Compass Career College

Hammond, LA · Private for-profit · www.compasscareercollege.net/ ↗

Compass Career College is a private for-profit college in Hammond, Louisiana, set in a small suburb. It mostly awards certificates and has 194 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services; Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services; and Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Compass Career College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
194
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$23,086
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$28,959
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$8,444
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Compass Career College

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $23,086 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $28,959, lower than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $8,444 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).