Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Overview

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Concord, North Carolina. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Known For?

• Students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences may have an easier time interacting with their teachers since the student to faculty ratio at the school is 7 to 1.
• The 5% student loan default rate at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
• The master's degree is the highest award offered at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 39% of the faculty were full-time.
• After graduation, Cabarrus College of Health Sciences bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $48,600 a year. That's about 19% more than their peers at other schools.

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#21	Best Rehabilitation Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#26	Best Allied Health Services Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#28	Best Value Health Sciences & Services Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#51	Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#52	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#53	Best Allied Health Professions Undergraduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#65	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#97	Best Value Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#4	Best Medical/Clinical Assistant Schools	College Factual
#7	Best Occupational Therapist Assistant Schools	College Factual
#22	Best Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services Schools	College Factual
#36	Best Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions Schools	College Factual
#71	Best Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools	College Factual
#74	Best Nursing Associate Degree Schools	College Factual

Where Is Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Contact details for Cabarrus College of Health Sciences are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	401 Medical Park Drive, Concord, NC 28025-3959
Phone:	704-403-1555

How Do I Get Into Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

You can apply to Cabarrus College of Health Sciences online at: sonis.cabarruscollege.edu/studapp.cfm

Admission Requirements for Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	required
High School Rank	considered but not required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	recommended

How Hard Is It To Get Into Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has a fairly low acceptance rate of 35%, which makes it more selective than most schools. Take time to make sure you submit all the requested materials and you prepare the application in full. You don't want to get denied right off the bat due to an incomplete application!

Average Test Scores

About 83% of students accepted to Cabarrus College of Health Sciences submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 505 and 555. Math scores were between 485 and 530.

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences received ACT scores from 61% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 22. Math scores were between 17 and 21. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford Cabarrus College of Health Sciences?

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,334 a year. That adds up to $29,336 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences is 4.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 452 undergraduate students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, with 159 being full-time and 293 being part-time.

There are also 74 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 159 full-time undergraduates at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences, 6% are male and 94% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	1
Black or African American	19
Hispanic or Latino	5
White	131
International Students	0
Other Races/Ethnicities	3

Online Learning at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences. In 2019-2020, 381 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 81st most popular in North Carolina for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Growth Rankings of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences was 12.6%. This is the #1,289 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Cabarrus College of Health Sciences regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Cabarrus College of Health Sciences majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Health Professions	3%
Nursing	10%

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Cabarrus College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	Bachelor’s	Master’s	TOTAL
Nursing	0	73	0	18	0	91
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	13	30	0	0	0	43
Allied Health Professions	13	4	3	0	0	20
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	0	0	0	0	15	15
Health Sciences & Services	0	0	0	7	0	7
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	0	0	0	7	0	7
Health & Medical Administrative Services	0	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	26	107	3	32	15	183

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Admissionsoffice under License

More about our data sources and methodologies.