Chester Career College: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - FairQuality:Education Quality Rating - Below AverageSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Fair

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Chester Career College is a very small two-year, private for-profit school with 140 students enrolled. This college was established in 1997 and is one of the 2 schools and colleges located in CHESTER, Virginia.

Academic Offerings

Chester Career College will give you the opportunity to obtain a 1-year certificate or associate's degree.

Majors
Offered
4
Chester Career College deploys a continuous curriculum calendar system and has 4 majors. The most popular concentrations are Medical, Medical Assistant, and Pharmacy. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important to know student retention and graduation rates when 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 good sign. Nevertheless, if you wish to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at Chester Career College is fair at 71% (close to Virginia average). Taking this statistic into consideration, it seems that students like their stay at this school.

Student Retention
71%
Fair
The graduation rate at Chester Career College is low: 46%.

Student to faculty ratio at Chester Career College is decent - 16:1. Learn more details regarding instruction at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Admissions Information

Acceptance
Rate
100%
As reported in recent data, 15 applications were submitted and 15 were accepted, so it is very easy to enroll at this school.

The undergraduate application fee at Chester Career College is $25.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about enrolling to Chester Career College and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (804) 751-9191 or check Chester Career College Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Chester Career College, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, this school helps students to evaluate their career options and find a full-time job upon graduation.

At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Chester Career College.

Based on the college crime data, Chester Career College seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Chester Career College Location and Address

Postal Address:
Chester Career College
751 WEST HUNDRED ROAD
CHESTER, Virginia
23836, USA
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