Chesapeake College Overview

Chesapeake College is a public institution situated in Wye Mills, Maryland. The rural area surrounding Chesapeake College is great for students who love a peaceful atmosphere.

What Is Chesapeake College Known For?

• The associate's degree is the highest award offered at Chesapeake College.
• In a recent academic period26% of the faculty were full-time.

Where Is Chesapeake College?

Contact details for Chesapeake College are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1000 College Circle, Wye Mills, MD 21679-0008
Phone:	410-822-5400
Website:	www.chesapeake.edu

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How Do I Get Into Chesapeake College?

You can apply to Chesapeake College online at: https://www.chesapeake.edu/admissions/apply

Since Chesapeake College has an open admissions policy, you should not have any trouble getting into the school as long as you have a high school diploma or the equivalent.

Can I Afford Chesapeake College?

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Chesapeake College, approximately 3% of students took out student loans averaging $10,951 a year. That adds up to $43,804 over four years for those students.

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Chesapeake College Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 1,904 undergraduate students at Chesapeake College, with 506 being full-time and 1,398 being part-time.

Gender Diversity

Of the 506 full-time undergraduates at Chesapeake College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Chesapeake College students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	7
Black or African American	46
Hispanic or Latino	35
White	367
International Students	6
Other Races/Ethnicities	45

Chesapeake College Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Basic Certificate	Associate’s	Undergraduate Certificate	TOTAL
Liberal Arts General Studies	1	102	0	103
Nursing	0	27	0	27
General Business/Commerce	0	24	0	24
Allied Health Professions	0	18	5	23
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	17	0	17
Business Administration & Management	0	4	3	7
Human Development & Family Studies	0	7	0	7
Criminal Justice & Corrections	0	7	0	7
General Biology	0	6	0	6
Other Computer & Information Sciences	0	6	0	6
Accounting	0	5	0	5
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services	0	5	0	5
Mental & Social Health Services	3	2	0	5
Natural Resources Conservation	0	5	0	5
Engineering Technology (Other)	3	1	0	4
Drama & Theater Arts	4	0	0	4
Agricultural Production	0	3	0	3
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	2	0	2
Health & Physical Education	0	2	0	2
Legal Support Services	0	1	0	1
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians	0	0	0	0
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0
General Education	0	0	0	0
Drafting & Design Engineering Technology	0	0	0	0
Culinary Arts	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	11	244	8	263

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.