by our College Data Analytics TeamHere’s the full picture on paying for The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most families it is a more realistic figure than the published cost.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $28,471.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $27,427.00 |
The real cost varies by income because need-based aid scales with financial need. The figures below give average net price by income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $27,178.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $27,480.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $29,441.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $32,481.00 |
Run your own numbers with the The College of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston Net Price Calculator, or visit the financial aid office.
For the grant-and-scholarship detail behind these figures, see the financial aid breakdown.
Typical debt at graduation from The C of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston amounts to $9,473.00, placing the school in the Very Low (<$10k) debt-load classification.
The percentile spread of debt at graduation is shown below:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $2,926.00 |
| 25th | $5,500.00 |
| Median (50th) | $9,473.00 |
| 75th | $14,695.00 |
| 90th | $20,867.00 |
The spread between the 10th and 90th percentiles reflects how variable debt outcomes are at this school.
For the full borrowing and repayment picture, see the student loan debt detail.
Median debt at graduation differs meaningfully across income brackets. The table below divides borrowers into three income tiers:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,499.00 |
| Middle income | $9,311.00 |
| High income | $7,793.00 |
Low-income graduates carry $1,706.00 in additional median debt versus high-income graduates.
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $9,450.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $9,500.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. Looking at Pell recipients versus non-recipients tells us how debt is distributed across need.
The gap between Pell-eligible and non-Pell median debt at The C of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston works out to $1,412.00. Federal data flags this school for Pell-related debt inequity.
The default-rate classification at The C of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston is Low (<5%).
| Window | Cohort default rate |
|---|---|
| 2-year | 20.9% |
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at The C of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston total $261,324,228.00 over 28,073 borrowers.
Veterans and active-duty service members may qualify for substantial federal education benefits including the GI Bill and Department of Defense tuition support.
| GI Bill recipients | 21 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $11,162.00 |
Dig into veteran education benefits on the college veterans page.
The data above is a foundation; round it out by asking yourself about The C of Health Care Professions-Southwest Houston, the questions below are worth your time:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.