Sentara College of Health Sciences

Private · VA

School data & stats

TypePrivate

LocationVA · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads242

Student:faculty7:1

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Community

Racial diversity46.3%

Gender diversity92.2%

International6.2%

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Overview

Sentara College of Health Sciences is a small private college in Chesapeake, Virginia, owned and operated by Sentara Healthcare, the dominant hospital system across the Hampton Roads region. Its programs exist specifically to train nurses and allied-health workers who can move directly into Sentara's own hospitals and clinics.

Academics

Nursing is the anchor program, offered alongside other allied-health fields, with clinical training built directly into Sentara facilities across the Hampton Roads area rather than arranged through outside placement agreements. Class sizes stay small, and faculty often have direct clinical ties to the Sentara system.

Worth knowing

The tight hospital-college relationship gives graduates a natural hiring pipeline into one of the region's largest employers, an advantage worth weighing heavily for students specifically hoping to build a career within the Sentara system.

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Admissions

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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