Centra College: Review & Facts

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Centra College is a very small two-year, private not-for-profit school with 230 students enrolled. This school was founded in 1912 and is one of the 7 schools located in Lynchburg, Virginia.

Academic Offerings

At Centra College you can obtain your 1-year certificate, associate's degree, or bachelor's degree.

Majors
Offered

2

Centra College implements a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 2 majors. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are typically a positive sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

Centra College student retention rate is relatively low at 67% (close to Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention

67%

Fair

The graduation rate at Centra College is good - 73%.

Student to faculty ratio at Centra College is good: 10:1. Read more information about instructors at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition pricing is close to the nationwide median, $11,500 per year. The additional fees at Centra College not covered by tuition are about $1,700; this comes to $13,200 annually.

Read the details about Centra College additional charges as well as availability of loans and likelihood of repaying them upon graduation in the Tuition & Loans report for this college.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate

40%

As reported in recent government data, 15 applications were submitted and 6 were accepted, so it is pretty hard to enroll at this school.

This school might accept your dual credits, credits for life experience (learned through independent study, noncredit adult courses, work experience, portfolio demonstration, previous licensure or certification, or completion of other learning opportunities), and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

The undergraduate application fee at Centra College is $50.00.

To receive the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Centra College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (434) 200-3070.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade

A

Safe

At present there is no on-campus housing at Centra College.

Based on the college crime information, Centra College appears to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Centra College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Centra College
905 Lakeside Dr., Suite A
Lynchburg, Virginia
24501, USA