Carrington College-Las Vegas
For-profit College in Las Vegas, NV. Six-year graduation rate 59%. Median 10-year earnings $36,718.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $36,718, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Six-year completion sits at 59%, near the national average for undergraduate institutions. Graduates leave owing a median of $9,500 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.26 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
59% graduate within six years — average, but that average still hides a large group who do not. 68% of full-time first-years come back for year two, so about one in three are gone before sophomore year. A 16:1 ratio is unremarkable; expect a mix of lecture halls and seminars. As a for-profit two-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 556, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 556 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price averages $42,890 annually, so cost is the first thing to weigh here. Net price varies modestly by income — $41,484 at $0–30k against $47,617 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 62% get grants averaging $4,500, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. 78% of students borrow federally, so debt is the norm rather than the exception.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 139 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $41,484 |
| $30–48k | $44,700 |
| $48–75k | $46,510 |
| $75–110k | $43,872 |
| $110k+ | $47,617 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 436 of these 556 students, totalling $3,456,266 — an average of $7,927 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Clark County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)