Centura College Virginia Beach: Review & Facts

Overall Rating:Overall Ranking - GoodQuality:Education Quality Rating - FairSafety:Capmus Safety Rating - OustandingCosts:Tuition & Fees Cost Rating - Very Good

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Centura College Virginia Beach is a very small four-year, private for-profit school with 110 students enrolled. This institution was established in 1986 and is one of the 11 colleges and schools located in Virginia Beach, Virginia.

Academic Offerings

1-year certificate, associate's degree, and bachelor's degree are available at Centura College Virginia Beach.

Majors
Offered
5
Centura College Virginia Beach deploys a semester-based curriculum calendar system and lets you to select from 5 majors. The most popular concentrations are Medical Assistant, Education, Medical, Biology, and Industrial Technologies. Read the details about Majors offered at this college and see program Ratings.

It is important 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 good sign. Nevertheless, if you are planning to transfer out or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

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

Student to faculty ratio at Centura College Virginia Beach is good, 11:1. Find out more details on faculty at this college in the Faculty & Salaries report.

Tuition and Loans

Average tuition prices are fairly high - about $16,500 per year. The additional fees at Centura College Virginia Beach beyond tuition are roughly $200; which makes it a total of $16,700 per year.

Read the details about Centura College Virginia Beach 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

Dual Credits
Accepted
No
The undergraduate application fee at Centura College Virginia Beach is $25.00.

To request the most accurate and up-to-date information about admission at Centura College Virginia Beach and a program that best suits your goals and budget, call this school's general information office at (757) 340-2121 or check Centura College Virginia Beach Website.

Opportunities and Services

Safety
Grade
A
Safe
Centura College Virginia Beach offers a distance education program and evening/weekend study opportunity, which is an amazing option for those who work full-time.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at Centura College Virginia Beach, 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.

ROTC
Available
No
At this moment there is no on-campus housing at Centura College Virginia Beach.

Based on the college crime numbers, Centura College Virginia Beach seems to be a safe school. Read the details in the Campus Crime report for this college.

Centura College Virginia Beach Location and Address

Postal Address:
Centura College Virginia Beach
2697 Dean Dr. Ste. 100
Virginia Beach, Virginia
23452-7431, USA
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