Private for-profit · Community college

Bella Capelli Academy

Monroeville, Pennsylvania · Large suburb

0%
Transfer rate
$20,459
Avg net price
76%
Grad / completion
$25,817
Median earnings

Bella Capelli Academy is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Monroeville, Pennsylvania (large suburb setting), enrolling 259 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

Private for-profitSmall · 259 undergradsLarge suburbCold winters

About Monroeville, Pennsylvania

Monroeville is a home-rule municipality in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, United States. Named for Joel Monroe, the area's first postmaster, Monroeville was settled in the mid- to late 19th century. In the NBC television show Scrubs, Dr. Robert 'Bob' Kelso claims that his family, then named Kelsonovich, settled in Monroeville. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Certificate
To Great Lakes shore
114 miles
Nearest airport
23 miles to Arnold Palmer (LBE)

How Bella Capelli Academy compares

Graduation rate76%

Higher than 71% · #52 of 151 in Pennsylvania

First-year retention89%

Higher than 80%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$25,817

Higher than 20% · #109 of 137 in Pennsylvania

Average net price$20,459

Cheaper than 31% · #102 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania

Median debt at graduation$8,028

Lower than 72%

Student–faculty ratio20 : 1

Lower than 29%

Undergraduate enrollment259

Larger than 50%

Percentiles compare Bella Capelli Academy 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 Pennsylvania.

Student body

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White79%
  • Black12%
  • Hispanic2.3%
  • Asian0.8%
  • Other or multiracial5.4%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
259
Student–faculty ratio
20 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
35%
First-generation students
40%
Students over 25
17%
Median family income
$38,179

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 53 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Pennsylvania96%
  • Other U.S. states3.8%

Most first-years stay in state — Bella Capelli Academy draws overwhelmingly from Pennsylvania.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
Room & board
Total cost of attendance
Average net price
$20,459

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
76%
First-year retention
89%
Transferred to another college
0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$25,303
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$25,817
Median debt at graduation
$8,028
Students with federal loans
49%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
50%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
76%
Low-income (Pell)
73%
First-generation
74%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

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%.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$17,689
$30–48k
$18,514
$48–75k
$20,807
$75–110k
$23,902
$110k+
$24,413

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Bella Capelli Academy funds essentially no grants of its own — almost all aid here comes from federal (Pell), state, or outside sources rather than the school's own discount. Its sticker price is what it is.

Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid, 2022–23 full-time first-year undergraduates.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$25,817
Typical debt at graduation
$8,028
Debt vs. one year's pay
31%
Out-earn a HS grad

Typical debt would take roughly 3.1 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

Campus climate

Summer high
86°F
Winter low
22°F
Annual rain
43.6″
Annual snow
25″

Average temperature

HighLow
10°50°90°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.44.8JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Murrysville 2 SW, PA US station (3.3 mi from campus).

What Bella Capelli Academy 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.