ASPIRA City College

Overview

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, ASPIRA City College is a private nonprofit two-year institution. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 26 students in fall 2024.

ASPIRA City College offers certificates and associate degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Computer and Medical Insurance Specialist. It awarded 6 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

67% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Mission

ASPIRA City College is private, nonprofit, non-sectarian, and co-educational. Established in 1974 at Metropolitan Career Center, the school provided education and training programs. Today as ASPIRA City College, we are still following the same mission and preparing students to seek gainful employment that have sustainable incomes. ASPIRA City College’s mission is to lift, empower, and transform individual lives and communities with career-specific education for skills in high demand by today’s employers. Transformative education is central to the ASPIRA City College mission and that of its parent company, ASPIRA of Inc. Pennsylvania.

Key figures

Delivery modes

Program levels

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

First-year retention, full-time students

67%

Student-to-faculty ratio

7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Associate degrees

4

Certificates of 1 to 2 years

2

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024

26

Undergraduates, fall 2024

26

Full-time, fall 2024

23%

Students over the full 2024-25 year

13

Full-time, 2024-25

62%

Size category

Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women

38%

Men

62%

Hispanic or Latino

92%

Asian

8%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online

0%

Students taking some online courses

77%

Weekend or evening classes

Yes

Campus and services

Setting

Large city

Academic calendar

Trimester

School Director

Dr. Frances V Rosado

Services and opportunities

Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

For veterans and service members

Dedicated veterans contact