Centura College-Newport News
Newport News, Virginia · Also known as N/A · Website
$25,930
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$25,930
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Centura College-Newport News is a for-profit under 2-year college in Newport News, Virginia with 203 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $24,842 a year (tuition and fees $16,637). 75% of students finish within 150% of the normal time. Former students earn a median $25,930 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $14,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$24,842
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,637
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
75%
Within 150% of the normal time, US 58%
Median debt
$14,750
About $156 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$25,930
Rank 4,420 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $24,842
- Tuition and fees
- $16,637
- Cost of attendance
- $31,642
- Students with a need-based grant
- 60%
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $24,276
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $27,672
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,887 in 2015-16 to $16,637 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 203
- Part-time students
- 12%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 15
- Completion rate
- 75%
- Retention rate
- 72%
- Highest degree
- Certificate
- Programs
- 6
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,420 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $24,842 | $19,081 | $18,528 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,637 | $16,364 | $15,471 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 90% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 75% | 52% | 75% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 72% | 73% | 83% | 75% |
| Median debt | $14,750 | $20,000 | $9,024 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $26,077 | $36,582 | $22,020 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $25,930 | $42,837 | $25,418 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit under 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 15% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 41% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
6 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 62 | $14,730 | $29,395 | $43,168 | $48,148 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 53 | $9,500 | $26,072 | $30,747 | $35,447 |
| Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 28 | $7,521 | $14,301 | $26,335 | $29,652 |
| Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and InspectionCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | $31,641 | Withheld | $42,012 |
| Ground TransportationCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | - | $23,000 | $27,056 | $38,597 | $48,733 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Centura College-Newport News cost?
$24,842 a year is the average net price at Centura College-Newport News after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,637, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $31,642. Families earning under $30,000 pay $24,276 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Centura College-Newport News?
Centura College-Newport News has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Centura College-Newport News graduates earn?
$25,930 a year is the median pay of former Centura College-Newport News students who work, 10 years after they started ($26,077 after 6 years). That ranks 4,420 of 5,094 US colleges and 114 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection (Certificate) at $31,641.
How much student debt do Centura College-Newport News graduates have?
$14,750 is the median federal student loan debt of Centura College-Newport News graduates, about $156 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 36% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Centura College-Newport News?
75% of first-time, full-time students at Centura College-Newport News finish within 150% of the normal time. 72% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit under 2-year colleges is 75%.
What are the most popular majors at Centura College-Newport News?
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) (62 certificate graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (53 certificate graduates), Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services (28 certificate graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 6 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.