High Desert Medical College
High Desert Medical College is a small university located in Lancaster, CA.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $29,627
- Undergraduate enrollment: 3,094
- Graduation rate (150%): 68%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 59%
- Student to faculty ratio: 30:1
- Median earnings (8 years): $37,904
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,486
- Control: Private for-profit
- Locale: Suburb, large
- City: Lancaster, CA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at High Desert Medical College include Licensed Practical, Medical, Diagnostic Medical Sonography.
- Licensed Practical (309 bachelor's)
- Medical (174 bachelor's)
- Diagnostic Medical Sonography (153 associate)
- Veterinary (100 bachelor's)
- Dental Assisting (121 bachelor's)
- Pharmacy Technician (58 bachelor's)
- Medical Insurance Coding Specialist (43 bachelor's)
- Phlebotomy Technician (38 bachelor's)
- Medical Administrative (11 bachelor's)
- Cardiovascular Technology (7 associate)
Degree mix: Health 100%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
High Desert Medical College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $27,248 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $27,248
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $28,262
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $28,604
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $29,470
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $30,608
- Pell Grant recipients: 57%
- Federal loan recipients: 59%
- Average federal loan: $8,223
- Median debt at graduation: $13,555
Admissions
High Desert Medical College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 3,094
- Women: 91%
- Part-time undergraduates: 4%
- Age 25 and older: 45%
- Graduation rate: 68%
- Come back after freshman year: 80%
- First-generation: 60%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 45%
- Student to faculty: 30:1
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the High Desert Medical College acceptance rate? High Desert Medical College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does High Desert Medical College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $27,248 a year after aid. Average net price is $29,627.
What majors does High Desert Medical College offer? Popular programs include Licensed Practical, Medical, Diagnostic Medical Sonography, Veterinary, Dental Assisting.
What is the High Desert Medical College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 59% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 68%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. High Desert Medical College official site: see the campus website.