Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsPrivate nonprofit

Southside College of Health Sciences

Colonial Heights, Virginia·Private not-for-profit, 2-year·Southeast·schs.edu
Total enrollment
151
peer median 231
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Admissions & acceptance rate

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

IPEDS
Applied
2
2 candidates competed

Program outcomes

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

FVT/GE

Of 2 Title IV programs, 2 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail.

Total programs
2
Passing
2
100.0% of portfolio
Failing (GE)
0
0.0% of portfolio
Fail rate
0.0%
-0.6pp vs 0.6% national

Pass / fail distribution

2programs
  • Passing2 · 100.0%
  • No Data0 · 0.0%
  • Failing0 · 0.0%

Severity spectrum

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

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 Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+107.3%
$74,577 vs $35,969
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
+120.6%
$79,351 vs $35,969

Debt vs earnings

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

2
Allied Health Diagnostic Intervention and Treatment Professions
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
16%
$12,000 debt · $74,577 earn
Registered Nursing Nursing Administration Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
Associate Degree · Health Professions And Related Clinical Sciences
15%
$11,483 debt · $79,351 earn

Accreditation status & history

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

DAPIP
AccreditedInstitutional accreditor

Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools

Accredited since 2009Next review Feb 2030

Programmatic accreditations · 3

Action history · 10

  1. Apr 2024Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  2. Sep 2023Renewal of Accreditation
    Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
  3. Oct 2022Grant Substantive Change: Other
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
  4. Dec 2021Renewal of Accreditation
    Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
  5. Sep 2020Accreditation Reaffirmed: Probation Removed
    Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs

Source: U.S. Dept. of Education

Tuition & cost

What families actually pay, broken down by family income.

College Scorecard
Net price by income not reported.
Federal loans
67.0%
In-state tuition
$15,813
Out-of-state
$15,813

Federal aid volume & trends

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

Federal Student Aid

In AY 2024–25, 100 students received $516K in Pell grants, alongside $845K in federal Direct Loans.

Pell recipients
100
AY 2024–25
Pell disbursed
$516K
$516,218 total
Direct Loans
$845K
210 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$314K
99 loan awards
Unsubsidized · UG$488K
107 loan awards
Parent PLUS$43K
4 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.

Cohort Default Rate

Of 52 borrowers who entered repayment, 2 (3.8%) defaulted within three years — above the 2.3% national rate.

Default rate
3.8%
+1.5pp vs 2.3% national
Borrowers in repayment
52
Defaulted
2
Measurement window
3 years
Federal CDR standard

Default rate vs national, by cohort

2016
0.0%
2017
3.6%
2018
3.0%
2019
3.8%
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 SCHS

Top program areas ranked by completions.

IPEDS
Distinct CIP programs3
UndergraduateOffered
GraduateOffered

Top program families by completions

48 total completions
01Health Professions
48100.0%

Enrollment trends & demographics

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

IPEDS
Fall total
151
12-mo unduplicated
225
Undergraduate
225
Graduate
0

Gender split

Men
9%20
Women
91%205

Race / ethnicity composition

White
57.4%
Black
19.1%
Unknown
19.1%
Hispanic
2.6%
Asian
0.9%
Two or more
0.9%

Campus safety & crime statistics

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

Clery Act
Criminal offenses · per 1,000 students
0.00
0 offenses · 91 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.

    IPEDS
    Student-to-faculty
    5.0:1
    Instructional staff (full-time equivalent)
    9

    SCHS vs Peer comparison

    The peer institutions SCHS selected for federal comparison reporting.

    IPEDS
    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
    SubjectSouthside College of Health Sciences
    		——151—Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Riverside College of Health Careers
    		—12.9%350$20,744Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Jefferson Regional School of Nursing
    		——92$6,429Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Huntington Junior College
    		——182$9,422Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    SABER College
    		—80.4%560$11,009Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Remington College-Nashville Campus
    		—61.7%280$29,098Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
    Peer group median—61.7%231$11,009

    Institutions like SCHS

    Explore the federal data for institutions in SCHS's comparison group.

    IPEDS

    SCHS Institutional Research office

    The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.

    Team
    2 members
    • Elinor Carmona
      Institutional Effectiveness Coordinator
    • Anna Koranteng
      Senior Institutional Research Analyst

    Frequently asked questions about Southside College of Health Sciences

    Quick answers to the questions most often asked about SCHS.

    How many students attend Southside College of Health Sciences?

    Southside College of Health Sciences reports a total enrollment of 151 students per the latest IPEDS.

    Where is Southside College of Health Sciences located?

    Southside College of Health Sciences is located in Colonial Heights, Virginia 23834.

    About the data on this page

    Every figure comes from an official federal or public source. Here is each one and the release it is currently on.

    IPEDS2025 provisional data (Fall 2025–26 release, July 28, 2026)
    Enrollment, completions, graduation rates, tuition, financial aid, staffing, and finance for every U.S. institution in federal student aid programs.
    National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
    College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 release (merged 2025–26 files)
    Institution and field-of-study costs, graduate earnings, debt, completion, and admissions outcomes compiled from federal aid records, tax data, and IPEDS.
    U.S. Department of Education
    FVT/GE program performanceProvisional preview, May 18, 2026 release
    Program-level debt-to-earnings and earnings-premium measures behind the FVT/GE and STATS accountability frameworks.
    U.S. Department of Education
    DAPIP accreditationContinuously refreshed
    Accreditation status for institutions and programs, reported by recognized accrediting agencies.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Federal Pell Grant volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Pell Grant recipient counts, award amounts, and disbursements by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Federal student loan volumeAY 2025–26 (through Q3), through March 31, 2026
    Federal Direct Loan recipient counts and disbursement volume by institution and award year.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Cohort Default RatesFY 2022 official rates
    Institution-level federal student loan default rates, measuring borrowers who default within three years of entering repayment.
    U.S. Department of Education, Federal Student Aid
    Equity in Athletics (EADA)Academic year 2024–25
    Athletics participation, coaching, revenues, and expenses by sport and gender for Title IV institutions.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Campus Safety & SecurityData through reporting year 2024
    Criminal offenses, arrests, disciplinary actions, VAWA offenses, and fire statistics reported by campus under the Clery Act.
    U.S. Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education
    Last reviewed July 2026All data sources & release dates →

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