Private for-profit · Community college

Eastern Virginia Career College

Fredericksburg, Virginia · Midsize suburb

0%
Transfer rate: —
Avg net price: 66%
Grad / completion: $37,304
Median earnings

Eastern Virginia Career College is a private for-profit certificate-granting institution in Fredericksburg, Virginia (midsize suburb setting), enrolling 177 undergraduates.

Private for-profitSmall · 177 undergradsMidsize suburbAccessible · 96% admitCold wintersNear the coast

About Fredericksburg, Virginia

Fredericksburg is an independent city in Virginia, United States. English colonists recorded the name of the Manahoac village there as Mahaskahod. Siouan tribes occupied much of the area of the Piedmont. The Tidewater areas of the coastal plain had primarily Algonquian-speaking tribes making up the Powhatan Confederacy. Despite recent decades of suburban growth, reminders of the area's past abound. (Wikipedia)

Setting: Midsize suburb
Highest degree offered: Associate
Nearest big city: 49 miles to Richmond, VA
To the ocean: 11 miles
Nearest airport: 49 miles to Washington Dulles (IAD) · major hub

How Eastern Virginia Career College compares

Selectivity96.0%

More selective than 26% · #7 most selective of 8 in Virginia

Graduation rate66%

Higher than 56% · #26 of 65 in Virginia

First-year retention83%

Higher than 69%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,304

Higher than 58% · #27 of 62 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$10,500

Lower than 42%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment177

Larger than 42%

Percentiles compare Eastern Virginia Career 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

Women16493%
Men137%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

White28%
Black54%
Hispanic6.2%
Asian2.3%
Other or multiracial10%

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

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment: 177
Student–faculty ratio: 7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients: 50%
First-generation students: 54%
Students over 25: 50%
Median family income: $22,886
Avg faculty salary (academic year): $48,312

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

Admissions

Admission rate: 96.0%
Test scores: Not considered
SAT range (25th–75th %): —
SAT average: —
SAT reading: —
SAT math: —
ACT composite: —

Outcomes

Graduated: 66%
First-year retention: 83%
Transferred to another college: 0%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry: $39,991
Median earnings, 10 years after entry: $37,304
Median debt at graduation: $10,500
Students with federal loans: 62%
Paying down their loans (1 year in): 36%

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing: No
Application fee: $100

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.

of first-years get a grant from the school

$3,200

average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 3% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $3,200. 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 39 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): $37,304
Typical debt at graduation: $10,500
Debt vs. one year's pay: 28%
Out-earn a HS grad: 39%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.8 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: 88°F
Winter low: 25°F
Annual rain: 43.4″
Annual snow: 11.3″

Average temperature

HighLow

Average precipitation (inches)

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fredericksburg Sewage, VA US station (4 mi from campus).

What Eastern Virginia Career College graduates study — and earn

Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssoc.

67 grads$66k 1 yr— 5 yr$21k debt

67$66,430—$20,625 Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming ServicesCert.

44 grads$20k 1 yr$21k 5 yr$8k debt

44$19,612$21,099$7,917 Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCert.

17 grads— 1 yr$31k 5 yr$7k debt

17—$30,660$6,839 Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCert.

16 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

16———Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCert.

16 grads$45k 1 yr$54k 5 yr$18k debt

16$44,679$54,249$17,500 Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCert.

9 grads— 1 yr— 5 yr— debt

9———Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssoc.

4 grads$48k 1 yr— 5 yr$22k debt

4$48,020—$22,333 Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsAssoc.

— grads— 1 yr$70k 5 yr— debt

——$69,751—

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.