Certificate Programs at Chester Career College

Number of Vocational Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
8	$36,500

Chester Career College is a 2-4 years, private (for-profit) school located in CHESTER, Virginia. Its published tuition & fees of Surgical Technology / Technologist program, which is the largest program at the school, is $36,500 for the academic year 2023-2024.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $32,200. A total of 140 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 55%. Chester Career College has 8 vocational programs.

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Largest Programs Costs and Completion Time

The largest program at Chester Career College is Surgical Technology / Technologist and its 2024 tuition & fees are $36,500. For reference, the average tuition for the Surgical Technology / Technologist program of all trade schools in the United States is $28,401.

The next table shows the largest program information including tuition, books and supplies costs, program length, and average completion time.

2024 Costs and Completion Information of Largest Programs
Program Name	Tuition & Fees	Books & Supplies	Program Lengths	Avg. Completion Time
Surgical Technology / Technologist	$36,500	-	76 Hours	20 Months
National Average	$28,401	-	463 Hours	16.86 Months
Phlebotomy Technician / Phlebotomist	$11,605	-	25 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$3,862	-	238 Hours	4.16 Months
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (other)	$31,895	-	62 Hours	18 Months
National Average	$12,629	-	462 Hours	9.64 Months
Massage Therapy / Therapeutic Massage	$12,115	-	750 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$12,154	-	615 Hours	8.18 Months
Pharmacy Technician / Assistant	$15,890	-	36 Hours	10 Months
National Average	$14,974	-	422 Hours	9.46 Months
Sterile Processing Technology / Technician	$28,220	-	66 Hours	18 Months
National Average	$14,770	-	362 Hours	9.14 Months

2024 Average Costs of Attendance

For the academic year 2023-2024, the average tuition & fees are $36,500 at Chester Career College. The total cost of attendance is $88,460 when a student lives off-campus.

2024 Average Costs of Attendance
Tuition & Fees	$36,500
Books & Supplies	-
Room & Board	$27,020
Other Living Expenses	$24,940
Total Cost of Attendace (COA)	$88,460

¹Chester Career College does not offer on-campus housing facilities.

Career and Vocational Programs

Chester Career College offers 4 certificate and vocational programs through less than 12-weeks Certificate, 1-year certificate, and 2-Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	1	2	1	NOT OFFERED

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Pharmacy Technician/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	5	NOT OFFERED
Phlebotomy Technician/Phlebotomist	NOT OFFERED	10	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Massage Therapy/Therapeutic Massage	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Nursing Assistant/Aide and Patient Care Assistant/Aide	30	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Important Statistics for Prospective Students

The graduation rate at Chester Career College is 55%. The students to faculty ratio is 16 to 1 an the retention rate is 71%.

Key Academics Stats
Graduation Rate	55%
Retention Rate	71%(full-time)
Student to Faculty Ratio	16 to 1
Student Population	140 Students
Number of Faculties	20 Faculties
Number of Staffs	37 Staffs

On-Campus Student Services

Chester Career College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students, Placement services for completers.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	Yes
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided

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