Concorde Career Colleges

Location and Contact Information

3239 Broadway
Kansas City, MO 64111
USA
Main Tel: (816) 531-5223
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Concorde Career Institute Kansas City is situated in the center of Kansas City, in Missouri. The school offers numerous healthcare programs to the students such as advanced respiratory therapy program, dental assistant program, insurance coding and billing specialist program, medical assistant program, nursing (A.A.S.) program, practical nursing program and respiratory therapy (A.A.S.) program.

Many students of Concorde Career Institute Kansas City have gone to become famous. Some of them include Kelly Roberts, dental assistant; Sandra Bain, insurance coding and billing specialist; Jade Johnson, insurance coding and billing specialist; Caroline Fortner, practical nursing; and Mark Wharton, A.A.S in respiratory therapy. The college also offers financial assistance to the students who are eligible.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • High yield: the portion of accepted students who enroll.
  • High percentage of students are from out-of-state.
  • Good faculty-to-student ratio.
  • High female/male ratio.

School characteristics:

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

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, 94% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant81%$3,434
Institutional Grant  
Federal Grant80%$3,275
Pell Grant80%$3,188
Other Federal Grant22%$336
State or Local Grant3%$4,807

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan87%$6,454
Federal Loan86%$6,227
Other Loan3%$7,247

(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
1Concorde Career CollegesSan Diego, CA649
2Concorde Career CollegeMemphis, TN1,147
3Concorde Career InstituteJacksonville, FL654
4Concorde Career CollegeSan Bernardino, CA796
5Midway CollegeMidway, KY1,283
6University of Antelope ValleyLancaster, CA663
7Concorde Career CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA579
8Medvance Institute-Fort LauderdaleLauderdale Lakes, FL628
9San Joaquin Valley College-VisaliaVisalia, CA887
10Lincoln Memorial UniversityHarrogate, TN3,365

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
< 1 year certificate2992
1-2 year certificate1473
Associate615

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  27

Students

Student enrollment was 705 in 2009-2010 (592 full-time equivalent).

About 10% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 90% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 38% of the student body. About 12% 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 (84 awarded)

  • Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (370 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Respiratory Therapy Technician/Assistant

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (53 awarded)

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