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Compu - Med Vocational Careers Corp, Florida

Overview of Compu - Med Vocational Careers Corp

The main campus of Compu Med is in Hialeah, Florida (a large suburb). The school is a private, for-profit school. Compu Med offers degrees up to the Certificate.

Areas of Study

The school tends to concentrate its instruction in a few key disciplines. Compu Med students most commonly major in a field related to medical assistant and technician.

Compu Med Selectivity

The school admits all qualified candidates under its open-admission policy.

Faculty

Compu Med offers tenure to reward and retain some professors.

Student Body

In 2005, the school had 723 enrolled students. Compu Med has a larger minority student population than most schools. Females make the bulk of the student body at the school.

The school reports its educational mission is:
"Compu-Med Vocational Careers, Corp. is dedicated to providing relevant education and vocational training that will enable our graduates to take advantage of career opportunities within our specialties in Medical Assisting, Dental Assisting, Nursing Assisting and other health related fields, and to acquire entry level positions in the student's specific field of study upon graduation. The school provides a comfortable and pleasing environment. The result is always positive. We constantly try to improve by giving the student the most modern learning techniques guided by professionals who make teaching their vocation."

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Compu Med

Compu - Med Vocational Careers Corp
2900 W 12th Ave 3rd Fl
Hialeah, FL 33012-4861
General Phone: (305) 888-9200
Admissions Phone: (305) 888-6507
Financial Aid Phone: (305) 888-9200
http://compumedschool.com

Compu Med Programs and Degrees (2005)

Compu Med awarded degrees in these major categories in 2005:

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Medical Support And Technology233dental assistant, medical assistant
Nursing And Emergency Medicine101various nursing
Computer Science And Engineering21computer and info science
Education And Teaching0ESL instruction
Medicine0health professions

Number of programs and degrees for Compu Med in 2005:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
Award of less than 1 academic year3556

Compu Med Student Body

In 2005, Compu Med had a total enrollment of 723 students (723 full-time equivalent).

More details are available, using 2004 data:

Students By Class (2004):

GroupPercent
Undergraduate100%

Racial Diversity (2004):
RacePercent
Hispanic100%

Students by Age (2004):

AgePercent
20-2114%
22-2452%
25-2914%
30-3413%
35-397%

Incoming (Freshman) Students by Place of Residence (2004):
(From available data sampling)

ResidencePercent
Florida100%

Compu Med Graduation, Retention, and Transfers

Retention Rates (2004):

GroupReturning From
Previous Year
Full-Time81 %

Graduation and Transfer Rates (2004):
(Graduation rate is percent of students graduating within 150% of the normal time.)

ItemPercent
Graduating78%

Compu Med Room and Board (2005)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Hialeah, Florida for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other Florida Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Compu Med Faculty

Compu Med has a tenure system for faculty.

Compu Med Degree Programs (2005)

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Computer and Information Sciences, General

EDUCATION AND TEACHING
Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY
Dental Assisting/Assistant
Medical/Clinical Assistant

MEDICINE
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other

NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Nursing, Other

Compu Med Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Compu Med Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
Minority % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Compu Med Minority % of student body
Female % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 2%Compu Med Female % of student body
Number of students
(for colleges of its size and type)
Top 4%Compu Med Number of students
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 8%Compu Med Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
% of degrees in medical assistant and technician
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Compu Med % of degrees in medical assistant and technician
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Open admission
Career counseling
Career placement services
Student employment services
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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