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Jefferson College of Health Sciences is proud to be one of the few private healthcare colleges in the Southern region.  We are one of the top 10 healthcare degree granting institutions in Virginia.  We provide quality training in the growing healthcare professions, with excellent clinical opportunities, extensive distance learning offerings, and continuing education and volunteer opportunities near campus and abroad.


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Enrollment and Programs:

  • Total enrollment for Fall 2010 was 1032.  Over the past five years, graduate enrollment has increased from 4% of the total to nearly 20%.

  • Largest programs:
    - Nursing                             
    - Physician Assistant                   
    - Biomedical Sciences
    - Physical Therapy Assistant
    - Occupational Therapy Assistant
    - Respiratory Therapy
     


Affordability:

  • JCHS is among the least expensive of the four-year private colleges in Virginia.  
  • Annual tuition for 2010-11 was $18,810, versus an average of $25,229 for other four-year private colleges of comparable size in Virginia.  
  • Approximately 86% of our full-time undergraduate students receive some sort of financial aid. The average financial aid package for 2009-10 was $14,433.

Outcomes (based on most recent information available):

After Graduation (based on most recent survey responses):   

  • Employability: Across the past five years, 81% of students were employed by the time they graduated. A year after graduation, 96% of responding graduates were employed.

  • Salaries: A year after graduation, 76% of responding graduates report making $40,000 or more, with 25% making more than $70,000.

  • Employer satisfaction: 91% of responding employers rate their satisfaction with the job performance of JCHS graduates as excellent or good. 

     

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