Private for-profit · Community college

Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas

Las Vegas, Nevada · Large suburb

#1 for grad earnings in Nevada
Transfer rate
$24,190
Avg net price
Grad / completion
$61,480
Median earnings

Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas is a private for-profit associate-granting institution in Las Vegas, Nevada (large suburb setting), enrolling 293 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 293 undergradsLarge suburb

About Las Vegas, Nevada

Las Vegas, colloquially shortened to Vegas, is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nevada and the county seat of Clark County. Nomadic Paleo-Indians traveled to the Las Vegas area 10,000 years ago, leaving behind petroglyphs. Ancient Puebloan and Paiute tribes followed at least 2,000 years ago. The primary drivers of the Las Vegas economy are tourism, gaming, and conventions, which in turn feed the retail and restaurant industries. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
To the ocean
225 miles
Nearest airport
8 miles to Harry Reid (LAS) · major hub

How Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$61,480

Higher than 96% · #1 of 22 in Nevada

Average net price$24,190

Cheaper than 20% · #16 cheapest of 25 in Nevada

Median debt at graduation$24,166

Lower than 3%

Student–faculty ratio12 : 1

Lower than 73%

Undergraduate enrollment293

Larger than 53%

Percentiles compare Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas 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 Nevada.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

293undergrads
  • Women25587%
  • Men3813%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White25%
  • Black27%
  • Asian22%
  • Other or multiracial26%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
293
Student–faculty ratio
12 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
56%
First-generation students
49%
Students over 25
Median family income
$32,674
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$65,511

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
$24,190

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
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$58,951
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$61,480
Median debt at graduation
$24,166
Students with federal loans
81%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
35%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
57%
First-generation
58%

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%.

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
$24,232
$30–48k
$25,597
$48–75k
$23,185
$75–110k
$22,762
$110k+
$27,172

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)
$61,480
Typical debt at graduation
$24,166
Debt vs. one year's pay
39%
Out-earn a HS grad
74%

Typical debt would take roughly 3.9 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
$60,125
Men
$69,868

Men out-earn women by $9,743 (16%) 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
106°F
Winter low
37°F
Annual rain
4.8″
Annual snow
0.2″

Average temperature

HighLow
30°70°110°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.00.50.9JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Las Vegas Wfo, NV US station (6.4 mi from campus).

What Galen Health Institutes-Las Vegas 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.