by our College Data Analytics TeamCollege Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.
Centra College of Nursing was awarded 13 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is health professions.
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Centra College of Nursing was not ranked in College Factual's Best Overall Colleges report this year. This may be because not enough data was available.
The acceptance rate at Centra College of Nursing is 83%. That's higher than the rate at many schools, but still low enough to be considered somewhat selective. If you want to get in, you'll need good grades and to be able to show that Centra College of Nursing is a good fit for you.
The student to faculty ratio is often used to estimate how much interaction there is between professors and their students at a college or university. At Centra College of Nursing, this ratio is 14 to 1, which is on par with the national average of 15 to 1. That's not bad at all.
Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.
The full-time faculty percentage at Centra College of Nursing is 56%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 314 undergraduates at Centra College of Nursing with 42 being full-time and 272 being part-time.
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Centra College of Nursing, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Centra College of Nursing, approximately 67% of students took out student loans averaging $7,460 a year. That adds up to $29,840 over four years for those students.
The student loan default rate at Centra College of Nursing is 2.2%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.
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Contact details for Centra College of Nursing are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 905 Lakeside Dr., Suite A, Lynchburg, VA 24501 |
| Phone: | 434-200-3070 |
| Website: | https://www.centrahealth.com/college |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Nursing | 16 | NA |
Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.
In 2020-2021, 15 students took at least one online class at Centra College of Nursing. This is an increase from the 13 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 15 | 15 |
| 2019-2020 | 13 | 13 |
| 2018-2019 | 20 | 20 |
| 2017-2018 | 20 | 20 |
| 2016-2017 | 15 | 15 |
Learn more about online learning at Centra College of Nursing.
Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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