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CHC

College of Health Care Professions

Houston, Texas Private for-profit 2-year Large city

Overview

College of Health Care Professions is a private for-profit two-year institution in Houston, Texas. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 631 students in fall 2024. It is part of Empowerment Healthcare Schools.

College of Health Care Professions offers certificates and associate degrees across 6 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical/Clinical Assistant, Dental Assisting/Assistant, and Medical Insurance Coding Specialist/Coder. It awarded 467 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 71% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 37 to 1.

Mission

The College of Health Care Professions (CHCP) is dedicated to providing quality training to individuals interested in the allied health care fields. Knowledge and proficiency are attained through demonstration, actual operation of equipment, and practice of learned techniques. It is our aim to provide students with the knowledge and technical proficiency that will make them employable for entry level positions in the allied health care field.

Mission statement as reported by College of Health Care Professions

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
631
Students enrolled
71%
First-year retention
467
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
6
Programs and majors
37:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociate

Programs and majors offered 6

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

Health Professions 6

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
71%
Student-to-faculty ratio
37:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Associate degrees
27
Certificates under 1 year
13
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
427

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
631
Undergraduates, fall 2024
631
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
1,005
Full-time, 2024-25
100%
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
94%
Men
6%
White
3%
Hispanic or Latino
46%
Black or African American
48%
Two or more races
2%
Race or ethnicity unknown
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
4%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Continuous
Part of
Empowerment Healthcare Schools
CEO
Eric Bing
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training

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