Private nonprofit · Community college
The Chicago School-College of Nursing
Richardson, Texas · Midsize city
- 0%
- Transfer rate
- —
- Avg net price
- 25%
- Grad / completion
- $56,899
- Median earnings
The Chicago School-College of Nursing is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Richardson, Texas (midsize city setting), enrolling 2 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Richardson, Texas
Richardson is a city in Dallas and Collin counties in the U.S. state of Texas. Emigrants from Kentucky and Tennessee settled near present-day Richardson in the 1840s. Before the Civil War, a small settlement called Breckenridge, located near present-day Richland College, was established. The Charles W. Eisemann Center for Performing Arts is located in Richardson. It serves as the primary venue for the Richardson Symphony Orchestra and the Plano Symphony Orchestra. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Midsize city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 14 miles to Dallas, TX
- To the ocean
- 245 miles
- Nearest airport
- 11 miles to Dallas Love Field (DAL) · major hub
How The Chicago School-College of Nursing compares
Higher than 8% · #231 of 253 in Texas
Higher than 95% · #9 of 206 in Texas
Lower than 6%
Lower than 99%
Larger than 1%
Percentiles compare The Chicago School-College of Nursing 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 Texas.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women2100%
- Men00%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- Black50%
- Other or multiracial50%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 2
- Student–faculty ratio
- 2 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 45%
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Students over 25
- —
- Median family income
- $18,495
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $77,391
- Endowment
- $92,874
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Outcomes
- Graduated
- 25%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $51,817
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $56,899
- Median debt at graduation
- $20,000
- Students with federal loans
- 52%
Graduating on time
By student background (4 years)
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
- $50
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%.
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.
Modest institutional aid: 29% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $1,165. 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 34 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)
- $56,899
- Typical debt at graduation
- $20,000
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 35%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- —
Typical debt would take roughly 3.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.
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.
Men out-earn women by $12,624 (23%) 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
- 95°F
- Winter low
- 36°F
- Annual rain
- 41.9″
- Annual snow
- 1.7″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Richardson, TX US station (1.4 mi from campus).
What The Chicago School-College of Nursing 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.