Alternatives to Ascent College
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $18k. Affordable on-campus housing option. More than 10,400 students. Dangerous campus. Has strong presence in education, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs. ACT 22 to enroll.
Mid Atlantic Christian UniversityElizabeth City, NC
Associate's and bachelor's degrees. Tuition: $16k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Around 200 students. Safe campus. Well known for theology and religion, psychology, and management programs. ROTC programs are offered. SAT 970, ACT 19 to enroll.
Virginia State UniversityPetersburg, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $17k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Roughly 4,700 students. Very dangerous campus. Known for psychology, education, and business programs. ROTC programs. SAT 900, ACT 16 to enroll.
Centura College RichmondRichmond, VA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $17k. More than 200 students. Safe campus. Top offerings include medical assistant and electrical and electronics programs.
Richard Bland CollegePetersburg, VA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $12k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. Approximately 2,100 students. Relatively safe campus. Concentration on physics, general studies, and management programs. ROTC programs are available.
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Hampton UniversityHampton, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $26k. Reasonably priced on-campus housing option. Approximately 3,300 students. Very dangerous campus. Specializes in management, business, and occupational therapy programs. ROTC programs. SAT 950, ACT 22 to enroll.
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News, VA
Bachelor's and master's degrees. Great student retention rate. Tuition: $22k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. About 4,600 students. Very dangerous campus. Has strong management, business, and biology programs. SAT 1170, ACT 26 to enroll.
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk, VA
Bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $27k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 23,200 students. Very dangerous campus. Well known for their psychology, education, and engineering programs. ROTC programs are offered. ACT 25 to enroll.
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk, VA
Master's and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $11k. Moderately priced on-campus housing option. About 1,400 students. Dangerous campus. Well known for their medical, medical assistant, and biology programs.
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VA
Associate's degrees. Tuition: $10k. Roughly 16,200 students. Safe campus. Known for general studies, social work, and management programs. ROTC programs.
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk, VA
Associate's, bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degrees. Tuition: $17k. Moderately priced on-campus housing. More than 5,800 students. Dangerous campus. Best known for offering social work, sociology and anthropology, and computer science programs. ROTC programs. SAT 890, ACT 18 to enroll.