Private for-profit · Community college
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp
Hialeah, Florida · Large suburb
- 19%
- Transfer rate
- $49,299
- Avg net price
- 81%
- Grad / completion
- $22,226
- Median earnings
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Hialeah, Florida (large suburb setting), enrolling 169 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Hialeah, Florida
Hialeah is a city in Miami-Dade County, Florida, United States. Alternatively, the word is of Seminole origin meaning "Upland Prairie". The city is located upon a large prairie between Biscayne Bay and the Everglades. In March 2009, it was announced that a $40–$90 million restoration project was set to begin within the year on the Hialeah Park Race Track. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Associate
- Nearest big city
- 9 miles to Miami, FL
- To the ocean
- 8 miles
- Nearest airport
- 4 miles to Miami (MIA) · major hub
How Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp compares
Higher than 78% · #60 of 211 in Florida
Higher than 9% · #150 of 171 in Florida
Cheaper than 1% · #204 cheapest of 207 in Florida
Lower than 12%
Larger than 40%
Percentiles compare Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp 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 Florida.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women16095%
- Men95%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White5.3%
- Black3.5%
- Hispanic91%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 169
- Student–faculty ratio
- 25 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 87%
- First-generation students
- 60%
- Students over 25
- 79%
- Median family income
- $0
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $44,478
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
- $49,299
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
- 81%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 19%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $21,973
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $22,226
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 25%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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?
Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.
Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $22,226
- Typical debt at graduation
- —
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- —
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 12%
The payoff is less clear-cut here — weigh the debt against the earnings and your intended field before borrowing heavily.
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.
Men out-earn women by $17,087 (78%) 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
- 59°F
- Annual rain
- 72.9″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hialeah, FL US station (2.5 mi from campus).
What Compu-Med Vocational Careers Corp 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.