Private for-profit · Community college
Bennett Career Institute
Washington, District of Columbia · Large city
- 3%
- Transfer rate
- $11,824
- Avg net price
- 51%
- Grad / completion
- $22,568
- Median earnings
Bennett Career Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Washington, District of Columbia (large city setting), enrolling 176 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Washington, District of Columbia
Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia and commonly known as Washington or D.C., is the capital city and federal district of the United States. The Nacotchtank, also called the Nacostines by Catholic missionaries, maintained settlements around the Anacostia River in present-day Washington, D.C. Conflicts with European colonists and neighboring tribes ultimately displaced the Piscataway people, some of whom established a new settlement in 1699 near Point of Rocks, Maryland. Washington, D.C., is a national center for the arts, home to several concert halls and theaters. The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is home to National Symphony Orchestra, Washington National Opera, and the Washington Ballet. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 3 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 4 miles
- Nearest airport
- 6 miles to Ronald Reagan Washington National (DCA) · major hub
How Bennett Career Institute compares
Higher than 38% · #2 of 6 in District of Columbia
Higher than 14%
Higher than 10% · #3 of 4 in District of Columbia
Cheaper than 63% · #2 cheapest of 4 in District of Columbia
Lower than 90%
Lower than 29%
Larger than 42%
Percentiles compare Bennett Career Institute with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in District of Columbia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women12973%
- Men4727%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black98%
- Hispanic1.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 176
- Student–faculty ratio
- 20 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 58%
- First-generation students
- 56%
- Students over 25
- 58%
- Median family income
- $9,059
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- —
- Room & board
- —
- Total cost of attendance
- —
- Average net price
- $11,824
Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 51%
- First-year retention
- 54%
- Transferred to another college
- 3%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $18,653
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,568
- Median debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Students with federal loans
- 58%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 16%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
What you'll actually pay, by family income
Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.
College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.
Does the school pay you to attend?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 10% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $632. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 127 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $22,568
- Typical debt at graduation
- $6,333
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 28%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 32%
Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.
Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.
The pay gap here
Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.
Women out-earn men by $3,660 (19%) a decade out.
Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 90°F
- Winter low
- 28°F
- Annual rain
- 45.6″
- Annual snow
- 9.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Natl Arboretum DC, MD US station (1.9 mi from campus).
What Bennett Career Institute graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.