Eastern Virginia
Career College
For-profit College in Fredericksburg, VA. Six-year graduation rate 66%. Median 10-year earnings $37,304.
Students who entered Eastern Virginia Career College reach a median of $37,304 a decade later, a figure that trails the typical four-year outcome. The six-year graduation rate of 66% is well above average and the clearest sign this school holds onto its students. Borrowing stays contained, with median debt at graduation of $10,500.
Earnings: College Scorecard, median ten years after entry across students who received federal aid — completers and non-completers alike.
- ✓ Debt-to-income ratio 0.28 — healthy (below the 0.40 threshold)
- ✓ 3-year loan default 0.0% — below national benchmark
Admissions
Eastern Virginia Career College admits 96% of applicants — effectively open admission, so the application is a formality rather than a hurdle. The applicant pool is small at 99, which makes year-over-year comparisons unreliable. Yield is high — 100% of admitted students go on to enroll, well above the typical rate.
Test score bands (middle 50% of submitters)
These bands describe the enrolled first-years who submitted a score, not the entering class. Where most students apply test-optional the submitters are a self-selected, higher-scoring group.
| Test | 25th–75th percentile | Submitted |
|---|---|---|
| SAT Evidence-Based Reading | — | — |
| SAT Math | — | |
| ACT Composite | — | — |
IPEDS Admissions · 2024
Apply at Eastern Virginia Career College →Academics
A 66% six-year graduation rate is the strongest academic signal on this page. Retention is strong at 83%, and first-year attrition is where most degrees are lost. The two rates sit near each other: few students who return for a second year are missing from the six-year completion figure. At 7:1, students get materially more instructor contact than at a typical public university. This is a for-profit two-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.
Financial Aid
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24 · grant and loan rates against 337 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 reaches 53% of students at an average of $4,608. Most students borrow — 62% take federal loans to cover the gap.
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 · 66 students
Federal student loans went to 208 of these 337 students, totalling $1,373,065 — an average of $6,601 each.
IPEDS Student Financial Aid · 2023-24
Local housing costs
Typical rents near campus (Spotsylvania 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)