Centura College-Virginia Beach
Tel:
(757) 340-2121
- Centura College Virginia Beach offers degrees in business, massage therapy, computer network management and medical assistant. Our medical assistant program has specialties in management and clinical support and our business degree offers an academic specialty in management. These different concentrations give students the opportunity to specialize or work in general in their chosen field. In addition, we offer the Bachelor of Science Completion Program in Business Management or Allied Health. This option allows those who already have college credits to complete their bachelor’s degree. Our teachers and staff at Centura College Virginia Beach are knowledgeable and offer quality education, service and support. Our goal for graduates is to prepare them for an entry-level position in today’s workforce or to advance the career of graduates who already have experience in an occupation.
School Highlights
Centura College-Virginia Beach serves 102 students (69% of students are full-time).
The college's student:teacher ratio of 5:1 is lower than the state community college average of 31:1.
Minority enrollment is 76% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 50%.
Top Rankings
Centura College-Virginia Beach ranks among the top 20% of community colleges in Virginia for:
- Category Attribute
- Diversity Diversity in US community colleges
School Overview
The teacher population of 20 teachers has stayed relatively flat over five years.
| Centura College-Virginia Beach | (VA) Community College Avg. | |
| Carnegie Classification | Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's | Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional |
| Institution Level | Four or more years | At least 2 but less than 4 years |
| Institution Control | Private for-profit | Public |
| Total Faculty | 20 staff | 69 staff |
Source: 2019 (or latest year available) IPEDS
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Centura College-Virginia Beach is Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach (4.1 miles away).
- College Location Mi. Students
- Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachPrivate for-profit529 students | 4.10 Mi301 Centre Pointe Dr
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 499-7900 4.10529 - ECPI UniversityPrivate for-profit12,947 students | 6.30 Mi5555 Greenwich Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 490-9090 6.3012,947 - Advanced Technology InstitutePrivate for-profit609 students | 6.50 Mi5700 Southern Blvd Ste 100
Virginia Beach, VA 23462
(757) 490-1241 6.50609 - Fortis College-NorfolkPrivate for-profit293 students | 7.00 Mi6300 Center Dr Bldg 22
Norfolk, VA 23502
(757) 499-5447 7.00293 - Johnson & Wales University-NorfolkPrivate, non-profitn/a students | 8.80 Mi2428 Almeda Ave Ste 316
Norfolk, VA 23513
(757) 853-3508 8.80n/a
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