10-yr median earnings
Not reported
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Lancaster, California
High Desert Medical College
High Desert Medical College is a private for-profit institution in Lancaster, California. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 67.0%
- 150%-time completion
- $29,627
- Avg net price / yr
Suburb: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this High Desert Medical College profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
D
College Value Score
42/100
High Desert Medical College
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price F
$29,627
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate B-
67.0%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt D
$13,555
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$29,627
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
67.0%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 67.0%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - High Desert Medical College vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
Quick Facts
2,245
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
67.0%
150%-time completion
-
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How High Desert Medical College ranks in California
State rank among 493 reporting California colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | High Desert Medical College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average net price | $29,627 | #388 of 495 | 22nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 67.0% | #213 of 483 | 56th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 2,245 | #170 of 553 | 69th |
Highest former-student earnings in California
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Samuel Merritt University | $143,238 | - |
| 2 | Harvey Mudd College | $138,687 | $35,924 |
| 3 | California Institute of Technology | $128,566 | $16,075 |
| 4 | Stanford University | $124,080 | $13,807 |
| 5 | Los Angeles County College of Nursing and Allied Health | $115,318 | - |
| 6 | Gnomon | $114,785 | $51,949 |
| 7 | Santa Clara University | $109,183 | $50,062 |
| 8 | Jesuit School of Theology of Santa Clara University | $109,183 | - |
| 9 | Touro University California | $104,805 | - |
| 10 | Claremont McKenna College | $104,736 | $28,849 |
| 11 | West Coast University-Anaheim-Orange County | $102,672 | $32,879 |
| 12 | West Coast University-Ontario | $102,672 | $49,590 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at High Desert Medical College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$28,959 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$28,873 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$29,971 net price / yr
- $110k+
$110k+
$34,287 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at High Desert Medical College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $29,627 |
57.1%
Pell Grant Rate
59.1%
Federal Loan Rate
$13,555
Median Debt
$144/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at High Desert Medical College swings rather than trends
Across 10 reported years between 2014 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $20,729 to $38,544 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -27.3%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$20,729
Highest year
$38,544
Most recent (2023)
$27,890
10 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2014 · $38,3382023 · $27,890
Over the same years, enrollment went +715.6% (211 → 1,721 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2014–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
91.3%
Female
60.0%
First Generation
Outcomes
$31,486
Median Earnings (6yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 67.0% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $31,486 |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $13,555 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $144/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 4 | 593 | $41,348 | $65,575 | $14,143 |
| Associate's | 1 | 63 | $46,706 | $46,706 | $28,100 |
Top programs at High Desert Medical College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$65,575 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$46,706 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$38,728 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$30,940 median earnings
- Dental Support Services an…
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
$30,150 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 261 | $65,575 | $17,567 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Associate's | 63 | $46,706 | $28,100 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 83 | $38,728 | $21,982 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 181 | $30,940 | $9,500 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 68 | $30,150 | $7,521 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does High Desert Medical College cost? ▼
The average net price at High Desert Medical College is $29,627.. Median student debt at graduation is $13,555.
What is the graduation rate at High Desert Medical College? ▼
High Desert Medical College has a 67.0% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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