Private nonprofit · Community college

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Concord, North Carolina · Midsize city

#3 for grad earnings in North Carolina
0%
Transfer rate
$17,618
Avg net price
71%
Grad / completion
$58,708
Median earnings

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit associate-granting institution in Concord, North Carolina (midsize city setting), enrolling 712 undergraduates.

Private nonprofitSmall · 712 undergradsMidsize cityVery selective · 23% admitCold winters

About Concord, North Carolina

Concord is the most populous city in Cabarrus County, North Carolina, United States, and its county seat. Concord, located in today's rapidly growing northeast quadrant of the Charlotte metropolitan area, was first settled about 1750 by German and Scots-Irish immigrants. The name Concord means "to bring into harmony". Downtown shopping features merchants offering antiques, fine collectibles, arts and crafts, and a seasonal farmers market. Concord is also home to the large retail venue Concord Mills, and Charlotte Motor Speedway. These two are the primary economic driving forces of the city. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Midsize city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
To the ocean
155 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Concord-Padgett (USA)

How Cabarrus College of Health Sciences compares

Selectivity23.4%

More selective than 96% · #1 most selective of 6 in North Carolina

SAT average1150

Higher than 91%

Graduation rate71%

Higher than 64% · #13 of 90 in North Carolina

First-year retention100%

Higher than 95%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$58,708

Higher than 95% · #3 of 84 in North Carolina

Average net price$17,618

Cheaper than 41% · #71 cheapest of 90 in North Carolina

Median debt at graduation$16,000

Lower than 12%

Student–faculty ratio11 : 1

Lower than 78%

Undergraduate enrollment712

Larger than 68%

Percentiles compare Cabarrus College of Health Sciences 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 North Carolina.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

820students
  • Undergraduate71287%
  • Graduate10813%

Undergraduates by gender

712undergrads
  • Women61687%
  • Men9613%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White49%
  • Black30%
  • Hispanic11%
  • Asian3.1%
  • Other or multiracial6.7%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
712
Graduate enrollment
108
Student–faculty ratio
11 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
29%
First-generation students
37%
Students over 25
51%
Median family income
$42,481
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$72,792
Endowment
$4,989,913

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Cost

In-state tuition
$16,550
Room & board
Books & supplies
$1,500
Total cost of attendance
$26,375
Average net price
$17,618

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Admissions

Admission rate
23.4%
Test scores
Required
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
1150
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite
21–23
Average GPA (estimated)
3.42

Outcomes

Graduated
71%
First-year retention
100%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,960
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$58,708
Median debt at graduation
$16,000
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
68%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
71%
Low-income (Pell)
72%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$50

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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.0 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
0
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (924 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

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.

< $30k
$10,412
$30–48k
$9,820
$48–75k
$15,956
$75–110k
$12,950
$110k+
$24,194

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.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$58,708
Typical debt at graduation
$16,000
Debt vs. one year's pay
27%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.7 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

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
$58,162
Men
$60,635

Men out-earn women by $2,473 (4%) 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
92°F
Winter low
29°F
Annual rain
47.9″
Annual snow
3.3″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Concord, NC US station (2.2 mi from campus).

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.