Carolinas College of Health Sciences: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - Very GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - OustandingSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - Very BadCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Carolinas College of Health Sciences is a very small two-year, public school with 410 students enrolled. This college was established in 1990 and is one of the 13 colleges located in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, and bachelor's degree are offered at Carolinas College of Health Sciences.

Majors
Offered
7
Carolinas College of Health Sciences implements a trimester-based curriculum calendar system and offers enrollment in 7 majors. The most popular concentrations are Nursing, Medical Assistant, Laboratory Assistance, Medical, and Radiology Technology. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are normally a good sign. However, if you plan to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The student retention rate at Carolinas College of Health Sciences is low at 50% (way below North Carolina average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students somewhat enjoy their stay at this school.

Student Retention
50%
Bad
The graduation rate at Carolinas College of Health Sciences is outstanding - 100%.

Student to faculty ratio at Carolinas College of Health Sciences is great -- 5:1. Read more about faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition cost is slightly high - about $14,600 per academic year. The additional fees at Carolinas College of Health Sciences (not included in tuition costs) are nearly $1,700, which makes it a total of $16,300 per year.

Read the details about Carolinas College of Health Sciences additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
71%
Doable
According to recent data, 17 applications were submitted and 12 were accepted, so it is relatively easy to get accepted at this school.

Carolinas College of Health Sciences might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience, and advanced placement credits at entry.

Read more about admissions as well applicants' SAT test scores at Carolinas College of Health Sciences in the Admissions and Tests report for this institution.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
F
Unsafe
Carolinas College of Health Sciences provides a distance learning option.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Carolinas College of Health Sciences, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

ROTC
Available
No
At the present moment, there is no on-campus housing at Carolinas College of Health Sciences.

Based on the college crime information, Carolinas College of Health Sciences appears to be a very dangerous school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Carolinas College of Health Sciences Location and Address

Postal Address:
Carolinas College of Health Sciences
2110 Water Ridge Parkway
Charlotte, North Carolina
28217, USA
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