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Overview
California Institute of Medical Science is in a large suburb with more than 250,000 residents. It is in the Fresno CA area.
Highlights
Largest undergraduate program (42): Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant
Institutional Control
California Institute of Medical Science is a private for-profit organization.
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Accreditation
Accreditation provides important oversight over a school's instructional practices and institutional stability.
California Institute of Medical Science holds an accreditation from one of the national accreditors. Credits earned from the national accreditors are often not accepted by schools holding the more prestigious regional accreditation, and it's important to verify that your credits will transfer if you are considering an eventual switch to another school.
Accreditation History
Council on Occupational Education (Accredited November 5, 2013 - present)
- The next accreditation review was scheduled for December 31, 2020.
- A prior accreditation probation was resolved on February 23, 2020, and we believe the school should now be in compliance.
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.
Admissions
Open Admissions
California Institute of Medical Science is an open admissions school and accepts any student who applies.
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Admissions Details
Here are some important dates and little tidbits. Please double-check this information on the California Institute of Medical Science'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
Application Fee & Common App
Credits accepted from new students
Programs
0-1 Year Certificate offerings at California Institute of Medical Science
Select a degree to see the details, or use the sankey below to explore the options.
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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.
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant (8 Months)
Medical/Clinical Assistant (8 Months)
This program is California Institute of Medical Science's 3rd largest program. On average, students take 8 months of full-time study to complete the required 720 contact 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
Books and supplies
Tuition and fees
Amount
$1,140
$3,355
Context: costs of similar programs
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist (4 Months)
This program is California Institute of Medical Science's 2nd largest program. On average, students take 4 months of full-time study to complete the required 136 contact hours. This program is being compared to all Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist certificate programs within the context schools that take 6 months or fewer to complete.
Expense type
Books and supplies
Tuition and fees
Amount
$260
$2,335
Context: costs of similar programs
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
$7,980
$7,980
$13,598
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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
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Assistant (8 months)
Books and supplies
Tuition and fees
Outcomes
Graduation Rate
All undergraduate students are full-time. In the last reporting year, 89% of full-time first-time students received a degree within 150% of the expected time for completion.
Time to complete
On time
50% more time
Context: Graduation rate
These numbers reflect the percentage of full-time first-time students who graduate with a 2-year degree or certificate within 3 years.
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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.
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.
Loan burden
At California Institute of Medical Science, 78% of full-time degree-seeking freshmen receive federal student loans, averaging $6,704 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
Context: Average freshman federal loan amount
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Classroom Experience
Student attention at California Institute of Medical Science
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.
Housing
Activities and Services
Undergraduate services offered
- Academic/career counseling services
- Placement services for program completers
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
- Recognized student veteran organization
- Yellow Ribbon Program
Student Body
Study Types
All students are full-time. No students take distance education courses.
Full-time
Online classes
Context: Student body size
California Institute of Medical Science enrolled 52 students over the past academic year. The the student body size is smaller than 93% of the context schools.
Undergraduate student gender
Is the gender balance of California Institute of Medical Science students important to you? You can see the breakdown in this donut chart.
Gender
Men
Women
Undergraduate student race/origin
California Institute of Medical Science reports that 75% of students are minority, which is near the middle of the context schools. Similarly, this school's 0 of international students is near the middle proportion of international students within the context schools.
Race/Origin
White
Hispanic
Asian
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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 California Institute of Medical Science.
Context: Percentage of women
With 75% women students, California Institute of Medical Science has a higher percentage of women than 62% of context schools.
Context: Student race/origin
Here is how California Institute of Medical Science compares to the rest of the context group in terms of diversity in the student race and 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
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.
