Private for-profit · COLLEGE PAYOFF

Concorde Career College-San Diego

San Diego, CA · 7 reportable field-and-credential outcomes

10-year estimate · Negative payoff

−$322,046 over 10 years

Modeled from observed year-5 institution earnings and the institution-wide average net price over four years.

With these assumptions, the added earnings do not recover the cost within ten years.

Not availableModeled economic break-even
−114%Modeled 10-year ROI
$40,953Observed earnings · year 5
Not reachedMaximum annual price for positive 10-year payoff
Includes direct price and earnings forgone while studying. Assumes $45,000 in alternative annual earnings and no wage growth. How we calculate it
A QUICK READ

What the numbers say about Concorde Career College-San Diego

What does Concorde Career College-San Diego cost?

Concorde Career College-San Diego reports an average annual net price of $25,394 after grants and scholarships. This is an institution-wide average, not an individual aid offer.

What do Concorde Career College-San Diego graduates earn?

The observed median earnings figure is $40,953 5 years after completion. It describes a federal cohort, not a guaranteed starting salary.

How much federal debt do Concorde Career College-San Diego graduates have?

Completer borrowers report median cumulative federal student debt of $9,500. Parent PLUS and private loans are not included.

Is every degree at Concorde Career College-San Diego worth the same?

No. DegreeVerdict currently shows 7 field-and-credential outcomes at Concorde Career College-San Diego; reported earnings and debt can differ substantially by program category.

ECONOMIC INVESTMENT → PAYBACK

Estimated payoff over ten years.

The scenario counts direct price and earnings forgone upfront, then applies the reported annual earnings premium.

10-YEAR PAYOFF CURVECumulative economic payoff after graduation
−$322,046at year 10
Net gainInvestment not yet recovered
NET GAIN$0UNRECOVERED
−$281,5760
2
4
6
8
−$322,04610
Years after graduationBreak-even: years
FEDERAL COST DATA

Four ways to read college price.

Annual college-wide figures from the current College Scorecard release. Average net price covers full-time, first-time undergraduates receiving federal aid; public-college figures use in-state students. Program tuition and individual aid offers may differ.

Published in-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Published out-of-state tuitionNot available
Sticker price
Average net price$25,394
Title IV student average
Cost of attendance$30,461
Tuition + living budget
PRICE SOURCECollege reported · annual amount · federal dataset
PRICE SENSITIVITY

The price can change the verdict.

Hold observed earnings constant and see how the modeled ten-year payoff changes as annual price rises.

What stays fixed$40,953 observed annual earnings · 4 years of study · $45,000 alternative annual earnings · ten-year horizonThe marked price is this college’s institution-wide average net price, not your personal aid offer. This is a sensitivity test, not a tuition quote or earnings forecast.
COLLEGE AT A GLANCE

Institution details

Current federal characteristics describing the college, not the outcomes of a specific program.

Accreditor
Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
Main award level
Certificates
Campus setting
City
Admissions
Selective admission
Delivery
Campus or mixed delivery
Federal designation
No special designation reported
Sources: College Scorecard June 2026 release and IPEDS 2024 institutional characteristics.
OBSERVED FEDERAL MEASURES

Cost, debt, completion and earnings context

$25,394Average net price / year
$30,461Cost of attendance
$9,500Median federal student debt · completer borrowers
$101/moPublished 10-year payment estimate
$40,953Median earnings · year 5 after completion
76.2%Completion rate
100.0%Admission rate
147Student size

Institution debt covers federal student-loan borrowers who completed. Parent PLUS and private loans are excluded; missing and privacy-suppressed values remain unavailable.

PRICE BY FAMILY INCOME

Average net price is not one price

Federal averages for aided students in each family-income band. Your aid offer can differ.

$0–30k$24,666
$30–48k$24,567
$48–75k$26,031
$75–110k$28,668
$110k+$29,869
LONGER-TERM CONTEXT

What happens beyond the first earnings measure

Year 5$40,953
Year 6$39,255
Year 10$39,169
Full-time retention
94.7%
Part-time retention
Not available
Completion within 200% of normal time
71.4%

Earnings timepoints may use different historical cohorts and should not be read as one group’s guaranteed salary growth.

NATIONAL CONTEXT

How this college compares

Percentiles compare this institution with currently operating colleges that report the same federal measure.

40thEarnings percentile
76thCompletion percentile
WHAT STANDS OUT

A faster read on this college

These summaries use only reportable field-and-credential records at this institution. They do not fill privacy-suppressed outcomes.

$68,411Median year-4 earnings across reportable program categories
$17,179Median federal debt across categories that report debt
86%Of earnings-reporting categories above their same-field national benchmark
EARNINGS PATH

Reported earnings over time

$38,805Year 1
$47,516Year 4
$40,953Year 5

Separate federal cohorts may underlie different measurement years.

PROGRAM PAYOFF SPREAD

The college average is not the whole story.

Observed earnings vary substantially by field and credential at the same institution.

1Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Associate's Degree$84,8442Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,8693Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions · Associate's Degree$72,9084Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Associate's Degree$68,4115Health and Medical Administrative Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,6846Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,0007Dental Support Services and Allied Professions · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,235

Observed year-4 earnings · compare like fields and credentials before deciding

Strongest relative outcomes

Programs that stand out against the same-degree benchmark

This view rewards performance relative to the same field and credential, not simply majors that pay more everywhere.

1Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree · $68,411 reported+62%vs same-degree national median$27,000federal debt2Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $84,844 reported+37%vs same-degree national median$26,125federal debt3Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $73,869 reported+32%vs same-degree national median$17,179federal debt4Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $40,684 reported+15%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt5Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma · $39,000 reported+14%vs same-degree national median$9,500federal debt6Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree · $72,908 reported+11%vs same-degree national median$20,000federal debt
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ALL REPORTABLE PROGRAM CATEGORIES

Explore exact field-and-credential outcomes

Federal fieldCredentialEarnings, year 4Federal debt2023–24 awards
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$84,844$26,125Not reported
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$73,869$17,179Not reported
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's Degree$72,908$20,000Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's Degree$68,411$27,000Not reported
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$40,684$9,500Not reported
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$39,000$9,50044
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsUndergraduate Certificate or Diploma$32,235$9,500150

Awards use first-major IPEDS completions aggregated to the same four-digit field and credential.

Earnings, price, completion and enrollment are observed federal measures. ROI, payoff and break-even are modeled scenarios built from those measures and fixed assumptions. College payoff is not the payoff of every degree at this school; use the program table for a more precise comparison.