1
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Virginia Beach, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $1,317
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $842
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 55
State cost ranking · DOE College Scorecard
Cheapest Colleges in Virginia
Private campuses outnumber public ones on this Virginia list (65 vs 42); Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing still leads on average net price at $1,317.
- $1,317
- Cheapest net price
- $19,096
- Virginia median
- 107
- Schools ranked
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing has the lowest average net price in Virginia among Scorecard reporters
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing posts the lowest average net price in Virginia at $1,317 among 107 ranked schools, with the state median 12% above the $17,124 national median. Net price is what students paid after grant aid, not sticker tuition, and can reflect a narrow enrollment mix at specialty schools.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard
- Cheapest net price
- $1,317
- Virginia median
- $19,096
- Schools ranked
- 107
- National median
- $17,124
Data updated August 2026 · IPEDS 2022–23 vintage
The list in one line
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing has the lowest average net price in Virginia at $1,317/year, and the state's median net price is 12% above the $17,124 national median across 4,965 schools.
- $1,317
- cheapest ranked net price
- $19,096
- Virginia median net price
- 42 public / 65 private
- schools in this ranking
- $15,507
- avg net price, <$30K income families
Average net price blends every income bracket; families under $30k average $15,507 here. Loans are excluded, open a school profile for the bracket table before treating one average as a personal cost.
Sticker tuition and real net price diverge most at Washington and Lee University, where in-state published tuition of $68,045 falls to an average net price of $23,781 after aid, a $44,264 gap, the widest sticker-to-net gap among ranked Virginia schools.
Private campuses outnumber public ones here (65 vs 42). A low figure at a small religious or specialty school can reflect a narrow enrollment mix, check sector and enrollment beside the price.
The bar to make this top-25 list is $9,504. Here is where that cutoff sits among all 107 Scorecard-reporting Virginia schools:
The bar to make Virginia's top-25 cheapest list
Average net price after aid · 107 Scorecard-reporting schools
$9,504 Among the most affordable more affordable than 77% of 107 Virginia colleges
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Each bar is a $4K-wide band; taller bars hold more Virginia colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2022–23
Virginia's 25 cheapest colleges by real net price
2
Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $2,495
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,054
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,763
- Enrollment
- 859
3
Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,102
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,671
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,895
- Enrollment
- 1,908
4
Paul D Camp Community College Franklin, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,126
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,709
- Median debt
- $6,880
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,338
- Enrollment
- 1,219
5
Rappahannock Community College Glenns, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,343
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $2,915
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $33,145
- Enrollment
- 2,962
6
Wytheville Community College Wytheville, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,622
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,647
- Median debt
- $7,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,289
- Enrollment
- 2,107
7
Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,861
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,393
- Median debt
- $9,182
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,997
- Enrollment
- 989
8
Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $4,966
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,105
- Median debt
- $11,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $33,847
- Enrollment
- 6,332
9
J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,168
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,865
- Median debt
- $10,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,102
- Enrollment
- 8,681
10
Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,338
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,751
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,192
- Enrollment
- 3,306
11
Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,375
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,927
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,926
- Enrollment
- 2,082
12
Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,490
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,150
- Median debt
- $9,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,568
- Enrollment
- 9,380
13
Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,541
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $3,816
- Median debt
- $8,400
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $35,697
- Enrollment
- 8,544
14
Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $5,963
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,491
- Median debt
- $8,750
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $34,000
- Enrollment
- 5,263
15
Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,005
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,800
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,954
- Enrollment
- 2,364
16
Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,013
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,521
- Median debt
- $9,750
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $36,455
- Enrollment
- 5,902
17
New River Community College Dublin, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,279
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $4,883
- Median debt
- $9,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $32,910
- Enrollment
- 4,254
18
Danville Community College Danville, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,669
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,343
- Median debt
- $9,000
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $29,054
- Enrollment
- 2,465
19
Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $6,928
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,752
- Median debt
- $8,625
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,969
- Enrollment
- 3,481
20
Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $7,012
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $5,074
- Median debt
- $9,500
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $31,354
- Enrollment
- 6,410
21
Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School Petersburg, VA · Private for-profit
- Avg net price
- $7,780
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $7,780
- Median debt
- $11,833
- Median earnings, 6yr
- -
- Enrollment
- 70
22
Central School of Practical Nursing Norfolk, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,029
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,029
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $47,274
- Enrollment
- 24
23
Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $8,852
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,148
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $30,368
- Enrollment
- 2,116
24
University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA · Public
- Avg net price
- $9,210
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,891
- Median debt
- $16,750
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $39,725
- Enrollment
- 2,167
25
Staunton School of Cosmetology Staunton, VA · Private for-profit
- Avg net price
- $9,504
- Net price (<$30K income)
- $8,598
- Median debt
- -
- Median earnings, 6yr
- $22,783
- Enrollment
- 24
| # | College | Avg net price | Net price (<$30K income) | Median debt | Median earnings, 6yr | Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical Nursing Virginia Beach, VA · Public | $1,317 97% of the leader · rank #1 | $842 | - | - | 55 |
| 2 | Eastern Shore Community College Melfa, VA · Public | $2,495 94% of the leader · rank #2 | $2,054 | - | $30,763 | 859 |
| 3 | Patrick & Henry Community College Martinsville, VA · Public | $4,102 89% of the leader · rank #3 | $3,671 | - | $29,895 | 1,908 |
| 4 | Paul D Camp Community College Franklin, VA · Public | $4,126 89% of the leader · rank #4 | $2,709 | $6,880 | $30,338 | 1,219 |
| 5 | Rappahannock Community College Glenns, VA · Public | $4,343 89% of the leader · rank #5 | $2,915 | - | $33,145 | 2,962 |
| 6 | Wytheville Community College Wytheville, VA · Public | $4,622 88% of the leader · rank #6 | $3,647 | $7,500 | $30,289 | 2,107 |
| 7 | Mountain Gateway Community College Clifton Forge, VA · Public | $4,861 87% of the leader · rank #7 | $4,393 | $9,182 | $29,997 | 989 |
| 8 | Virginia Western Community College Roanoke, VA · Public | $4,966 87% of the leader · rank #8 | $4,105 | $11,000 | $33,847 | 6,332 |
| 9 | J Sargeant Reynolds Community College Richmond, VA · Public | $5,168 87% of the leader · rank #9 | $3,865 | $10,500 | $32,102 | 8,681 |
| 10 | Southside Virginia Community College Alberta, VA · Public | $5,338 86% of the leader · rank #10 | $4,751 | - | $30,192 | 3,306 |
| 11 | Virginia Highlands Community College Abingdon, VA · Public | $5,375 86% of the leader · rank #11 | $4,927 | - | $31,926 | 2,082 |
| 12 | Brightpoint Community College Chester, VA · Public | $5,490 86% of the leader · rank #12 | $4,150 | $9,500 | $35,568 | 9,380 |
| 13 | Germanna Community College Locust Grove, VA · Public | $5,541 86% of the leader · rank #13 | $3,816 | $8,400 | $35,697 | 8,544 |
| 14 | Piedmont Virginia Community College Charlottesville, VA · Public | $5,963 85% of the leader · rank #14 | $5,491 | $8,750 | $34,000 | 5,263 |
| 15 | Southwest Virginia Community College Cedar Bluff, VA · Public | $6,005 84% of the leader · rank #15 | $5,800 | - | $30,954 | 2,364 |
| 16 | Laurel Ridge Community College Middletown, VA · Public | $6,013 84% of the leader · rank #16 | $4,521 | $9,750 | $36,455 | 5,902 |
| 17 | New River Community College Dublin, VA · Public | $6,279 84% of the leader · rank #17 | $4,883 | $9,000 | $32,910 | 4,254 |
| 18 | Danville Community College Danville, VA · Public | $6,669 83% of the leader · rank #18 | $5,343 | $9,000 | $29,054 | 2,465 |
| 19 | Central Virginia Community College Lynchburg, VA · Public | $6,928 82% of the leader · rank #19 | $5,752 | $8,625 | $31,969 | 3,481 |
| 20 | Virginia Peninsula Community College Hampton, VA · Public | $7,012 82% of the leader · rank #20 | $5,074 | $9,500 | $31,354 | 6,410 |
| 21 | Another Level Barbering and Cosmetology School Petersburg, VA · Private for-profit | $7,780 80% of the leader · rank #21 | $7,780 | $11,833 | - | 70 |
| 22 | Central School of Practical Nursing Norfolk, VA · Public | $8,029 79% of the leader · rank #22 | $8,029 | - | $47,274 | 24 |
| 23 | Mountain Empire Community College Big Stone Gap, VA · Public | $8,852 77% of the leader · rank #23 | $8,148 | - | $30,368 | 2,116 |
| 24 | University of Virginia's College at Wise Wise, VA · Public | $9,210 76% of the leader · rank #24 | $8,891 | $16,750 | $39,725 | 2,167 |
| 25 | Staunton School of Cosmetology Staunton, VA · Private for-profit | $9,504 75% of the leader · rank #25 | $8,598 | - | $22,783 | 24 |
Showing the 25 cheapest of 107 Scorecard-reporting Virginia schools. The remaining 82 are ranked in the same net-price order but omitted from this HTML table so the page stays crawlable.
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What this means for you
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Figures reflect the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23 release.
Average net price = the institution-reported average amount students actually paid after all grant and scholarship aid, excluding loans. Only schools with a reported average net price in the DOE College Scorecard dataset are ranked. This page lists the 25 cheapest; the title count is the full Scorecard-reporting cohort for Virginia. Schools with fewer than 10 net-price-reporting institutions in a state or territory are not given a dedicated ranking page.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard IPEDS 2022–23
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