Centra College: Nursing Programs, NCLEX Pass Rate & Cost
Lynchburg · Virginia · Private nonprofit · school website
Centra College runs 1 board-approved nursing program in Virginia (PN/LPN track). Everything below comes from the state board of nursing and U.S. Department of Education data — not the school's marketing.
Nursing Programs at Centra College
Board-approved programs and their 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates. “—” means the board did not publish a 2025 rate for that program.
| Program | Track | Status | 2025 NCLEX pass rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| PN | PN | Approved | 100% |
Cost & Admissions
Institution-level figures from the U.S. Department of Education — the whole school's numbers, not the nursing program's alone.
What Centra College Nursing Graduates Earn
Federal earnings and debt data for graduates of this school's own nursing programs, by credential — not all alumni. Figures lag the current graduating class by several years; treat them as comparison floors, not salary predictions.
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $39,611
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $52,941
- Median federal loan debt
- $9,500
- Graduates / yr
- 27
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $68,582
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $76,213
- Median federal loan debt
- $15,250
- Graduates / yr
- 98
- Median pay, 1 yr out
- $80,832
- Median pay, 4 yrs out
- $91,634
- Median federal loan debt
- $12,767
- Graduates / yr
- 14
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does Centra College cost?
Centra College's published in-state tuition / yr is $12,983. That is the whole institution's sticker price, not the nursing program's alone, and most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
What do nursing graduates of Centra College earn?
PN / LPN graduates: $39,611 median one year out; ADN / Associate graduates: $68,582 median one year out; BSN / Bachelor’s graduates: $80,832 median one year out. These federal figures track this school’s own nursing-program graduates and lag the current class by several years.
How hard is it to get into Centra College?
Centra College admits 100% of applicants overall. Nursing programs typically admit separately — and more selectively — than the institution, so treat this as a lower bound on competitiveness.
About this data
Program list and 2025 first-time NCLEX pass rates come from the Virginia board of nursing's published approved-program materials. Tuition, admissions, earnings and debt come from the U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release), matched by school name and city. Tuition and admissions describe the whole institution; earnings and debt are specific to its nursing programs, by credential. “—” means the source did not publish that figure.
- collegescorecard.ed.gov — Most Recent Cohorts, June 10 2026 data release