Upper Darby, PA

Prism Career Institute-Upper Darby

Prism Career Institute-Upper Darby was reported as a private for-profit institution located in Upper Darby, PA. Use its official resources to confirm whether its programs match your study plans.

Institution at a glance

Location: Upper Darby, PA
Institution type: Private for-profit
Institution level: Two-year
IPEDS institution ID: 215433
Directory data year: 2015

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Published undergraduate tuition and fees

Full-time, first-time undergraduate charge basis · Academic year 2015-16 · US dollars · tuition and required fees, not total cost of attendance.

In-state$22,731

Out-of-state$22,731

Books and suppliesNot reported

State residency rules determine eligibility. Out-of-state charges are not a verified international-student quote. Housing, meals, insurance, travel and other expenses are additional; aid is not deducted.

Academic year	In-state	Out-of-state	Books
2015-16	$22,731	$22,731	Not reported
2014-15	$22,731	$22,731	Not reported
2013-14	$22,731	$22,731	Not reported
2012-13	$26,950	$26,950	Not reported
2011-12	$22,915	$22,915	Not reported
2010-11	$13,460	$13,460	Not reported
2009-10	$12,335	$12,335	$0
2008-09	$10,680	$10,680	$0
2007-08	$10,680	$10,680	$0
2006-07	$9,880	$9,880	$0
2005-06	$9,930	$9,930	$0
2004-05	$8,930	$8,930	$0
2003-04	$8,930	$8,930	$0
2002-03	$7,930	$7,930	$0

Change from the previous academic year

In-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2014-15.

Out-of-state tuition and fees: unchanged, compared with 2014-15.

This compares published tuition and required fees in adjacent reporting years. It does not measure changes in your aid package, net price or full living budget.

Source fields and reporting flags

books: CHG4AY3 · flag B
in_state: CHG2AY3 · flag R
out_of_state: CHG3AY3 · flag R

Source: IPEDS published cost dataset. Source checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reported, imputed and carried-forward values retain their source flags. Read our data methodology →

Historical undergraduate admissions

Admissions figures are not available in the connected dataset. Do not interpret a missing figure as a 0% or 100% admission rate.

Fields with reported graduates

Historical IPEDS completions, first major. Reporting years are labeled per record. Verify current program availability and degree names on the institution’s website.

No positive first-major completions matched the connected dataset. This does not establish that no programs are offered.

Published first-year retention

Connected EF part-D observations concern prior-fall first-time degree/certificate-seeking cohorts assessed a year later. NCES describes persistence or completion; four-year institutions' cohorts are bachelor-seeking. Entry study status remains the grouping even if a student later changes between full- and part-time.

Entry cohort → assessment	Full-time source rate	Adjusted full-time cohort	Part-time source rate	Adjusted part-time cohort
Fall 2014 → 2015	22% · R	356	52% · R	23
Fall 2013 → 2014	60% · R	130	52% · R	23
Fall 2012 → 2013	45% · R	265	58% · R	43
Fall 2011 → 2012	43% · R	103	51% · R	35
Fall 2010 → 2011	54% · R	366	Not reported · A	0
Fall 2009 → 2010	55% · R	98	Not reported · A	0
Fall 2008 → 2009	61% · R	100	Not reported · A	0
Fall 2007 → 2008	71% · R	96	Not reported · A	0
Fall 2006 → 2007	45% · R	38	Not reported · A	0

Percentages are retained from the source rather than recalculated. R means reported; P means carried forward. Other source flags remain in the evidence. Missing rates remain unavailable and a published 0% remains zero. These are institution-level historical observations, not programme graduation rates, current service-quality rankings or individual predictions.

Official EF2015D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-17 UTC. Reporting year remains 2015. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2015 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 356

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 78

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 22.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 23

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 12

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 52.0

Official EF2014D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2014. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2014 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 130

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 78

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 60.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 23

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 12

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 52.0

Official EF2013D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2013. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2013 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 265

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 120

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 45.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 43

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 25

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 58.0

Official EF2012D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2012. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2012 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 103

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 44

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 43.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 35

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 18

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag R · value 51.0

Official EF2011D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2011. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2011 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 366

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 199

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 54.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 0

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 0

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag A · value not reported

Official EF2010D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2010.

Fall 2010 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 98

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 54

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 55.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 0

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 0

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag A · value not reported

Official EF2009D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2009.

Fall 2009 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 100

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 61

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 61.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 0

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 0

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag A · value not reported

Official EF2008D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2008. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2008 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 96

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 68

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 71.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 0

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 0

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag A · value not reported

Official EF2007D dataset ↗ · checked 2026-10-18 UTC. Reporting year remains 2007. Dictionary release label at this observation: provisional.

Fall 2007 source fields and flags

full time adjusted cohort · RRFTCTA · flag R · value 38

full time enrolled later · RET_NMF · flag R · value 17

full time rate · RET_PCF · flag R · value 45.0

part time adjusted cohort · RRPTCTA · flag R · value 0

part time enrolled later · RET_NMP · flag R · value 0

part time rate · RET_PCP · flag A · value not reported

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About this record

Source: NCES Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, HD2015 institution directory. Download the source dataset.

Record reviewed: 2026-10-17 UTC. Directory year is not the current application year. “Four-year” describes an institution classification; it does not mean every program lasts four years.

Costs, admissions and completion records come from separate historical datasets with their own years. Current language requirements and deadlines must be verified with the institution.

Prism Career Institute-Upper Darby

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