Public · Virginia Beach, Virginia

Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing

Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing is a public institution in Virginia Beach, 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.

$1,317
Avg net price / yr
36.1%
150%-time completion
City: Large
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Virginia Beach City Public Schools 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

C
College Value Score
59/100
Virginia Beach City Public Schools 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 N/A
N/A
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$1,317
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
36.1%
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
Virginia Beach City Public Schools 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

Not reported

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$1,317

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

36.1%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 36.1%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing vs peers

Virginia Beach City Public Schools 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 6 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing positioned by earnings vs cost COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $28K $62K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $2K $29K Avg Net Price ($) Central School of Practical Nursing: $59K earn · $8K net · 76% grad 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… South University-Virginia Beach: $34K earn · $28K net · 12% grad South University-V… Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia Beach: $33K earn · $12K net · 26% grad Bryant & Stratton … 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.

Quick Facts

29
Undergraduate enrollment
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Acceptance rate
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SAT average
36.1%
150%-time completion
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10-yr median earnings
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First-year retention

How Virginia Beach City Public Schools 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 Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing State rank Percentile
Average net price $1,317 #1 of 107 99th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 36.1% #85 of 102 17th
Undergraduate enrollment 29 #115 of 126 9th

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

Costs & Financial Aid

Tuition & Net Price

Average Net Price $1,317

Net Price by Family Income

$0 – $30,000 $842
$30,001 – $48,000 $1,792
25.4%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate

Net price at Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $1,298 to $8,514 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as -29.1%, 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
$1,298
Highest year
$8,514
Most recent (2023)
$6,034
Average net price, 2013–2023

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

2013: $8,5142014: $4,2022015: $3,6502016: $1,2982017: $2,5252018: $4,4212019: $2,1502020: $1,6142021: $3,1312022: $2,0372023: $6,034
2013 · $8,5142023 · $6,034

Over the same years, enrollment went +36.7% (30 → 41 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

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 36.1%

Programs & Earnings

No program-level earnings data available for this school.

Frequently Asked Questions

How much does Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing cost?
The average net price at Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing is $1,317..
What is the graduation rate at Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing?
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing has a 36.1% 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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