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Sentara College of Health Sciences

Chesapeake, Virginia Private nonprofit 4-year Large city

Overview

Sentara College of Health Sciences is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Chesapeake, Virginia. Its campus is in a large city. It enrolled 312 students in fall 2024, including 251 undergraduates and 61 graduate students.

Sentara College of Health Sciences offers associate degrees, bachelor's degrees, and master's degrees across 5 programs. It awarded 138 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 2 of its programs can be completed entirely online.

The student-to-faculty ratio is 7 to 1.

Key figures

312
Students enrolled
138
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
5
Programs and majors
7:1
Student-to-faculty ratio

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Delivery modes

CampusOnlineHybrid

Program levels

AssociateBachelorMaster

Programs and majors offered 5

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

Health Professions 5

Outcomes

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

Student-to-faculty ratio
7:1

Degrees and certificates awarded

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

Bachelor's degrees
90
Associate degrees
25
Master's degrees
23

Enrollment

Students, fall 2024
312
Undergraduates, fall 2024
251
Graduate students, fall 2024
61
Full-time, fall 2024
96%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
435
Undergraduates, 2024-25
346
Graduate students, 2024-25
89
Full-time, 2024-25
96%
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
90%
Men
10%
White
57%
Hispanic or Latino
6%
Black or African American
18%
Asian
10%
Two or more races
7%
Race or ethnicity unknown
2%

Online and flexible learning

Distance education in 2024-25.

Programs that can be completed fully online
2
Programs with a fully online option
1
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
6%
Students taking some online courses
94%

Campus and services

Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
President
Angela Taylor
Services and opportunities
Academic and career counseling, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Dedicated veterans contact

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