Private for-profit · Community college

Institute of Medical Careers

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $21,392
Avg net price: 76%
Grad / completion: —
Median earnings

Institute of Medical Careers is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 845 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 845 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh is a city in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States, and its county seat. The Seneca people called the confluence of the rivers Diondega or Jaödeogë’. Shannopin's Town was an 18th-century Lenape (Delaware) town located roughly from where Penn Avenue is today, below the mouth of Two Mile Run, from 30th Street to 39th Street. Pittsburgh boasts a rich arts and culture scene, with a history dating back to 19th-century industrialists who commissioned and donated public works including Heinz Hall for the Performing Arts and the Benedum Center, home to the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and Pittsburgh Opera. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 9 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
To Great Lakes shore: 111 miles
Nearest airport: 22 miles to Pittsburgh (PIT) · major hub

How Institute of Medical Careers compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 72% · #50 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention90%

Higher than 82%

Average net price$21,392

Cheaper than 28% · #108 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$12,925

Lower than 23%

Student–faculty ratio25 : 1

Lower than 12%

Undergraduate enrollment845

Larger than 71%

Percentiles compare Institute of Medical Careers 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women70784%
Men13816%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White32%
Black63%
Hispanic1.2%
Other or multiracial2.8%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 845
Student–faculty ratio: 25 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 87%
First-generation students: 55%
Students over 25: 65%
Median family income: $12,754
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $39,699

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: $21,392

Outcomes

Graduated: 76%
First-year retention: 90%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $25,933
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: —
Median debt at graduation: $12,925
Students with federal loans: 92%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 34%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: Free

Campus safety

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

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

$21,392

$30–48k

—

$48–75k

—

$75–110k

—

$110k+

—

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$1,031

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 9% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,031. 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 303 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Campus climate

Summer high: 83°F
Winter low: 19°F
Annual rain: 44.5″
Annual snow: 25″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Acmetonia Lock 3, PA US station (4.9 mi from campus).

What Institute of Medical Careers graduates study — and earn

Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCert.

227 grads$25k 1 yr$36k 5 yr$15k debt

227$24,805$35,936$14,931 Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssoc.

122 grads$25k 1 yr— 5 yr$27k debt

122$24,594—$26,617 Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssoc.

20 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

20———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

15 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr$24k debt

15——$24,096 Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansAssoc.

13 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

13———Precision Metal WorkingCert.

12 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

12———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

8 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

8———Ground TransportationCert.

7 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

7———Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCert.

7 grads$29k 1 yr— 5 yr$13k debt

7$28,910—$13,166 General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing OperationsAssoc.

2 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

2———Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

— grads$27k 1 yr$28k 5 yr$16k debt

—$27,151$28,197$15,637

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.