Centura College-Chesapeake
For-profit College in Chesapeake, VA. Six-year graduation rate 78%. 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. 78% graduate within six years, so most students who start here finish here. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $14,750.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Graduation rate 78% — well above the national average
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Academics
A 78% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. At 19:1, class sizes land in the normal range for an undergraduate institution. As a for-profit four-year institution, outcomes here deserve a harder look than the sector average suggests: for-profit institutions vary enormously, and the sector's aggregate numbers hide both strong and very weak performers. The undergraduate body is just 225, 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 225 degree- or certificate-seeking undergraduates
Net price lands at $26,551 a year on average, neither cheap nor punishing. The gap between the $0–30k and $110k+ bands is narrow ($25,471 versus $32,162), meaning aid is not strongly need-weighted. 64% of students receive grant aid, averaging $5,225 — common but not automatic. About 38% borrow federally, roughly the national pattern.
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 · 27 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 | $25,471 |
| $30–48k | $25,880 |
| $48–75k | $30,894 |
| $75–110k | $30,470 |
| $110k+ | $32,162 |
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Federal student loans went to 85 of these 225 students, totalling $722,345 — an average of $8,498 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Chesapeake City) — 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)