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Tuition & Financial Aid
Source: 2016 (or latest year available) Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS)
School Notes
Johnson & Wales University is a world-class university, where
students have an opportunity to pursue a career education in
business, hospitality, culinary arts, or technology. Scores of
majors and degree programs are offered at the undergraduate,
graduate and doctoral level. Johnson & Wales University was founded
as a business school in 1914 in Providence, Rhode Island by
Gertrude I. Johnson and Mary T. Wales. From its origins as a school
devoted to business education, Johnson & Wales grew first to a
junior college, then to a senior college, and ultimately to
university status. Johnson & Wales' six campuses are located in
Providence, Rhode Island, Charleston, South Carolina, Norfolk,
Virginia, North Miami, Florida, Denver, Colorado and Charlotte,
North Carolina. Established in 1987, our Norfolk campus is located
in the heart of the Hampton Roads. This coastal Virginian city
offers students the fun-filled Waterside Marketplace, beautiful
Town Point Park and many spectacular beaches. There are also annual
free outdoor concerts, dances and festivals for all to enjoy.
Johnson & Wales University is accredited by the New England
Association of Schools & Colleges, Inc. (NEAS&C), through its
Commission on Institutions of Higher Education.
Nearby Schools
The nearest community college to Johnson & Wales University-Norfolk is Centura College-Norfolk (2.3 miles away)
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