Central School of Practical Nursing

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Central School of Practical Nursing

Central School of Practical Nursing operates as a private nonprofit institution located in Independence, Ohio (suburb: large), with a total reported enrollment of 97 students of which 88 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Central School of Practical Nursing is categorized as “-2” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. Admission rate data is not currently reported for this institution. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $21,369 and a Pell grant recipient share of 50.0%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $9,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. Four-year completion rate data is unavailable, rising to 30.3% at six years. Graduates earn a median of $50,672 ten years after enrolling, compared with $47,061 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 15200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 81.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.