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Centura College-Newport News

Newport News, Virginia Private for-profit Less than 2-year Midsize city

Overview

Centura College-Newport News is a private for-profit career and technical school in Newport News, Virginia. The campus sits in a midsize city. It enrolled 203 students in fall 2024. It is part of Employment Services Inc..

Centura College-Newport News offers certificates across 4 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Medical Office Assistant/Specialist, Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician, and Welding Technology. It awarded 202 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.

The school has an open admission policy. 72% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 15 to 1.

Mission

Centura College helps adult students gain the skills and attitudes necessary for a meaningful entry-level career position. We strive to be responsive to the needs of our students, as well as businesses, industries, and government. We are committed to high academic standards in all curricular offerings, and we are dedicated to providing the services that support our students’ efforts to succeed.

Mission statement as reported by Centura College-Newport News

Key figures

Open
Admission policy
203
Students enrolled
72%
First-year retention
202
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
4
Programs and majors
15:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Campus

Program levels

Certificate

Programs and majors offered 4

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

Health Professions 2
Mechanic and Repair Technologies 1
Precision Production 1

Admissions

Admission policy
Open admission

Outcomes

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

First-year retention, full-time students
72%
Student-to-faculty ratio
15:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Certificates of 1 to 2 years
202

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
203
Undergraduates, fall 2024
203
Full-time, fall 2024
88%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
467
Full-time, 2024-25
77%
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
57%
Men
43%
White
14%
Hispanic or Latino
10%
Black or African American
66%
Asian
1%
Two or more races
7%
American Indian or Alaska Native
1%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Students studying fully online
0%
Students taking some online courses
0%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes

Campus and services

Setting
Midsize city
Academic calendar
Semester
Part of
Employment Services Inc.
Carnegie classification
Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
Campus Executive Director
Dr. Sherri Gray
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact

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