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The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest

Overview

At a Glance

School type

Private, for-profit, 4-year or above

School Size & Setting

Large | Urban

Students-to-Faculty Ratio

24:1

Religious affliation

Not applicable

General Information

Address

The College of Health Care Professions-Northwest

12230 Northwest Freeway, Houston, Texas 77092

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Phone

(713) 425-3100

Website
www.chcp.edu/

Mission Statement

The Academy of Health Care Professions is dedicated to providing you quality training in the allied health care fields. You'll attain knowledge and proficiency through demonstration, actual operation of equipment and practice of learned techniques. Our aim is to provide students with the knowledge and technical proficiency that makes them employable for entry-level positions in the allied health care field.

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Mission Statement

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The Academy of Health Care Professions is dedicated to providing you quality training in the allied health care fields. You'll attain knowledge and proficiency through demonstration, actual operation of equipment and practice of learned techniques. Our aim is to provide students with the knowledge and technical proficiency that makes them employable for entry-level positions in the allied health care field.

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cost & financial aid

Financial Aid: Undergraduates

Received financial aid
83%
Type of aid % of students receiving aid Average amount
Federal grants 68.0% $5,495
State/local grants 0.0% $0
Institutional grants 12.0% $599
Loans 77.0% $6,594

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Applying for financial Aid

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Academics

Most Popular Undergraduate majors

  • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
  • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
  • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
  • Surgical Technology/Technologist
  • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
Full List of Majors

Undergraduate Majors X

  • HEALTH PROFESSIONS AND RELATED PROGRAMS
    • Health/Health Care Administration/Management
      • A program that prepares individuals to develop, plan, and manage health care operations and services within health care facilities and across health care systems. Includes instruction in planning, business management, financial management, public relations, human resources management, health care systems operation and management, health care resource allocation and policy making, health law and regulations, and applications to specific types of health care services. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
      • A program that prepares individuals to plan, design, and manage systems, processes, and facilities used to collect, store, secure, retrieve, analyze, and transmit medical records and other health information used by clinical professionals and health care organizations. Includes instruction in the principles and basic content of the biomedical and clinical sciences, information technology and applications, data and database management, clinical research methodologies, health information resources and systems, office management, legal requirements, and professional standards. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Health and Medical Administrative Services, Other
    • Cardiovascular Technology/Technologist
      • A program that prepares individuals to perform invasive, noninvasive, and peripheral examinations of the cardiovascular system at the request of physicians to aid in diagnoses and therapeutic treatments. Includes instruction in reviewing and recording patient histories and clinical data, patient care, investigative and examination procedures, diagnostic procedures, data analysis and documentation, physician consultation, equipment operation and monitoring, and professional standards and ethics. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Surgical Technology/Technologist
      • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians and surgical nurses, to maintain, monitor, and enforce the sterile field and adherence to aseptic technique by preoperative, surgical team, and postoperative personnel. Includes instruction in instrument and equipment sterilization and handling, surgical supplies management, wound exposure and closure, surgical computer and robot operation and monitoring, maintenance of hemostasis, and patient and team scrubbing. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer
      • A program that prepares individuals, under the supervision of physicians, to provide medical imaging services to patients and attending health care professionals. Includes instruction in applied anatomy and physiology, patient positioning, radiographic technique, radiation biology, safety and emergency procedures, equipment operation and maintenance, quality assurance, patient education, and medical imaging/radiologic services management. See other colleges that offer this major
    • Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse
      • A program that generally prepares individuals in the knowledge, techniques and procedures for promoting health, providing care for sick, disabled, infirmed, or other individuals or groups. Includes instruction in the administration of medication and treatments, assisting a physician during treatments and examinations, Referring patients to physicians and other health care specialists, and planning education for health maintenance. See other colleges that offer this major
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Admissions

Application Fee

Undergraduate
$50
Graduate
No information
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Student Life

Student Demographics

Female Students
93%
Male Students
7%
Student Ethnicities
  1. Hispanic/Latino41.27%
  2. Black30.93%
  3. Caucasian14.15%
  4. Not Specified8.56%
  5. Two Or More Ethnicities2.28%
  6. Asian1.59%
  7. American Indian/Alaska Native0.94%
  8. Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.28%

Student body breakdown

Total students enrolled

4,677

Undergraduate students

4,677

Full Time Students
100%
Part Time Students
0%

Student services

  • Meal plan
  • Counseling services
  • Remedial services
  • Work-study
  • Placement services
  • Study abroad
  • Weekend/evening classes
  • On-campus day care for student's children
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