Chesapeake College
Chesapeake College is a public community college with its main campus in Wye Mills, Maryland, and a satellite campus in Cambridge. It was the first regional community college in the state and serves the five Mid-Shore counties: Caroline, Dorchester, Kent, Queen Anne's, and Talbot.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $5,930
- Undergraduate enrollment: 2,719
- Graduation rate (150%): 35%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 29%
- Student to faculty ratio: 16:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $36,301
- Median earnings (8 years): $35,105
- Median earnings (6 years): $35,022
- Control: Public
- Locale: Rural, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Wye Mills, MD
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Chesapeake College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Nursing.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (72 associate)
- Business (32 associate)
- Nursing (19 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (18 associate)
- Surgical Technology (11 associate)
- Computer Science (10 associate)
- Medical Radiologic Technology (10 associate)
- Environmental Science (9 associate)
- Elementary Education and Teaching (9 associate)
- Biology (9 associate)
Degree mix: Business 30%, Computer Science 10%, Health 53%, Biological Sciences 7%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Chesapeake College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,668 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $4,668
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $4,152
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $6,884
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $8,052
- In-state tuition and fees: $6,608
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $8,768
- Books and supplies: $1,150
- Off-campus room and board: $7,880
- Off-campus with family: $4,200
- Typical cost of attendance: $10,751
- Sticker vs net gap: 45%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 23%
- Federal loan recipients: 0%
- Average institutional grant: $1,577
Admissions
Chesapeake College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 2,719
- Women: 67%
- Part-time undergraduates: 70%
- Age 25 and older: 19%
- Graduation rate: 35%
- Come back after freshman year: 63%
- First-generation: 54%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 38%
- Student to faculty: 16:1
- Professor salary: $86,201
- Associate professor salary: $79,539
- Assistant professor salary: $61,717
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Chesapeake College acceptance rate? Chesapeake College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Chesapeake College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $4,668 a year after aid. Average net price is $5,930.
What majors does Chesapeake College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Business, Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Surgical Technology.
What is the average salary after Chesapeake College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $36,301 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Chesapeake College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 29% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 35%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Chesapeake College official site: https://www.chesapeake.edu/.