High Desert Medical College

Lancaster, CA · Private for-profit · https://www.hdmc.edu/ ↗

High Desert Medical College is a private for-profit college in Lancaster, California, set in a large suburb. It mostly awards certificates and has 2,245 undergraduate degree-seeking students. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants; Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services; and Dental Support Services and Allied Professions.

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

High Desert Medical College at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
2,245
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$29,845
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.
$48,874
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.
$9,500
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about High Desert Medical 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 $29,845 a year, higher than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $48,874, higher than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $9,500 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).