Centra College

Lynchburg, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Small city

Overview

Centra College is a private nonprofit four-year institution in Lynchburg, Virginia. The campus sits in a small city. It enrolled 219 students in fall 2024. It is part of Centra Health.

Centra College offers certificates, associate degrees, and bachelor's degrees across 2 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Registered Nursing and Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training. It awarded 108 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. One of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 3 to 1.

Mission

Educating future caregivers to positively impact the health of communities.

Mission statement as reported by Centra College

Key figures

219

Students enrolled

108

Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25

Programs and majors

3:1

Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

CertificateAssociateBachelor

Programs and majors offered 2

Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.

Health Professions 2

Registered Nursing AssociateBachelor Online option 87 graduates
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training Certificate 21 graduates

Outcomes

Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.

Student-to-faculty ratio: 3:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.

Bachelor's degrees: 12
Associate degrees: 75
Certificates of 1 to 2 years: 21

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024: 219
Undergraduates, fall 2024: 219
Full-time, fall 2024: 13%
Students over the full 2024-25 year: 340
Full-time, 2024-25: 18%
Size category: Under 1,000 students

Student body

Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.

Women: 89%
Men: 11%
White: 71%
Black or African American: 15%
Asian: 1%
Two or more races: 11%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander: 1%
Race or ethnicity unknown: 1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online: 1
Online undergraduate programs: Yes
Students studying fully online: 13%
Students taking some online courses: 0%

Campus and services

Setting: Small city
Academic calendar: Semester
Part of: Centra Health
Carnegie classification: Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
Dean: Sara Turpel
Services and opportunities: Academic and career counseling, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members: Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact