Florida Career College - Houston Campus
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Overview
Florida Career College - Houston Campus is located in a large city with a population of more than 250,000. It is in the Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land TX area.
Highlights
Undergraduate program with the highest reported starting salary ($28K): Computer and Information Sciences, General
Largest undergraduate program (84): Medical/Clinical Assistant
Address
70-a Farm To Market Road 1960 West
Houston, TX 77090
www.floridacareercollege.edu/
Additional links
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Accreditation:
caution
SOURCES:
2021 Accreditation
Institutional Control
Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit organization and is related to other schools.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2021 Peterson's
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Accreditation
Accreditation provides important oversight over a school's instructional practices and institutional stability.
Florida Career College - Houston Campus holds an accreditation from an accreditor with a dubious reputation. Credits earned could be difficult to transfer to other schools.
Accreditation History
Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (Accredited July 23, 2013 - October 30, 2019)
  • The acccreditation was ceased for the following reason: Voluntary Withdrawal
Council on Occupational Education (Accredited February 17, 2019 - present)
  • The next accreditation review is scheduled for December 31, 2022.
SOURCES:
2021 Accreditation
Undergraduate Students
Not all students attend their first college full time to completion. While some schools are focused on those that population, many schools focus on transfer and or part time students. What types of of student does this school support.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Admissions
Open Admissions
Florida Career College - Houston Campus is an open admissions school and accepts any student who applies.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
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Admissions Details
Here are some important dates and little tidbits. Please double-check this information on the Florida Career College - Houston Campus's webpage for the most up-to-date and accurate answers! We update this information with each school's annual reporting, but information can change unexpectedly. Select any item to view the details.
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
Admissions Criteria & Qualifications
A high school diploma or GED is required.
Application Fee & Common App
Application Fee & Common App
Florida Career College - Houston Campus has an undergraduate application fee of $0. We did not find Florida Career College - Houston Campus on the Common Application site. Keep in mind that it never hurts to inquire with an Admissions office to see whether they might be willing to waive your application fee.
Credits accepted from new students
Credits accepted from new students
Florida Career College - Houston Campus accepts the following credits:
  • Open admission (school accepts any student who applies)
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2021 Peterson's
Programs
Florida Career College - Houston Campus program offerings
What award level are you pursuing?
1-2 Year Certificate
Select a degree to see the details, or use the sankey below to explore the options.
Select a degree
Florida Career College - Houston CampusMedical/Clinical Assistan...Heating, Air Conditioning...Medical Insurance Special...General Office Occupation...Computer Systems Technolo...Top 10 matching degrees
Health Support
Career
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2021,2020 Ididio: Award levels
2021 College Scorecard
2018,2019 ACS microdata
2010 CIP Codes
2019 BLS Occupational Employment
Costs
Current Program Costs

Schools report total costs for (up to) their six largest career-oriented programs. You can explore the costs by selecting the "+" symbol for programs that interest you. The average months to complete apply to full-time students. Additionally, if program length is reported in contact hours, then the time literally represents time with an instructor. Alternatively, credit hours approximate instructional time, but are not inclusive of total time spent by students in learning.

The cost details offer you comparisons to the costs of similar programs available in your context group. However, schools offering similar programs often have slightly different times to complete, and therefore we have grouped all programs that are 6 or fewer months, over 6 to 12 months, over 12 to 18 months, and more than 18 months. You can find the other schools offering this program using our school explorer.

You will find the most up-to-date information at this school's website for admissions.

Computer Systems Technology (9 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 5th largest program. On average, students take 9 months of full-time study to complete the required 36 credit hours. This program is being compared to all Computer Systems Technology certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$21,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$21,500$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000
General Office Occupations and Clerical Services (9 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 3rd largest program. On average, students take 9 months of full-time study to complete the required 32 credit hours. This program is being compared to all General Office Occupations and Clerical Services certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$16,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$16,500$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000
Health Services Administration (12 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 6th largest program. On average, students take 12 months of full-time study to complete the required 37 credit hours. This program is being compared to all Health Services Administration certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$22,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$22,500$22,500
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (9 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 2nd largest program. On average, students take 9 months of full-time study to complete the required 33 credit hours. This program is being compared to all Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$20,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$20,500$0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000
Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller (9 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 4th largest program. On average, students take 9 months of full-time study to complete the required 32 credit hours. This program is being compared to all Medical Insurance Specialist/Medical Biller certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$21,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$21,500$12,000$14,000$16,000$18,000$20,000$22,000
Medical/Clinical Assistant (9 Months)
This program is Florida Career College - Houston Campus's 1st largest program. On average, students take 9 months of full-time study to complete the required 32 credit hours. This program is being compared to all Medical/Clinical Assistant certificate programs within the context schools that take longer than 6 months and up to a full year to complete.
Expense type
Tuition and fees
Amount
$21,500
Context: costs of similar programs
$21,500$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,000
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Area living cost estimates
The following cost of living estimates apply to this school's largest program and should reflect the cost for an academic year. We would expect that these costs of living estimates would be uniform across programs, and we additionally recommend that you double-check the estimates through a different source. We found that schools have wildly different estimates of living expenses within the same areas.
Expense type
Miscellaneous costs when living off campus with family
Miscellaneous costs when living off campus without family
Off-campus room and board
Amount
$9,265
$9,265
$10,039
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
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Historic Costs by Program
You can explore the programs and corresponding lengths and costs offered over the past ten years using the drop-down menu below the graph. The programs only appear if they were one of the six largest programs offered that year. All dollar amounts have been adjusted for inflation.
Program and length
Computer Systems Technology (9 months)
$0$5,000$10,000$15,000$20,000$25,0002010201120122013201420152016201720182019
Books and supplies
Tuition and fees
SOURCES:
2019 CPI
2004-2019 IPEDS
Not so much?
Net price: the best estimate for the cost to attend
Most schools publish tuition rates that give them room to offer both scholarships and financial aid where applicable. Your best estimate of what might pay is to see what others with similar family incomes have paid. A more tailored and accurate estimate is available at this school's net price calculator.
Understanding net price

With their net price calculators, many colleges and universities give an idea of what merit-based aid might accompany need-based aid. For schools that share such data, we also provide financial aid data in the Finanical Aid sections.

There are some caveats to consider when using the net price estimates:

  • The net price calculation is weighted by this school's proportion of students living on- and off-campus and this school's estimate of off-campus costs, which may cause the net price methodology be a bit inconsistent from school to school.
  • Parental income and student financial aid eligibility is sometimes more complicated than the simple family income number reported here.
  • The net price calculation for all students is inclusive of students who received any institutional or government aid, but at the family income levels the net price only considers the tuition paid by those who qualified for federal aid.

You can get a little better guess at what you would pay by using this school's net price calculator.

Percentage of students receiving any aid
The donut, based on 364 full-time first-time degree seeking students at Florida Career College - Houston Campus, shows the percentage of those who received any financial aid (including merit-based scholarships), subdivided by family income.
45%
Aid type and family income
Federal: $0-30K
Federal: $30K-48K
Federal: $48K-75K
Federal: $75K-110K
Federal: Above $110K
Only institutional
Net price by family income
All Incomes
Let's look over the past few years at what freshmen who received any financial aid actually paid for tuition, fees, books, and living expenses on average, and how that compares to the tuition usually paid for other private universities in your context group. Public universities only report net price for in-state students.
2015201620172018$0$20,000$40,000$60,000
Chart explanation
Florida Career College - Houston Campus
On the blue curve, we see how the net annual cost to attend Florida Career College - Houston Campus has changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the net price for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Find your net price estimate: enroll.floridacareercollege.edu/Npc?...
SOURCES:
2019 CPI
2009-2019 IPEDS
Outcomes
Graduation Rate
All undergraduate students are full-time. In the last reporting year, 39% of full-time first-time students received a degree within 150% of the expected time for completion.
39%
Time to complete
On time
50% more time
Context: Graduation rate
These numbers reflect the percentage of full-time first-time college students who completed any degree or certificate within 150% of the expected time.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
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Context and trends: Repayment Rate
How much progress do you think you'll be able to make towards paying down your college loans seven years after leaving school? In our research, we discovered that a surprisingly large number of students don't default on their loans, but also aren't making progress in paying down their principal amount. The percentages here count alumni who have decreased their loan amounts by at least $1.
Years after leaving school.
7
5
3
2015201620%40%60%80%Former students with decreased loan principal
Chart explanation
Florida Career College - Houston Campus
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Florida Career College - Houston Campus who have successfully reduced their federal school loans by at least $1 by the date shown, which is 7 years after leaving the school.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the loan repayment rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
SOURCES:
2021 College Scorecard
2018 Center For American Progress
Context and trends: are the loan default rates as small as possible?
The default rate is the percentage of students who are already delinquent on their loans within three years of leaving the school. If a school has a high default rate, that sends an alarm out that the students' educations are not sufficient to earn enough to repay those loans. Read below for details on the typical loan burden, and keep in mind that a low default rate may be more important than loan amounts in predicting your future success.
201420152016201720180%5%10%15%20%25%Former students with loan payment failure
Chart explanation
Florida Career College - Houston Campus
On the blue curve, we see the percentage of alumni from Florida Career College - Houston Campus who have defaulted on their federal school loans within 3 years ending on the date shown.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the 3-year loan default rate for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Loan burden
At Florida Career College - Houston Campus, 95% of full-time degree-seeking freshmen receive federal student loans, averaging $7,070 each in just the freshman year. We have much more details about the full loan burden students experience in our Cost and Financial Aid Section.
Context: Percentage of freshmen with federal loans
95%0%20%40%60%80%100%
Context: Average freshman federal loan amount
$7,070$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000
SOURCES:
2021 College Scorecard
2018 Center For American Progress
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Alumni earnings compared to same-aged Americans
The blue curve shows the earnings of this school's alumni -- so a high curve indicates this school is setting its students up for success!
More information about earnings data

How might your earnings compare with other people your age? Opportunity Insights used IRS data to track almost every person born in the US in the years 1980 to 1991, and they ranked the mean (average) 2014 earnings of students who attended Florida Career College - Houston Campus in comparison to all people in the US the same age. Although this data is now a little old, the scope of this project was awesome and gives us a glimpse at alumni performance that we cannot find until a new study of this incredible magnitude is performed.

You might notice a little earnings dip at young ages for some of the top bachelor's institutions. This coincides with the years that many alumni may be in graduate school and earning less.

232425262728293031323334Approximate former student age40506070Average earnings percentile
Chart explanation
Florida Career College - Houston Campus
In the blue curve, we see how the average earnings percentile for this school changes as its alumni age as compared to like-aged Americans without regard to their educational background.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of these average alumni earnings percentiles for context schools: dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools and light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
Florida Career College - Houston Campus equality data is combined with:Florida Career College-HialeahFlorida Career College-OrlandoFlorida Career College-Boynton BeachFlorida Career CollegeFlorida Career College-JacksonvilleFlorida Career College-TampaFlorida Career College-Lauderdale LakesFlorida Career College-West Palm BeachFlorida Career College-MargateFlorida Career College-MiamiUnited Education Institute - Uei College - Phoenix
SOURCES:
2017 Opportunity Insights
Wealth mobility at Florida Career College - Houston Campus
We may wonder if, as a result of attending a given college, we will have a better chance for higher earnings. Opportunity Insights sought to answer this question by following the wealth story of every student for whom income information was available.
Learn more about the mobility study
How does wealth change after attendance?

Opportunity Insights studied groups of all children born in the US in the same year for each birth year from 1980 to 1991. This grouping included every single US child who had a valid SSN or ITIN (tax identification number) and could be linked to parents with non-negative income.

Family Income

The incomes of all families in a birth year group are measured when the child is 15-19 and these incomes are averaged. The calculated incomes from all families in the group were arranged from smallest to largest, and divided into five groups of equal size. On the left of the diagram, you can see the relative distribution of Florida Career College - Houston Campus's students between the family income divided into fifths formed by looking at the entire US group.

Individual Student Earnings

In 2014, all people from the same birth year were divided into a new set of five groups that were determined by their individual labor earnings for that year. The students from this birth year who primarily attended Florida Career College - Houston Campus between the ages of 19 and 22 were divided into these five groups, and the percent in each group is shown on the right of the diagram.

The diagram lets you see the proportion in each original income group who travel to each earnings group, and provides some insight into the likelihood of financial success after attendance.

If you'd like to understand the nitty gritty details of this interesting data, be sure to check out the well-written Opportunity Insights report by selecting SOURCES under the figure.

Below, we can see the percentage from each initial family wealth group who attend this college, and also the alumni's relative wealth later. Do students entering college from the bottom twenty percent of family income end up making it to a higher level? Do the top twenty percent stay at the top? Follow the colors, left to right, and see for yourself.
$23,200$43,900$72,500$113,000$1,000$16,100$30,000$46,800Lowest 20%Second-lowestMiddleSecond-highestHighest 20%Highest 20%Second-highestMiddleSecond-lowest Lowest 20%Family IncomeStudent Income
Florida Career College - Houston Campus equality data is combined with:Florida Career College-HialeahFlorida Career College-OrlandoFlorida Career College-Boynton BeachFlorida Career CollegeFlorida Career College-JacksonvilleFlorida Career College-TampaFlorida Career College-Lauderdale LakesFlorida Career College-West Palm BeachFlorida Career College-MargateFlorida Career College-MiamiUnited Education Institute - Uei College - Phoenix
SOURCES:
2017 Opportunity Insights
Classroom Experience
Student attention at Florida Career College - Houston Campus
Schools are required to report the ratio of students per instructor, but look for a small number of students for every full-time instructor as your best indicator of personal attention and a modern well-integrated curriculum.
82.315020406080100Full-time inst.Any inst.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2020 Ididio: Student-to-faculty ratio
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Full-time and long-term instructors at Florida Career College - Houston Campus
Full-time faculty are mostly likely to be on campus and available for interaction, and to craft up-to-date courses and programs. Florida Career College - Houston Campus has 53% full-time instructors, and this is near the middle of the context schools' percentages of full-time instructors. Faculty with multi-year contracts provide additional stability and commitment to the school and its students.Within the full-time instructors at Florida Career College - Houston Campus, none have multi-year employment contracts. Of the context schools, only 31% have instructors with multi-year contracts.
Full-time instructors
53%
Long-term instructors
0%
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
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Faculty Diversity
Here's an opportunity to explore the faculty's diversity. For many schools, attracting a diverse teaching faculty can be a challenge. It's important to judge their success with the reality check of what their peer schools have accomplished.
Number of full-time instructors
The chart shows male instructors to the left, and female to the right, with the races/origins included along the bars. Select the context graph to see how this diversity profile compares to the schools that interest you.
MultiracialHispanicBlackWhite012345Men012345Women
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Campus Safety
Disciplinary actions and crime at Florida Career College - Houston Campus
Check out the number of disciplinary actions (implemented within the school) and arrests (implemented by law enforcement external to the school)
Disciplinary Actions
20172018201901
Liquor Violations
Drug Violations
Weapon Possessions
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
Arrests
20190
Liquor Violations
Drug Violations
Weapon Possessions
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
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Context: Disciplinary Actions
Average number of disciplinary violoations at Florida Career College - Houston Campus as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.0%0.0%0.1%0.0%0.2%0.4%0.6%0.8%Weapon PossessionsDrug ViolationsLiquor Violations
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
Context: Arrests
Average number of arrests at Florida Career College - Houston Campus as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.00%0.00%0.00%0.00%0.02%0.04%0.06%0.08%Weapon PossessionsDrug ViolationsLiquor Violations
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
Criminal Offenses
2015201620172018201901
Burglaries/Robberies
Sex Offenses
Vehicle Thefts
Aggrevated Assaults
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
Context: Criminal Offenses
Average number of criminal offenses at Florida Career College - Houston Campus as a percentage of students compared to all of the schools in the comparison group.
0.000%0.000%0.000%0.000%0.000%0.020%0.040%0.060%0.080%0.100%0.120%Aggrevated AssaultsVehicle TheftsSex OffensesBurglaries/Robberies
SOURCES:
2021 Campus Safety and Security
Housing
No Student Housing Available
This school does not report any housing for students.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Activities and Services
Special academic opportunities
  • Weekend college
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2019 Common Data Set
Undergraduate services offered
  • Academic/career counseling services
  • Employment services for current students
  • Placement services for program completers
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Programs for Veterans
If you are a veteran, it's worth digging around to find a military-friendly campus. We think this article about how colleges might help veterans might be a good starting point for questions to ask the Admissions office before you choose to attend. It's also good to be aware that many for-profit schools are behaving as predators, hungry for GI Bill dollars. Watching out for those schools is no different for veterans than for all students: judge very critically using our "Student Satisfaction and Success" tab for undergraduate programs. We wish we had the same data to support graduate programs; however, we think the undergraduate data is a good starting point for judging overall quality.
  • Dedicated point of contact for support services for veterans, military servicemembers, and their families
  • Member of Servicemembers Opportunity Colleges
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Student Body
Study Types
All students are full-time. No students take distance education courses.
Full-time
100%
Online classes
0%
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Context: Student body size
Florida Career College - Houston Campus enrolled 771 students over the past academic year. The the student body size is near the middle of the context schools.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Undergraduate student gender
Is the gender balance of Florida Career College - Houston Campus students important to you? You can see the breakdown in this donut chart.
Gender
Men
Women
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Undergraduate student race/origin
Florida Career College - Houston Campus reports that 93% of students are minority, which is more than 90% of the context schools. This school's 0 of international students is near the middle proportion of international students within the context schools.
Race/Origin
White
Black
Pacific Islander
Hispanic
Asian
American Indian
Multiracial
Not Reported
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
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Context: Gender Balance
It is very difficult for many types of schools to achieve a gender balance, and this context is valuable in evaluating the balance at Florida Career College - Houston Campus.
37%63%0%20%40%60%80%100%MenWomen
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Context: Percentage of women
With 63% women , Florida Career College - Houston Campus ranks near the middle of context schools in its percentage of women students.
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Context: Student race/origin
Here is how Florida Career College - Houston Campus compares to the rest of the context group in terms of diversity in the student race and origin.
64%5%27%1%1%1%1%2%0%20%40%60%80%100%InternationalPacific IslanderAmerican IndianAsianMultiracialNot ReportedWhiteHispanicBlack
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
2019 Ididio:Race/origin
Freshman residences

A high proportion of international and out-of-state students speaks to reputation and offers an opportunity for diverse interactions in and out of class.

Freshman residence
In-state
Out-of-state
International
Not Reported
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
Student age distribution
The age distribution at a school can tell you a lot about its mission. If you're looking for a traditional undergraduate experience, you may prefer to see students who are mostly younger than 25 (lighter shades), but if you want support as a returning student, a large number of students 25 and older (darker shades) may better suit your needs.
Age range
Under 18
18-19
20-21
22-24
25-29
30-34
35-39
40-49
50-64
SOURCES:
2019 IPEDS
School Finances
Florida Career College - Houston Campus: What its budget can tell you about classroom quality
Where a school spends and collects its money can suggest a lot about the educational experience it offers. The tabs below offer a look at spending that is important for the quality of your experience if you attend.
Instructional spending
Student services spending
Context and trends: Instructional expenditures per student
Instructional expenses are primarily the salary and benefits paid to the heart of a school: its full-time instructors. High expenditures in this area suggest care in hiring enough highly qualified full-time faculty to provide personal attention and up-to-date subject-area excellence.
2015201620172018$0$2,000$4,000$6,000$8,000$10,000$12,000
Chart explanation
Florida Career College - Houston Campus
On the blue curve, we see how the instructional expenses per student at Florida Career College - Houston Campus have changed over the years.
Context Schools
The shading shows the spread of the instructional expenses per student for the context schools. The dark shading shows the middle 50% of context schools, and the light shading shows all but the smallest and largest 10%.
All values have been adjusted for inflation. Customize your context group using the gear at the top of the page!
SOURCES:
2004-2019 IPEDS
2019 CPI
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Does incoming revenue consistently cover expenses?

Florida Career College - Houston Campus is a private for-profit school, meaning that its annual goal is to make a profit for its shareholders. The other types of schools are public or not-for-profit, and profit is not a goal.

Total revenue and expenses by category
We divided revenue and expenses for Florida Career College - Houston Campus into categories to give some insight to what may have influenced peaks and ditches in the chart above. The purple shades correspond most directly to student education. The blue shades, auxiliary expenses and revenue, are often related to room and board. We show investment gains and losses in apricot.
2015201620172018$0$2M$4M$6M$8MRevenue$0$2M$4M$6M$8MExpense
Investment gains
Tuition and fees revenue
Instructional expenses
Student services expenses
Institutional support expenses
SOURCES:
2004-2019 IPEDS
2019 CPI
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