College · Private for-profit · Chesapeake, VA · City
Arizona College of Nursing - Chesapeake
Chesapeake, VA
Admit rate100%
6-yr median pay$33k
Net price / yr$34k
Undergrad size149
§ I · The real read
What it's actually like.
The bet
Net price of $34k/yr for a shot at a $33k first-5-year salary. Math out whether that works for you — it does for some people, not for others.
Getting in
Admit rate of 100% means this is workable if your grades and essays are solid.
If you get in
149 undergrads. Tiny. Every professor will know your name.
Where you live
City campus — public transit, off-campus food, weekends happen nearby.
§ II · Cost & aid
Sticker vs. real.
Sticker cost of attendance is $43k/yr. After need-based aid, the average student pays $34k/yr. Merit aid varies. Run your EFC calculator before you rule anything out.
Sticker · 4 yrs$171k
Before any aid.
Net · 4 yrs$135k
What the average student pays.
Typical aid$36k
Difference over 4 years — higher for lower-income households.
Payback4.1x
4-yr net price ÷ first-5-year salary. Lower is better.
Where the money goes · annual sticker.
- Tuition · in-state
- $24.7k
How students pay for it.
Pell grants67%
Share of undergrads on federal Pell grants.
Federal loans91%
Share taking out federal student loans.
Median debt · grads$10k
What the median student owes at graduation. Non-completers: $7k.
3-yr default0%
Low — grads tend to pay on time.
§ III · Outcomes
Do people finish? Do they land?
6-yr median pay$33k
Cross-major. Your major's number can be very different.
10-yr median pay$35k
Ten years out — where grads tend to land career-wise.
§ IV · Campus & identity
Setting, size, and who this school is.
- Setting
- City
- Control
- Private for-profit
- Undergrad size
- 149
- Location
- Chesapeake, VA
- Region
- Southeast (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
- Accreditor
- Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
§ · Who studies here
The student body at a glance.
- Black71%
- White15%
- Hispanic7%
- Two or more races4%
- Asian3%
- American Indian / Alaska Native1%
First-gen students54%
Share whose parents didn't complete college.
Part-time39%
Mixed full-time and part-time.
Veterans1%
Share using veteran education benefits.
Median family income$17k
Of enrolled students' households — useful for aid context.