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Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Private for-profit Less than 2-year Large city

Overview

Located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia is a private for-profit career and technical school. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 468 students. It is part of Prism Education Group.

Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia offers certificates across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other and Medical/Clinical Assistant. It awarded 232 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 94% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 35 to 1.

Mission

The mission of Prism Career Institute is to empower students with skill-based training which will allow them to pursue entry-level employment in practical nursing and healthcare fields.

Mission statement as reported by Prism Career Institute-Philadelphia

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
468
Students enrolled
94%
First-year retention
232
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
2
Programs and majors
35:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusHybrid

Program levels

Certificate

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.

Health Professions 2

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
94%
Student-to-faculty ratio
35:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates under 1 year
35
Certificates of 1 to 2 years
197

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
468
Undergraduates, fall 2024
468
Full-time, fall 2024
100%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
717
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
12%
Black or African American
72%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
1%
Race or ethnicity unknown
11%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
15%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Differs by program
Part of
Prism Education Group
Director
Jeff Mann
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates

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