Public · Norfolk, Virginia

Central School of Practical Nursing

Central School of Practical Nursing is a public institution in Norfolk, Virginia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$8,029
Avg net price / yr
$59,399
10-yr median earnings
76.5%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Central School of Practical Nursing posts top-quartile former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

Top 16%
former-student earnings, US
76.5%
150%-time completion
+26%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Central School of Practical Nursing profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

A-
College Value Score
82/100
Central School of Practical Nursing

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings A-
$59,399
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A-
$8,029
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A-
76.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Central School of Practical Nursing vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$59,399

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$8,029

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

76.5%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 76.5%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Central School of Practical Nursing vs peers

Central School of Practical Nursing positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Central School of Practical Nursing positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $27K $62K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $28K Avg Net Price ($) Central School of Practical Nursing (you are here): $59K earn · $8K net · 76% grad You are here - Central School of … Mountain Gateway Community College: $34K earn · $5K net · 42% grad Mountain Gateway C… Eastern Shore Community College: $32K earn · $2K net · 38% grad Eastern Shore Comm… Paul D Camp Community College: $36K earn · $4K net · 30% grad Paul D Camp Commun… Virginia Wesleyan University: $50K earn · $20K net · 46% grad Virginia Wesleyan … Tidewater Tech-Trades: $32K earn · $26K net · 73% grad Tidewater Tech-Tra… Fortis College-Norfolk: $33K earn · $25K net · 31% grad Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk: $44K earn · $23K net · 54% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Central School of Practical Nursing ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Central School of Practical Nursing: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$59,399 Top 16% higher than 84% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). Below this entry. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). This entry sits in this band. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Central School of Practical Nursing National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $59,399 #826 of 5103 84th
Average net price $8,029 #788 of 5020 84th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 76.5% #917 of 4858 81st
Undergraduate enrollment 24 #5273 of 5462 3rd

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

24
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
76.5%
150%-time completion
$59,399
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Central School of Practical Nursing ranks in Virginia

State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Central School of Practical Nursing State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $59,399 #24 of 125 81st
Average net price $8,029 #22 of 107 79th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 76.5% #13 of 102 87th
Undergraduate enrollment 24 #117 of 126 7th

Highest former-student earnings in Virginia

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Washington and Lee University$94,810$23,781
2Chamberlain University-Virginia$92,405$33,199
3University of Virginia-Main Campus$86,863$21,565
4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$81,698$24,953
5Sentara College of Health Sciences$77,821-
6Virginia Military Institute$77,369$17,113
7Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing$77,014-
8George Mason University$76,343$17,915
9University of Richmond$76,178$31,309
10William & Mary$73,490$19,096
11Southside College of Health Sciences$71,380-
12James Madison University$69,954$23,322
24Central School of Practical NursingThis school$59,399$8,029

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $8,029

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $8,029
42.5%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Central School of Practical Nursing swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $4,540 to $9,002 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +34.0%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$4,540
Highest year
$9,002
Most recent (2023)
$7,152
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $5,3372014: $5,5372015: $6,1962016: $4,5402017: $8,4192018: $8,0392019: $9,0022020: $8,8612021: $8,7102022: $6,6842023: $7,152
2013 · $5,3372023 · $7,152

Over the same years, enrollment went -52.0% (50 → 24 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

Outcomes

$47,274
Median Earnings (6yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 76.5%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $47,274
Median earnings 10 years after entry $59,399

Programs & Earnings

No program-level earnings data available for this school.

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Central School of Practical Nursing?
Central School of Practical Nursing is a public institution in Norfolk, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 24 students.
How much do Central School of Practical Nursing former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Central School of Practical Nursing who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $59,399 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $47,274.
How much does Central School of Practical Nursing cost?
The average net price at Central School of Practical Nursing is $8,029..
What is the graduation rate at Central School of Practical Nursing?
Central School of Practical Nursing has a 76.5% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

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