ECPI University

5555 Greenwich Rd
Virginia Beach, VA 23462

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ECPI University is a Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Florida, and Texas on-campus and online private college providing technology, engineering, business, health sciences, and culinary degree and diploma educational programs; graduate employment services and IT certification training.

School Highlights

ECPI University serves 13,487 students (99% of students are full-time).

The college's student:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the state community college average of 18:1.

Minority enrollment is 59% of the student body (majority Black), which is more than the state average of 49%.

The teacher population of 1,380 teachers has grown by 35% over five years.

	ECPI University	(VA) Community College Avg.
Carnegie Classification	Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs	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	1,380 staff	129 staff

The student population of ECPI University has grown by 23% over five years.

The student:teacher ratio of 10:1 has decreased from 22:1 over five years.

The ECPI University diversity score of 0.67 is equal to the state average of 0.67. The school's diversity has stayed relatively flat over five years.

Total Enrollment	13,487 students	2,199 students

Student : Teacher Ratio	10:1	18:1

# Full-Time Students	13,350 students	914 students

# Part-Time Students	137 students	1,285 students


# Undergraduate Students	13,005 students	857 students
# Graduate Students	345 students	242 students

% American Indian/Alaskan	1%	-
% Asian	3%	7%

% Hispanic	11%	12%

% Black	39%	21%

% White	41%	51%

% Two or more races	3%	5%

% Unknown races	1%	3%

Diversity Score	0.67	0.67

Average Graduate Earnings (10 Years)	$40,900	$29,600

The private state tuition of $16,639 is more than the state average of $15,561. The private state tuition has grown by 12% over four years.

Private State Tuition Fees	$16,639	$15,561

% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid	84%	84%

Median Debt for Graduates	$20,000	$11,500

Median Debt for Dropouts	$7,396	$5,500

Acceptance Rate	74%	64%

Source: 2020 (or latest year available) IPEDS

ECPI programs include both professional and general education courses, which together allow students to experience the integration of knowledge and skills. General Education courses do not focus on the specific needs of any one academic program. Instead, these courses are intended to help prepare students in being productive and responsible members in an ever-changing society and in complex work environments. Programs offered at Virginia Beach Campus include Biomedical Equipment Technology, Information Systems, Computer Electronics Engineering Technology, IT/Networking & Security Management, IT/Computer Programming, IT/Web Design, Wireless Communications, Simulation & Game Programming, Accounting Administration, Business Systems Administration and Criminal Justice Technology. ECPI University is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to award the associate's, baccalaureate, and master's degrees and diplomas.

The nearest community college to ECPI University is Advanced Technology Institute (0.2 miles away).