Hunter Business School

What Hunter Business School does

Hunter Business School, Inc. is a privately held vocational institution founded in 1972 and headquartered on Long Island, New York, operating two physical campuses — Levittown (Nassau County) and Medford (Suffolk County) — and delivering programs in hybrid and fully online formats. The school offers eight career-focused programs across three verticals: healthcare (Medical Assistant, Medical Billing and Coding, Medical Billing Specialist, Practical Nursing), technology (Computer Technician Networking Specialist, Web Application Design and Development), and imaging (Radiologic Technology, Diagnostic Medical Sonography). Programs range from roughly 5 months (online Medical Billing and Coding) to 15 months (evening options) and include mandatory supervised externships of up to 190 hours. The school holds institutional accreditation from the Commission on Secondary Schools of the Middle States Association (MSA-CESS) and programmatic accreditations from CAAHEP (Medical Assistant, Diagnostic Medical Sonography) and JRCERT (Radiologic Technology).

The underlying delivery model combines in-person lab instruction (e.g., a hands-on computer-building lab and live networking stations for the IT program), hands-on medical equipment and software (e.g., AAPC's Practicode for real-scenario medical coding), and curriculum alignment to third-party certification bodies including AAPC (CPC/CPB), AAMA (CMA), NCLEX-PN, and CompTIA (A+, Network+, Security+). The Web Application Design and Development program is a recent modernization: it teaches HTML5/CSS3/JavaScript/Python/ReactJS while integrating third-party AI coding tools (Claude, Microsoft Copilot, Cursor) into the student workflow. The remaining programs rely on conventional vocational training methods rather than AI-native tooling.

Hunter Business School generates revenue primarily through per-student tuition and program fees, with federal and state financial aid available for qualifying students. Tuition amounts are not publicly disclosed but a Net Price Calculator is offered; TEAS nursing entrance exams cost $107 plus tax per attempt. Marketing is direct-to-consumer via the school's website, blog, social channels (Facebook, YouTube, Instagram, Twitter), and on-campus community events (blood drives, TEAS sessions, pinning ceremonies). The primary customer segments are adult career changers and working adults in Nassau and Suffolk counties, with a secondary segment of recent high school graduates. Graduate placement is concentrated across Long Island healthcare systems (Northwell, Catholic Health, Stony Brook Medicine, NYU Langone, CityMD, ProHEALTH) and technology employers (AT&T, Microsoft, Optimum, GE Aviation, Mercedes-Benz).

Name

Hunter Business School

Legal name

Hunter Business School, Inc.

Website

https://hunterbusinessschool.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1972

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Hunter Business School is a privately held vocational institution on Long Island offering eight career-focused diploma and certificate programs in healthcare, technology, and imaging, serving adult career changers and working adults at two campuses and online.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Medford

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Program Fees: Hunter Business School generates revenue primarily through tuition charges for its diploma and certificate programs across healthcare, technology, and imaging disciplines. Financial aid (federal and state grants, loans) is available for qualifying students, and the school also accepts direct payments for tuition and fees.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Hunter Business School is a private vocational institution that sells career-focused diploma and certificate programs in healthcare, technology, and imaging fields. It delivers eight distinct programs — Medical Assistant (CAAHEP-accredited), Medical Billing/Coding and Business Essentials (online), Computer Technician Networking Specialist, Web Application Design and Development (hybrid), Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology (JRCERT-accredited), Diagnostic Medical Sonography (CAAHEP-accredited), and Medical Billing Specialist (online) — through in-person, online, and hybrid formats at two Long Island campuses with rolling admissions.

Product overview

Hunter Business School is a vocational institution offering career-focused diploma and certificate programs in healthcare, technology, and imaging. The school provides eight distinct programs: Medical Assistant (CAAHEP-accredited), Medical Billing/Coding and Business Essentials (online), Computer Technician Networking Specialist (in-person), Web Application Design and Development (hybrid), Practical Nursing, Radiologic Technology (JRCERT-accredited), Diagnostic Medical Sonography (CAAHEP-accredited), and Medical Billing Specialist (online). Programs are delivered through day, evening, and online formats with rolling admissions and include externship components for hands-on workforce preparation.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Medical Assistant Program

Quantifiable outcome

• 13,400+ graduates have started professional careers at leading organizations and companies.
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Practicode (AAPC)coreTechnology or IntegrationPracticode is the official training software developed by AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders) used in Hunter's Medical Billing and Coding program. Students gain hands-on coding practice by working through actual patient scenarios rather than textbook examples, directly preparing them for the CPC and CPB certification exams.
• CompTIAcoreTechnology or IntegrationHunter's Computer Technician Networking Specialist program is aligned to prepare students for CompTIA A+, Network+, and Security+ certifications — the industry standard credentials for entry-level IT professionals sought by employers nationwide.
• ATI (Assessment Technologies Institute, LLC)coreTechnology or IntegrationATI Testing administers the TEAS (Test of Essential Academic Skills) exam used as an admissions requirement for Hunter's Practical Nursing program. Hunter also offers an HESI Admission Assessment Exam as an admissions requirement for the Radiologic Technology program.
• AAPC (American Academy of Professional Coders)coreTechnology or IntegrationHunter's Medical Billing and Coding program prepares students to pursue Certified Professional Coder (CPC) and Certified Professional Biller (CPB) credentials through AAPC. The program uses AAPC's Practicode training software for hands-on coding experience with real patient scenarios.
• AAMA (American Association of Medical Assistants)coreTechnology or IntegrationHunter's CAAHEP-accredited Medical Assistant program prepares graduates to sit for the Certified Medical Assistant (CMA) exam through AAMA — the premier credential recognized by employers in the medical assisting field.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Porter and Chester Institute: Northeast US for-profit vocational school with healthcare, IT, and trades programs and a similar career-services-driven placement model. Comparable in size and program mix to Hunter and competing for the same adult learner demographic.
• ASA College: New York City-based for-profit institution offering career-focused healthcare, technology, and business programs with similar accelerated-format diploma and associate pathways. Direct competitor in the NY metro adult-learner market.
• Berkeley College: New York and New Jersey-based for-profit college with healthcare administration, IT, and business programs targeted at career-focused adult learners. Comparable in mission and program structure though larger and offering degree pathways.
• Lincoln Tech: Multi-campus for-profit vocational school offering healthcare and IT diploma programs (medical assisting, nursing, HVAC, IT) with similar employer-driven placement models. Lincoln Tech is the most directly comparable for-profit vocational operator to Hunter, though at materially greater scale and geographic reach.
• The College of Health Care Professions: Texas-based for-profit vocational school focused exclusively on healthcare programs including medical assisting, coding, and imaging. Comparable in healthcare program mix and accelerated-format delivery, though Texas-centric in geography.
• Allen School of Health Sciences: Northeast-focused for-profit school specializing in medical assistant, nursing, and medical billing programs with similar accelerated diploma formats. Closely comparable to the healthcare-heavy portion of Hunter's catalog.
• ECPI University: For-profit institution with a strong technology and healthcare career-college division offering accelerated programs in IT, nursing, and medical diagnostics. Comparable on the technology-track side of Hunter's catalog.

Regional players

• SUNY Empire State University: New York public university with flexible, workforce-aligned degree programs serving working adults. Hunter maintains an articulation partnership with SUNY Empire for credit transfer, and the two compete for the same adult-learner segment in New York.
• Nassau Community College: Public community college located adjacent to Hunter's Levittown campus, offering associate degrees in nursing, radiologic technology, and computer technology. Represents the public-sector alternative competing for the same Long Island adult learner.

Broad incumbents

• New York Institute of Technology (NYIT): Long Island-headquartered nonprofit university with career-oriented undergraduate and graduate programs in healthcare and technology. Overlaps with Hunter on the Long Island student funnel but at a much higher credentialing and price tier.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/hunterbusinessschool
• Facebookfacebook.com/hunterbusinessschool
• Instagraminstagram.com/hunterbusinessschool
• Xx.com/hunterbusiness
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/hunter-business-school

Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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