Private for-profit · Mostly certificates · Large suburb

Americare Technical School

Park Ridge, Illinois. 25 undergraduates. Admits 100% of applicants.

—Graduation rate
$27,702Average net price per year56% above the national median for similar colleges ($17,716)
—Median earnings 10 years after starting
—Median debt at graduation

What families actually pay

Under $30,000$27,702

Average yearly net price for first-time, full-time students who received federal aid, by family income. Net price is the cost of attendance minus grants and scholarships. Source: College Scorecard.

Compare net price across collegesPublished tuition and fees: $20,500.

Do students finish, and what do they earn?

MeasureThis collegeSimilar colleges nationally
Graduation rate—71%
Return for second year—77%
Median earnings, 6 years after starting—$33,491
Median earnings, 10 years after starting—$36,576
Median debt at graduation—$9,500

Graduation rate within 150% of normal time; retention is the share of first-year students who return. Earnings are medians for former students who received federal aid, working and not enrolled. National comparison is the median for colleges of the same type (mostly certificates).

Programs and what graduates earn

1 programs reported
ProgramGraduates / yrMedian earnings, 1 yrMedian earnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants23——$9,500

Program-level medians for graduates who received federal aid. A dash means the Department of Education suppressed the figure to protect privacy, usually because the program is small. At four-year colleges, certificate graduates often earned a bachelor's at the same time, so their earnings can reflect the degree. Source: College Scorecard, field of study data.

Getting in

100%Admission rate
25:1Students per faculty member
57%Undergraduates with a Pell Grant

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Quick answers

How much does Americare Technical School cost per year?
The average net price at Americare Technical School, what students pay after grants and scholarships, is $27,702 per year. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.