Private for-profit · Community college

Concorde Career College-Memphis

Memphis, Tennessee · Large city

0%
Transfer rate
$24,563
Avg net price
55%
Grad / completion
$31,599
Median earnings

Concorde Career College-Memphis is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Memphis, Tennessee (large city setting), enrolling 517 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 517 undergradsLarge cityAccessible · 95% admitCold winters

About Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city in Shelby County, Tennessee, United States, and its county seat. Occupying a substantial bluff rising from the Mississippi River, the site of Memphis has been a natural location for human settlement by varying indigenous cultures over thousands of years. One of the largest celebrations of the city is Memphis in May. The month-long series of events promotes Memphis's heritage and outreach of its people far beyond the city's borders. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
9 miles to Memphis, TN
To the ocean
321 miles
Nearest airport
7 miles to Memphis (MEM) · major hub

How Concorde Career College-Memphis compares

Selectivity95.1%

More selective than 29% · #2 most selective of 3 in Tennessee

Graduation rate55%

Higher than 43% · #54 of 81 in Tennessee

First-year retention67%

Higher than 37%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$31,599

Higher than 38% · #44 of 70 in Tennessee

Average net price$24,563

Cheaper than 19% · #74 cheapest of 82 in Tennessee

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio32 : 1

Lower than 4%

Undergraduate enrollment517

Larger than 63%

Percentiles compare Concorde Career College-Memphis 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 Tennessee.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

517undergrads
  • Women47692%
  • Men418%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White5.6%
  • Black51%
  • Hispanic6.8%
  • Asian0.6%
  • Other or multiracial36%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
517
Student–faculty ratio
32 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
82%
First-generation students
53%
Students over 25
44%
Median family income
$13,615
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$49,617

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
$24,563

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
95.1%
Test scores
Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %)
SAT average
SAT reading
SAT math
ACT composite

Outcomes

Graduated
55%
First-year retention
67%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$30,765
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$31,599
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
80%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
24%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
55%
Low-income (Pell)
70%
First-generation
70%

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
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%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
D
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
24.5 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
3
Property offenses (2022–2024)
35

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (517 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.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

13reported offenses a year
1.0 violent a year12 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
11
Aggravated assault
0.7
Murder
0.3
Burglary
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

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
$24,297
$30–48k
$24,588
$48–75k
$27,146
$75–110k
$28,682
$110k+
$29,351

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.

15%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$381
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 15% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $381. 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 1,167 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)
$31,599
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
30%
Out-earn a HS grad
25%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.0 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

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
$31,189
Men
$35,606

Men out-earn women by $4,417 (14%) 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
91°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
57.2″
Annual snow
2.8″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.95.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Memphis Wfo, TN US station (5.1 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.