Centura College-Newport News

Newport News, VA · Private for-profit · 210 students · Visit Website

Centura College in Newport News offers hands-on training for skilled trades and healthcare, including HVAC, welding, and medical assisting programs. The school provides practical experience in labs designed to replicate real work environments. Centura College emphasizes career-focused education with day and night classes available to accommodate working students, and offers career services to graduates.

Programs Analyzed

5

Avg Grad Earnings

$25,693/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

48/100

Tuition

$16,637/yr

All Programs at Centura College-Newport News

5 trade programs at Centura College, ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score (combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size). Use the “compare” links to see how this school’s programs stack up against others nationally.

Program Score Earnings Debt 10yr ROI AI Risk Job Market
Construction Management Technology
Building/Construction Finishing, Management, and Inspection
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59 $31,641/yr 18.0x Low Very Large
392 openings/yr
Business Administration
Business Administration, Management and Operations
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55 $27,056/yr $23,000 7.9x High Very Large
1,753 openings/yr
Health Administration
Health and Medical Administrative Services
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54 $26,072/yr $9,500 17.9x High Very Large
729 openings/yr
HVAC Technology
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
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41 $29,395/yr $14,730 16.7x Low Large
40 openings/yr
Massage Therapy
Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services
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32 $14,301/yr $7,521 14.9x Moderate Large
52 openings/yr

Reading the table: Score combines earnings, ROI, AI resilience, and job market size on a 0–100 scale. Earnings = median first-year salary from College Scorecard. Debt = median federal debt at graduation (blank where Scorecard suppresses small samples). 10yr ROI = projected 10-year earnings ÷ in-state tuition. AI Risk reflects task-level AI exposure across mapped occupations. Job Market = annual openings nationwide for connected occupations.

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About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 5 trade and vocational programs at Centura College-Newport News using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034).

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines graduate earnings, return on investment, AI resilience, and job market size. AI Risk reflects task-level exposure for the occupations each program feeds into. Job Market shows the size of the national hiring pool. Programs without published debt figures had small reporting samples that the College Scorecard suppresses for privacy.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections). Last updated 2026.