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Alternative and Complementary Medicine and Medical Systems undergraduate certificate or diploma at American College of Healthcare Sciences

Portland, OR · Private for-profit

What this page covers

Federal data group related majors at the same college and degree level. One record can include several named programs or concentrations.

The short version

Reported earnings are below similar programs.

$5,199 below the national median for the same field and degree level.

Debt as a share of earnings
63.6% of annual earnings
Highest price with a positive payoff
Not reached
Modeled 10-year payoff
Withheld by data safeguards
Available price data
College-wide context only
OUTCOME SIGNALS

Graduate outcomes from several angles.

Follow earnings over time and inspect the cohort behind each federal measure.

Not availableEarnings growth, year 1 → 5$22,265 → Not available
Not availableEarn above high-school thresholdGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableWorking in the college’s stateGraduate count in the year-4 cohort
Not availableYear-5 earnings observationsCohort behind the year-5 median
156Borrowers representedCohort behind the debt median
Not availableAwarding-school debtDebt attributed to the college granting the credential
165Recent awardsIPEDS 2024–25 first-major completions in this field and credential
NEW FEDERAL PROGRAM CONTEXT

Size, aid and an earnings floor.

The Department of Education’s 2026 informational preview adds current program participation and a preliminary earnings comparison. It does not make a final eligibility determination.

487Students receiving federal aid2024–25 Title IV enrollment
96Federal-aid completers2024–25 program completers
368Pell Grant recipients2024–25 program count
351Federal loan borrowers2024–25 unduplicated count
16.3%Federal-aid non-completion rate2022–23 program cohort · 81 non-completers
Preliminary federal earnings benchmarkNot availableInformational preview, not a final accountability result
Observed year-4 earnings$31,204A like-for-like comparison is unavailable

Source: U.S. Department of Education PPD:2026 informational preview. Program categories use OPEID, four-digit field and credential level; federal-aid counts do not represent every enrolled student. Completion and employment measures use older cohorts shown above and are not combined into the payoff estimate.

01 · PRICE CONTEXT$23,782

Institution-wide annual average net price, not this program’s price.

02 · BORROWING$19,860

Median federal debt across schools attended at this academic level.

03 · EARNINGS$31,204

Observed median earnings four full years after completion.

04 · REPAYMENT$211/mo

Estimated standard 10-year federal payment.

WHAT WILL IT COST?

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AVERAGE NET PRICE$23,782Institution-wide annual figure
COST OF ATTENDANCE$29,923Institution-wide annual budget
ADMISSION RATE53.5%Institution context
COMPLETION RATE100.0%Institution-wide completion rate
WHAT DO GRADUATES EARN?

Reported earnings after completion.

Each point may represent a different federal cohort. A missing bar means the figure was unavailable or suppressed.

$22,265Year 1
$31,204Year 4
Not availableYear 5
CAN THE EARNINGS SUPPORT THE DEBT?

8.1% of gross monthly earnings

Estimated monthly payment divided by observed gross monthly earnings. This excludes taxes, other debts and income-driven repayment.

Gross monthly earnings$2,600
Estimated loan payment$211
156borrowers represented where reported
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

$31,204 vs. $36,403

$5,199 below the national median for the same field and credential.

Same-field national median
WHAT WORK CAN IT LEAD TO?

Related occupations, wages and outlook.

Official CIP–SOC links show careers the curriculum may prepare students for, not observed jobs held by this school’s graduates. BLS wages describe everyone working in an occupation.

BLS May 2025 wage estimates and 2025–35 employment projections.
Healthcare Diagnosing or Treating Practitioners, All Other$95,600 median wageOR estimate · 360 jobs · 29-1299$71,550–$126,330 middle 50% of OR wages+5.5% projected U.S. growth · 1,900 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degreeHealthcare Practitioners and Technical Workers, All Other$67,270 median wageOR estimate · 210 jobs · 29-9099$47,550–$88,910 middle 50% of OR wages+5.1% projected U.S. growth · 2,200 openings/yrTypical entry: Postsecondary nondegree awardAcupuncturists$64,870 median wageOR estimate · 360 jobs · 29-1291$60,490–$83,200 middle 50% of OR wages+8.6% projected U.S. growth · 800 openings/yrTypical entry: Master's degree
Possible alternatives

Same degree, stronger on at least one reported measure.

Every option below reports higher earnings, lower federal debt or a lower college-wide net price. Same-state options appear first.

Westminster, CO

Front Range Community College

$39 higher earnings · $2,825 less debt · $10,751 lower annual net price

Earnings
$31,243
Debt
$17,035
Annual net price
$13,031
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Haverhill, MA

Northern Essex Community College

$29,549 higher earnings · $17,736 lower annual net price

Earnings
$60,753
Debt
Not available
Annual net price
$6,046
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Tempe, AZ

Southwest Institute of Healing Arts

$5,156 higher earnings · $7,735 less debt

Earnings
$36,360
Debt
$12,125
Annual net price
$43,883
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DATA QUALITY

Check the evidence behind the estimate.

Not reported observations in the earnings cohort

June 10, 2026 College Scorecard release

Observed, estimated and contextual figures are labeled separately throughout this page

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