Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Data & Information Overview

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• Rankings
• Admission and Acceptance
• Faculty
• Retention and Graduation Rates
• Diversity
• Cost
• Student Debt
• Average Earnings
• Location
• Majors
• Online Learning

How Well Is Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Ranked?

2022 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie was awarded 10 badges in the 2022 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.

Overall Quality

Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie was not ranked in College Factual's 2022 Best Overall Colleges report. This could be for a number of reasons, including lack of data.

Is It Hard to Get Into Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie?

Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is 96%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.

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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Faculty

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie, the student to faculty ratio is 34 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is 59%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Retention and Graduation Rates at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate of 84% tells us that most first-year, full-time students like Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie enough to come back for another year. This is a fair bit higher than the national average of 68%. That's certainly something to check off in the good column about the school.

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Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Undergraduate Student Diversity

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 862 undergraduates at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie with 753 being full-time and 109 being part-time.

How Much Does Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Cost?

The overall average net price of Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is $30,740. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie

$0-30 K	$30K-48K	$48-75	$75-110K	$110K +
$30,445	$31,075	$31,199	$32,991	$34,091

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie, approximately 86% of students took out student loans averaging $7,136 a year. That adds up to $28,544 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is 21.3%. Watch out! This is significantly higher than the national default rate of 10.1%, which means you could have trouble paying back your student loans if you take any out.

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How Much Money Do Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Graduates Make?

Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $32,300 in their early years. This is about 19% less that the average pay for college graduates overall. However, graduates with your major may make more.

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Location of Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie

Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie is a private for-profit institution situated in Grand Prairie, Texas. The suburban atmosphere of Grand Prairie makes it a great place for students who want the amenities of city life without actually living in the middle of a constant hustle and bustle.

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Contact details for Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	305 W. Interstate 20, Grand Prairie, TX 75052-3831
Phone:	469-348-2500
Website:	https://www.concorde.edu/campus/grand-prairie-texas

Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie Majors

Learn more about the majors offered at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2019-2020, 122 students took at least one online class at Concorde Career College - Grand Prairie. This is an increase from the 0 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year	Took at Least One Online Class	Took All Classes Online
2019-2020	122	0
2018-2019	0	0
2017-2018	0	0
2016-2017	0	0
2015-2016	0	0

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

References

• National Center for Education Statistics
• College Scorecard
• Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

More about our data sources and methodologies.