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.
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
- Nearest big city
- 11 miles to Pittsburgh, PA
- To Great Lakes shore
- 114 miles
- Nearest airport
- 23 miles to Arnold Palmer (LBE)
How Bella Capelli Academy compares
Higher than 71% · #52 of 151 in Pennsylvania
Higher than 80%
Higher than 20% · #109 of 137 in Pennsylvania
Cheaper than 31% · #102 cheapest of 152 in Pennsylvania
Lower than 72%
Lower than 29%
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)
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.
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.
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
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
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.







