7% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

6programs
  • Passing1 · 16.7%
  • No Data5 · 83.3%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
1
No data
5

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
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+44.3%
$48,051 vs $33,298

Debt vs earnings

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

4
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
35%
$15,589 debt · $44,199 earn
Health and Medical Administrative Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
25%
$9,500 debt · $38,095 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
24%
$9,095 debt · $37,281 earn
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
23%
$9,096 debt · $39,471 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 1999Next review Feb 2031

Programmatic accreditations · 1

Action history · 2

  1. Oct 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  2. Feb 2019Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

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$27,440
$30–48k$26,791
$48–75k$29,859
$75–110k$32,369
$110k+$32,119

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

Avg net price (private)
$27,575
+$1,403vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $26,172
Federal loans
71.0%

Federal aid volume & trends

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

In AY 2024–25, 1,843 students received $9.4M in Pell grants, alongside $11.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
1,843
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$9.4M
$9,384,318 total
Direct Loans
$11.4M
2,830 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

1k
20
1k
21
1k
22
2k
23
2k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$4.9M
1,430 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$6.3M
1,366 loan awards
Parent PLUS$263K
34 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 292 borrowers who entered repayment, 8 (2.7%) defaulted within three years above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
2.7%
+0.4pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
292
Defaulted
8
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
16.1%
2017
14.2%
2018
12.9%
2019
2.7%
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 CHCP

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs11
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

96 total completions
01Health Professions
96100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

Fall total
974
12-mo unduplicated
1,523
Undergraduate
1,523
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
10%156
Women
90%1,367

Race / ethnicity composition

Hispanic
52.7%
White
16.5%
Black
16.3%
Non-resident
4.2%
Unknown
3.9%
Two or more
3.4%
Asian
2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0.6%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.3%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
1.21
1 offenses · 829 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago1.21Latest
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
  • 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
Weapons10
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
26.0:1
Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
35

CHCP vs Peer comparison

The peer institutions CHCP 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
SubjectThe College of Health Care Professions-Austin
64%974$27,575Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
1,644$31,218Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
2,168$32,408Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
2,242$33,431Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
89%100.0%1,202$31,681Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
89.5%1,080$27,050Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
95.1%517$24,563Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
98.3%222$26,029Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
766$27,708Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
566$26,578Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
2,280$29,627Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
85.3%3,857$26,014
67.6%4,478$52,558Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
100.0%2,812$11,956Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
524$21,782Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
961$25,431Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
664$22,034Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
1,068$21,396Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
678$23,188Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
705$21,461Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
1,145$19,854Baccalaureate
832$19,500Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
1,714$22,893Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
550$21,171
1,056$26,315Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
656$35,666Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
1,076$27,606Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
766$28,106Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
Peer group median77%95.1%1,015$26,172

Institutions like CHCP

Explore the federal data for institutions in CHCP's comparison group.

Campuses

The 2 campuses that make up The College of Health Care Professions-Austin.

Reports & documents (1)

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

Frequently asked questions about The College of Health Care Professions-Austin

Quick answers to the questions most often asked about CHCP.

What is the graduation rate at The College of Health Care Professions-Austin?

The College of Health Care Professions-Austin reports a 6-year graduation rate of 64% per the latest IPEDS.

How many students attend The College of Health Care Professions-Austin?

The College of Health Care Professions-Austin reports a total enrollment of 974 students per the latest IPEDS.

What is the average net price at The College of Health Care Professions-Austin?

The average net price at The College of Health Care Professions-Austin is $27,575 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

Where is The College of Health Care Professions-Austin located?

The College of Health Care Professions-Austin is located in Austin, Texas 78723.

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.

IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
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.
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.
DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.

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