Centura College-Chesapeake vs. Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas

Comparable Facts

Compare Centura College Chesapeake in Chesapeake, VA with Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas in Manassas, VA on tuition, admissions, graduation, earnings, and student body data using the tables above.

Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas is larger than Centura College-Chesapeake based on total student enrollment (272 students vs. 191 students).

Location, institution type, and student-faculty ratio

• Centura College Chesapeake is located in Chesapeake, VA (Large Suburban setting); Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas is in Manassas, VA (Large Suburban setting).
• Centura College Chesapeake is a private, for-profit 2-year institution. Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas is a private, for-profit 2-year institution.
• Student-to-faculty ratio: Centura College Chesapeake 19:1; Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas 18:1.

Cost details

• Living costs (room and board or off-campus housing budget) at Centura College Chesapeake are 12.2% lower than at Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas ($11,581 vs. $13,195).
• Out-of-state tuition is 0.7% higher at Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas than at Centura College Chesapeake (about $120 more per year; $16,757 vs. $16,637).
• A larger share of students receive grant aid at Centura College Chesapeake than at Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas (89% vs. 61%).
• The average total grant financial aid received by Centura College Chesapeake students is 29.2% larger than aid received by Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas students ($6,419 vs. $4,968).

Admissions details

• SAT or ACT scores are open admission at both Centura College-Chesapeake and Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas.

Loans and repayment

• Among federal student loan borrowers, Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas and Centura College-Chesapeake graduates have the same median loan debt ($20,000 vs. $20,000).
• Among borrowers in the federal data, Aviation Institute of Maintenance Manassas and Centura College-Chesapeake graduates have the same median monthly federal student loan payment ($206 vs. $206).
• More Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas graduates are actively paying back their federal student loan debt than former Centura College-Chesapeake students, three years after graduation (29% vs. 12%).

Sources: U.S. Department of Education, IPEDS and College Scorecard. Values reflect the most recent year available in our dataset.