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Private for-profit · 2-year

Carrington College-Spokane

Spokane, Washington

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DR Rating
DegreeReturn Rating — Poor value

A 0–100 composite of ROI, graduate earnings, net price, debt and graduation rate. How it’s scored.

Poor return
$-181,217 over 10 years

Estimated for a typical student paying the average net price over 2 years.

On these figures the cost and debt outweigh the earnings premium.

Never
Break-even
-206%
10-year ROI
$35,684
Median earnings as of 2024
47% of Carrington College-Spokane students earn more than a typical U.S. high-school graduate (about $28,000/yr) ten years after starting — measured from IRS tax records, not surveys.

The numbers behind the verdict

$42,335
Average net price / yr as of 2024
$35,684
Median earnings (5 yr) as of 2024
$32,171
Median earnings (1 yr) as of 2024
$9,295
Median debt at graduation as of 2024
Graduation rate as of 2024
47%
Earn more than a HS grad as of 2024
46%
Repaying their loans (3 yr) as of 2024
Retention rate as of 2024

Lifetime ROI: the long view

Cumulative net gain over a high-school-only earner at different career lengths, with tuition and debt interest already subtracted. Built on IRS-verified federal earnings — not self-reported surveys.

$-181,217
After 10 years
$-274,377
After 20 years
$-367,537
After 30 years
$-460,697
After 40 years

Conservative: holds year-5 earnings flat (no raises). Adjust the assumptions, or see the highest 20-year ROI colleges.

Equity & access

Who the college serves and whether the payoff reaches everyone — earnings ten years after starting (IRS-linked), with access measures from federal enrollment data.

By gender
Women
$35,697
Men
$43,168

17% gap between the two groups

By family-income background
From lower-income families
$33,810
From higher-income families
$44,446

24% gap between the two groups

By student status (FAFSA)
Dependent students
$36,335
Independent students
$36,671

1% gap between the two groups

47%
First-generation students
66%
Take federal student loans
92%
Born in the U.S.
Who studies here
White 46%Hispanic 21%Asian 1%Black 6%Other 25%

Undergraduate enrollment by race/ethnicity. Federal data does not report earnings by race.

Net price by family income

What students actually pay after grants and scholarships, by household income as of 2024.

Family incomeAverage net price / yr
Family income $0–$30k$41,895
$30k–$48k$42,511
$48k–$75k$43,070
$75k–$110k$43,629
$110k+$45,781

How Carrington College-Spokane compares

This college against the Washington and national averages — higher earnings and lower cost/debt are better.

Graduate earnings over time

Median earnings of Carrington College-Spokane students 10 years after entering, by cohort year as of 2024.

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Best-paying majors at Carrington College-Spokane

Fields of study ranked by their own ROI — earnings five years after graduating against the cost and debt. Click a major for the deep dive.

MajorCredentialEarnings (5 yr)Median debt10-yr ROIVerdict
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate$64,271$32,500+256%Strong return
Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate$37,296$8,957-269%Poor return
Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate$36,335$9,407-289%Poor return
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/TechniciansCertificate$35,032$7,794-321%Poor return
Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate$34,735$8,927-325%Poor return
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate$28,461$8,366-464%Poor return

Calculate your own ROI

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ROI at Carrington College-Spokane

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Estimates from federal data; your result will vary. How this works.

10-yr net gain
Break-even
10-yr ROI

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Admissions & profile

Admission rate
0
Average SAT
0
Median ACT
352
Undergraduates

Location

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard. ROI is computed by Degree Return — see how. Read the methodology. Data as of 2024.

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