Concorde Career Colleges

Location and Contact Information

111 N. Havana Street
Aurora, CO 80010-4314
USA
Main Tel: (303) 861-1151
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Concorde Career Colleges Inc. has several campuses across America. It specializes in healthcare training. The Aurora campus of Concorde Career Colleges is located in the Denver, Colorado. It offers a variety of courses in diverse areas of study such as dental assisting, practical nursing, medical assisting, surgical technology, respiratory therapy, and radiologic technology.

The Aurora campus of Concorde Career Colleges provides financial assistance to the students who are in need of it. As Concorde Graduates, the students have access to the career counseling services offered by the institute. The services include providing information on career opportunities in the field of healthcare. Apart from this, the students are also assisted in the preparation of their resumes as well as interviewing techniques.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • High female/male ratio.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • Large number of students.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Differs by program.

Features of note:

  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Concorde Career Colleges participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 83% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant63%$2,992
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant61%$2,844
Pell Grant61%$2,689
Other Federal Grant27%$358
State or Local Grant27%$489

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan76%$7,107
Federal Loan76%$6,009
Other Loan8%$11,139

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Similar Schools

Based on proprietary BrainTrack computer comparisons against all other US colleges, these schools appear to be most similar to Concorde Career Colleges:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1University of Antelope ValleyLancaster, CA663
2Concorde Career InstituteJacksonville, FL654
3Concorde Career CollegeMemphis, TN1,147
4Midway CollegeMidway, KY1,283
5Concorde Career CollegesSan Diego, CA649
6Miles Community CollegeMiles City, MT511
7Aquinas CollegeNashville, TN847
8Our Lady of Holy Cross CollegeNew Orleans, LA1,290
9Concorde Career CollegeSan Bernardino, CA796
10Mercy College of Health SciencesDes Moines, IA669

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
< 1 year certificate3554
1-2 year certificate1092
Associate833

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  32

Students

Student enrollment was 751 in 2009-2010 (662 full-time equivalent).

About 17% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 83% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 37% of the student body. About 16% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

ApplicantsAdmitted
Men100%
Women100%
All100%

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

The highest degree offered is the Associate.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (64 awarded)

  • Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (357 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (126 awarded)

  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training
  • Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)