Centura College-Chesapeake
For-profit Community College in Chesapeake, VA. Six-year graduation rate 71%. Median 10-year earnings $25,930.
Students who entered Centura College-Chesapeake reach a median of $25,930 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 71% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Median debt at graduation is $14,750, a light load against those earnings.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 71% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention of 71% means a meaningful slice of each entering class does not return. At 7:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a for-profit four-year institution. That is not disqualifying, but it does mean verifying accreditation, transferability of credits, and job-placement claims directly rather than trusting the category. At 8 undergraduates, expect a small, closely-held student body.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 8 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
One gap to flag: this institution does not report an average net price, so the figures here describe who receives aid rather than what a year actually costs. Use the school's own net price calculator before comparing it against anywhere else. Grant aid is limited — 13% of students receive any.
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Virginia Beach City) — budget these against any cost-of-attendance housing estimate.
HUD Fair Market Rents (40th-percentile gross rent incl. utilities) · FY2026