Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate (for-profit)

Eastern Virginia Career College

Fredericksburg, Virginia·Private for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·evcc.edu
6-yr Graduation
66%
Total enrollment
177
peer median 288
Avg net price
$39,005
+$11k vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
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Admissions & acceptance rate

First-time freshman admissions: how selective the college is, and how many admitted students choose to enroll.

Applied
99
99 candidates competed
Admitted
95
96.0% acceptance rate
Enrolled
95
100.0% yield

Graduation rate & outcomes

Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.

Overall completion
66%
Full-time retention
83%

Pell equity

7.0pp gap
Pell recipients
68%
Non-Pell
75%

Non-Pell students graduate at a 7.0-point higher rate than Pell recipients.

Program outcomes

Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.

Of 7 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 5 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.

Total programs
7
Passing
2
28.6% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

7programs
  • Passing2 · 28.6%
  • No Data5 · 71.4%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

Critical
0
Severe
0
Recoverable
0
At Risk
0
Watch
0
Safe
2
No data
5

Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.

Earnings premium gap

Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.

2
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+53.4%
$55,187 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+150.7%
$90,158 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.

4
Practical Nursing Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
Undergraduate Certificate · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
28%
$15,707 debt · $57,062 earn
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
27%
$14,750 debt · $55,187 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
20%
$17,935 debt · $90,158 earn
Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services
Undergraduate Certificate · Personal And Culinary Services
20%
$6,333 debt · $31,895 earn

Accreditation status & history

Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.

AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Council on Occupational Education

Accredited since 2002Next review Dec 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 14

  1. Sep 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  2. Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Council on Occupational Education
  3. Dec 2024Renewal of Accreditation
    Council on Occupational Education
  4. Aug 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree
  5. Apr 2023Grant Substantive Change: Other
    American Occupational Therapy Association, Accreditation Council for Occupational Therapy Education · Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) - Programs leading to an associate degree

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

Net price by family income

Aid exceeds costFamily pays
$0–30k$39,005
$30–48k
$48–75k
$75–110k
$110k+

Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.

Avg net price (private)
$39,005
+$10,868vs Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions median $28,138
Federal loans
73.9%

Federal aid volume & trends

Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.

In AY 2024–25, 162 students received $950K in Pell grants, alongside $1.4M in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
162
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$950K
$949,569 total
Direct Loans
$1.4M
357 loan awards

Pell recipients · 5-year trend

0k
20
0k
21
0k
22
0k
23
0k
24

Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25

Subsidized$528K
173 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$809K
176 loan awards
Parent PLUS$108K
8 loan awards

Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Student loan default rate

The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.

Of 141 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (1.4%) defaulted within three years below the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
1.4%
-0.9pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
141
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
10.9%
2017
7.2%
2018
6.0%
2019
1.4%
2020*
0.0%
This institutionNational rate

* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Academic programs at EVCC

Top program areas ranked by completions.

Distinct CIP programs9
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

59 total completions
01Health Professions
59100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.

Fall total
177
12-mo unduplicated
337
Undergraduate
337
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
7%23
Women
93%314

Race / ethnicity composition

Black
51.1%
White
35.9%
Two or more
4.2%
Hispanic
3.7%
Asian
3.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native
0.9%
Unknown
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.

Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 202 students

3-year trend

0.002 yrs ago0.001 yr ago0.00Latest
Offenses · 3-yr
0
Last three years
VAWA · 3-yr
0
DV, dating, stalking
Hate crimes · 3-yr
0
Res-hall fires · 3-yr
0

Criminal offenses by type

No criminal offenses reported.

By location

0total

    VAWA offenses

    0
    Domestic violence
    0
    Dating violence
    0
    Stalking
    0 total under the Violence Against Women Act.

    Hate crimes by bias

    No hate crimes reported.

    Arrests vs disciplinary referrals

    CategoryArrestsReferrals
    Weapons00
    Drugs00
    Liquor00

    Residence-hall fires

    No residence-hall fires reported.

    Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

    Student-faculty ratio

    Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.

    Student-to-faculty
    7.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    16

    EVCC vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions EVCC selected for federal comparison reporting.

    GraduationRetentionSelectivityEnrollmentAffordabilityYield
    This institutionPeer median

    A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.

    Carnegie
    SubjectEastern Virginia Career College
    66%177$39,005Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Chester Career College
    79$23,878Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Centura College-Norfolk
    163$26,719Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Norfolk
    399$29,556Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Fortis College-Richmond
    502$19,803Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Standard Healthcare Services-College of Nursing
    27.9%730$35,630Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median66%27.9%288$28,138

    Frequently asked questions about Eastern Virginia Career College

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about EVCC.

    What is the graduation rate at Eastern Virginia Career College?

    Eastern Virginia Career College reports a 6-year graduation rate of 66% per the latest IPEDS.

    How many students attend Eastern Virginia Career College?

    Eastern Virginia Career College reports a total enrollment of 177 students per the latest IPEDS.

    What is the average net price at Eastern Virginia Career College?

    The average net price at Eastern Virginia Career College is $39,005 per the latest College Scorecard. Net price is the published cost of attendance minus grant aid.

    What is the yield rate at Eastern Virginia Career College?

    Eastern Virginia Career College's yield rate is 100.0%, the share of admitted students who enrolled, per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Eastern Virginia Career College located?

    Eastern Virginia Career College is located in Fredericksburg, Virginia 22408.

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