Concorde Career Institute

Location and Contact Information

1425 NE Irving Street, Bldg 300
Portland, OR 97232
USA
Main Tel: (503) 281-4181
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

Concorde Career Institute, Portland is a part of the Concorde Career Institute Colleges, which specializes in healthcare training. Concorde Career Institute has several campuses across America. The Portland campus of Concorde Career Institute is located in Oregon, U.S.A. It offers courses in insurance coding and billing, practical nursing, dental assisting, medical assisting and surgical technology.

Concorde Career Institute, Portland offers financial assistance to the students who qualify for it. The students at the institute are offered career counseling services, and information regarding employment opportunities in the field of healthcare. Additionally, the students are assisted in their resume preparation. They also receive expert guidance in developing their interview skills and getting good employment opportunities in their respective fields after completing their courses.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

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

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 Institute participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 98% of students received financial aid of some sort.

Grants% of
Students		Average
Amount
Any Grant71%$4,736
Institutional Grant $1,000
Federal Grant65%$3,837
Pell Grant65%$3,682
Other Federal Grant42%$262
State or Local Grant9%$9,017

Loans% of
Students		Average
Amount
Student Loan87%$8,139
Federal Loan86%$7,660
Other Loan8%$5,613

(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 Institute:

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 SchoolLocationEnrollment
1Concorde Career CollegesKansas City, MO705
2Medvance Institute-Fort LauderdaleLauderdale Lakes, FL628
3Career Centers of Texas-Corpus ChristiCorpus Christ, TX904
4Pennsylvania Institute of TechnologyMedia, PA1,002
5Concorde Career CollegesSan Diego, CA649
6Medvance Institute-West PalmPalm Springs, FL659
7Concorde Career CollegeSan Bernardino, CA796
8Concorde Career InstituteJacksonville, FL654
9Concorde Career CollegeNorth Hollywood, CA579
10Concorde Career CollegeMemphis, TN1,147

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
1-2 year certificate3153
< 1 year certificate3073
Associate 1

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
Without tenure; tenure not available  18

Students

Student enrollment was 593 in 2009-2010 (655 full-time equivalent).

About 19% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 81% of the class.

Undergrads are 100% of enrolled students.

Students under 25 years old represent 42% of the student body. About 17% 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 (111 awarded)

  • Health and Medical Administrative Services

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (448 awarded)

  • Dental Assisting/Assistant
  • Medical/Clinical Assistant
  • Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (59 awarded)

  • Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (4 awarded)

  • Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage