Private nonprofit · Community college
Ascent College
Gainesville, Virginia · Large suburb
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- Transfer rate
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- Avg net price
- 100%
- Grad / completion
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- Median earnings
Ascent College is a private nonprofit certificate-granting institution in Gainesville, Virginia (large suburb setting), enrolling 82 undergraduates. It has a Assemblies of God Church religious affiliation. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Gainesville, Virginia
Gainesville is a census-designated place in western Prince William County, Virginia, United States. Gainesville was once a changing point for stagecoach horses on the Fauquier and Alexandria Turnpike. In earlier times, the village that became known as “Gainesville” actually had two other names, though only briefly. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large suburb
- Highest degree offered
- Bachelor's
- Nearest big city
- 32 miles to Washington, DC
- To the ocean
- 24 miles
- Nearest airport
- 13 miles to Washington Dulles (IAD) · major hub
How Ascent College compares
Higher than 98% · #1 of 65 in Virginia
Lower than 89%
Larger than 23%
Percentiles compare Ascent College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Virginia.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women4960%
- Men3340%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White46%
- Black11%
- Hispanic6.1%
- Asian1.2%
- Other or multiracial35%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 82
- Student–faculty ratio
- 8 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 27%
- First-generation students
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- Students over 25
- 64%
- Median family income
- $34,340
- Avg faculty salary (academic year)
- $22,500
- Endowment
- $92,125
Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.
Cost
- In-state tuition
- $8,550
- Room & board
- —
- Books & supplies
- $760
- Total cost of attendance
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- Average net price
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Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.
Outcomes
- Graduated (within 6 years)
- 100%
- Graduated on time (4 years)
- 0%
- First-year retention
- —
- Transferred to another college
- 0%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $31,455
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- —
- Median debt at graduation
- —
- Students with federal loans
- 36%
About 100% of students who finish here need more than four years — each extra year adds roughly another year of tuition and living costs.
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- $25
Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.
Campus climate
- Summer high
- 88°F
- Winter low
- 24°F
- Annual rain
- 43.2″
- Annual snow
- 21″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Manassas, VA US station (8.7 mi from campus).
What Ascent College graduates study — and earn
Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.
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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.