Private for-profit · Community college
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista
Chula Vista, California · Large city
- 5%
- Transfer rate
- $20,738
- Avg net price
- 68%
- Grad / completion
- $23,576
- Median earnings
Bellus Academy-Chula Vista is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Chula Vista, California (large city setting), enrolling 341 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.
About Chula Vista, California
Chula Vista is a city in San Diego County, California, United States. Fossils of aquatic life, in the form of a belemnitida from the Jurassic, have been found within the modern borders of Chula Vista. It is not until the Oligocene epoch that land life fossils have been found; although Eocene epoch fossils have been found in nearby Bonita. Chula Vista is home to OnStage Playhouse, the only live theater in South Bay, San Diego. (Wikipedia)
- Setting
- Large city
- Highest degree offered
- Certificate
- Nearest big city
- 8 miles to San Diego, CA
- To the ocean
- 1 mile
- Nearest airport
- 10 miles to San Diego (SAN) · major hub
How Bellus Academy-Chula Vista compares
Higher than 58% · #181 of 382 in California
Higher than 59%
Higher than 13% · #293 of 326 in California
Cheaper than 29% · #206 cheapest of 377 in California
Lower than 75%
Lower than 67%
Larger than 56%
Percentiles compare Bellus Academy-Chula Vista 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 California.
Student body
Undergraduates by gender
- Women27179%
- Men7021%
Undergraduates by race / ethnicity
- White7.9%
- Black9.7%
- Hispanic67%
- Asian5.9%
- Other or multiracial9.7%
Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.
By the numbers
- Undergraduate enrollment
- 341
- Student–faculty ratio
- 13 : 1
- Pell Grant recipients
- 61%
- First-generation students
- 56%
- Students over 25
- 50%
- Median family income
- $15,830
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 46 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.
- From California100%
Most first-years stay in state — Bellus Academy-Chula Vista draws overwhelmingly from California.
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
- $20,738
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
- 68%
- First-year retention
- 77%
- Transferred to another college
- 5%
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $19,304
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $23,576
- Median debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Students with federal loans
- 59%
- Paying down their loans (1 year in)
- 23%
Campus life & athletics
- On-campus housing
- No
- Application fee
- Free
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 safety
- Safety grade
- A
- Reported offenses per 1,000 students
- 0.0 / year
- Violent offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
- Property offenses (2022–2024)
- 0
On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 1 campus (341 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.
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?
Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.
Modest institutional aid: 37% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $131. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.
Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 162 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.
Is it worth it?
A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.
- Median earnings (10 years)
- $23,576
- Typical debt at graduation
- $7,917
- Debt vs. one year's pay
- 34%
- Out-earn a HS grad
- 31%
Typical debt would take roughly 3.4 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
- 77°F
- Winter low
- 46°F
- Annual rain
- 9.2″
Average temperature
HighLowAverage precipitation (inches)
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chula Vista, CA US station (1.7 mi from campus).
What Bellus Academy-Chula Vista 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.