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Sentara College of Health Sciences Overview

Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Chesapeake, Virginia. Chesapeake is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

What Is Sentara College of Health Sciences Known For?

126 Undergraduate Awards
  • Students who want to work more closely with their professors have an easier time at Sentara College of Health Sciences since the student to facuty ratio is 9 to 1.
  • The 2% student loan default rate at Sentara College of Health Sciences is better than the national rate of 10.1%. That's a good sign that you may be able to pay off student loans easier than your peers at other schools can.
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at Sentara College of Health Sciences.
  • In 2019-2020, 52% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from Sentara College of Health Sciences with a bachelor's degree make about $60,654 a year. That's 49% more than those who graduate from other schools.

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Sentara College of Health Sciences Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Sentara College of Health Sciences.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Health Professions Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#1 Best Value Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#13 Best Allied Health Professions Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#58 Best Nursing Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#94 Best Health Professions Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Sentara College of Health Sciences has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#36 Highest Paid Surgical Technology Graduates College Factual

Where Is Sentara College of Health Sciences?

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Contact details for Sentara College of Health Sciences are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1441 Crossways Blvd, Suite 105, Chesapeake, VA 23320
Phone: 757-388-2900
Website: www.sentara.edu
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SentaraCollege
Twitter: https://twitter.com/SentaraCollege

How Do I Get Into Sentara College of Health Sciences?

You can apply to Sentara College of Health Sciences online at: https://www.sentara.edu/admissions-aid/apply-now

Can I Afford Sentara College of Health Sciences?

1.7% Loan Default Rate

The student loan default rate at Sentara College of Health Sciences is 1.7%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Student Diversity

219 Full-Time Undergraduates
90% Women
29% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 275 undergraduate students at Sentara College of Health Sciences, with 219 being full-time and 56 being part-time.

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There are also 66 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 219 full-time undergraduates at Sentara College of Health Sciences, 10% are male and 90% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Sentara College of Health Sciences students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 22
Black or African American 13
Hispanic or Latino 12
White 150
International Students 0
Other Races/Ethnicities 22

Online Learning at Sentara College of Health Sciences

51 Took All Classes Online
341 Took At Least One Class Online
-30.5% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 341 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Sentara College of Health Sciences has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 47th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of Sentara College of Health Sciences

The following table shows how Sentara College of Health Sciences is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health Professions #1 #1
Nursing #1 #1

Online Affordability Rankings of Sentara College of Health Sciences Rankings

The following table shows how Sentara College of Health Sciences is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Health Professions #1 #1
Nursing #1 #1

Online Growth Rankings of Sentara College of Health Sciences

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Sentara College of Health Sciences was -30.5%. This is the #2,083 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Sentara College of Health Sciences regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Sentara College of Health Sciences Undergraduate Concentrations

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

Major Associate’s Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Nursing 0 104 15 119
Allied Health Professions 22 0 0 22
TOTAL 22 104 15 141

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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