Private for-profit · Community college

National Career Institute

East Orange, New Jersey · Large suburb

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Transfer rate: $25,261
Avg net price: 56%
Grad / completion: $26,415
Median earnings

National Career Institute is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in East Orange, New Jersey (large suburb setting), enrolling 249 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 249 undergradsLarge suburbCold wintersNear the coast

About East Orange, New Jersey

East Orange is a city in Essex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. East Orange had its origins in Connecticut's New Haven Colony. In 1666, a group of 30 of New Haven's families traveled by water to found "a town on the Passayak" River. They arrived on territory now encompassing Newark, the Oranges, and several other municipalities. Paul Robeson Stadium, located on North Clinton Street, hosts local sports teams and typically, the city's annual Fourth of July fireworks celebration. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Large suburb
Highest degree offered: Certificate
Nearest big city: 12 miles to New York, NY
To the ocean: 6 miles
Nearest airport: 6 miles to Newark Liberty (EWR) · major hub

How National Career Institute compares

Graduation rate56%

Higher than 44% · #56 of 89 in New Jersey

First-year retention81%

Higher than 66%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$26,415

Higher than 22% · #61 of 68 in New Jersey

Average net price$25,261

Cheaper than 18% · #63 cheapest of 83 in New Jersey

Median debt at graduation$6,756

Lower than 85%

Student–faculty ratio15 : 1

Lower than 56%

Undergraduate enrollment249

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare National Career Institute 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 New Jersey.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

Women9036%
Men15964%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White2.0%
Black85%
Hispanic13%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 249
Student–faculty ratio: 15 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 59%
First-generation students: 81%
Students over 25: 68%
Median family income: $0

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: $25,261

Outcomes

Graduated: 56%
First-year retention: 81%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $19,817
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $26,415
Median debt at graduation: $6,756
Students with federal loans: 47%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 7%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $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

$25,059

$30–48k

$26,080

$48–75k

$25,331

$75–110k

$28,707

$110k+

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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?

National Career Institute 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): $26,415
Typical debt at graduation: $6,756
Debt vs. one year's pay: 26%
Out-earn a HS grad: —

Typical debt would take roughly 2.6 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

$25,583

Men

$28,713

Men out-earn women by $3,130 (12%) 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: 87°F
Winter low: 25°F
Annual rain: 50.4″
Annual snow: 28.2″

Average temperature

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Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrison, NJ US station (3.8 mi from campus).

What National Career Institute graduates study — and earn

Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)

37 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

37———Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services

20 grads$22k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$10k debt

20$21,968$20,599$9,500 Electrical and Power Transmission Installers

15 grads$23k 1 yr$26k 5 yr$7k debt

15$22,597$25,554$6,756

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.