Bene's Career Academy
For-profit College in New Port Richey, FL. Median 10-year earnings $19,359.
Median earnings ten years after entry come to $19,359, below what most undergraduate institutions return — the central fact to weigh against cost here. Graduates leave owing a median of $6,333 — modest by four-year standards.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.33 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
This institution reports no six-year graduation rate. The federal measure only follows first-time, full-time students, so schools built around part-time or transfer enrollment often fall outside it entirely. First-year retention is 79% — the single largest point of attrition on this campus. At 9:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a for-profit short-program school. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. The undergraduate body is just 533, which shapes everything from class size to how often a required course is offered.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 533 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $24,443 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. Net price varies modestly by income — $23,796 at $0–30k against $25,713 at $110k+ — so the average is a fair guide for most families. About 63% get grants averaging $3,924, so plan on the possibility of paying closer to full price. Borrowing is widespread: 56% take federal loans.
Entering first-year students
A different, smaller group than the rates above: full-time students in their first year of college anywhere. The grant series here also excludes the "other sources" counted in the all-undergraduate figure, so the two are not comparable.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · 304 students
Net price by family income
The same students as the headline above, limited to those who received Title IV federal aid — a narrower group, with a lower overall average. IPEDS publishes no combined figure across these bands, so they should not be averaged into one.
| Family income band | Average net price |
|---|---|
| $0–30k | $23,796 |
| $30–48k | $24,959 |
| $48–75k | $25,030 |
| $75–110k | $26,007 |
| $110k+ | $25,713 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 301 of these 533 students, totalling $1,664,960 — an average of $5,531 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Pasco County) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026
Veterans & GI Bill
VA GI Bill Comparison Tool (Veterans Affairs GIDS)