-11%
100%-time completion
100%-time completion at ECPI University fell 11% between 2021 and 2024 (30.3% → 27.0%).
Virginia · Private for-profit · Predominantly associate's
ECPI University
Virginia Beach, Virginia. 11,270 undergraduate students. 47 programs in the federal Field-of-Study dataset.
ANOMALY ENGINE · NOTABLE SIGNALS
Earnings, completion, debt, and enrollment anomalies at ECPI University
Short-arc shifts (recent 3-year window), peer outliers, earnings trend breaks, completion drops, enrollment cliffs, and debt-to-earnings warnings — surfaced deterministically from the federal record. Multi-decade shifts are reported separately in the Long Arc section, since 25-year tuition drift isn't really an anomaly.
-100%
3-year cohort default rate
3-year cohort default rate at ECPI University fell 100% between 2021 and 2024 (3.4% → 0.0%).
+30%
First-year retention
First-year retention at ECPI University rose 30% between 2021 and 2024 (43.5% → 56.5%).
SECTION 01 · OUTCOMES SNAPSHOT
ECPI University earnings, debt, and completion vs. the Virginia median
Each tile compares this institution to the Virginia median for the same metric. Sub-line shows the comparison value, not an interpretation. Sparklines trace the federally available history.
$42,837+4% · 6→10y
Virginia median $44,813$41,278
Treasury earnings · 6y post-entry44.7%-39% · '97→'24
Virginia median 50.7%$13,915+371% · '97→'20
At program completion11,270+587% · '96→'24
latest IPEDS53.0%-3% · '04→'24
first-time, full-time82.9%-2% · '01→'24
latest cohort$18,484+128% · '00→'24
out-of-state $18,484SECTION 02 · EARNINGS HORIZONS
How ECPI University earnings spread, 4 to 10 years after entry
Treasury tax-record earnings for federally aided students who first enrolled at this institution. Each point is a horizon from the most-recent vintage. Single median per horizon (no p25/p75 publishing).
Earnings widen with time post-entry. Selection: federal-aid recipients only — not all graduates.Methodology →
SECTION 03 · DEBT-TO-EARNINGS
What loans cost relative to earnings at ECPI University
Annual debt service as a share of median earnings 10 years after entry, computed under federal Direct loan terms (10-year fixed at 6%). The 8% line is the gainful-employment threshold from federal regulation; above 12% has historically been considered “failing” under prior rule cycles.
Institution-wide
4.3%Median federal debt $13,915 amortized over 10 years vs. median earnings $42,837 (10y after entry).
SECTION 04 · LONG ARC
ECPI University enrollment, completion, and debt over time
Federally available history. Coverage varies by metric — IPEDS publishes some series only after 2009 and others only before.
Undergraduate enrollment.
150%-time completion rate.
Median federal student debt at exit.
-39%
ECPI University · completion · 150% fell
69.7% → 42.5%
-41%
ECPI University · completion · 100% fell
45.8% → 27.0%
+587%
ECPI University · undergrad enrollment rose
1,761 → 12,090
+128%
ECPI University · in-state tuition rose
$8,102 → $18,484
+128%
ECPI University · out-of-state tuition rose
$8,102 → $18,484
+371%
ECPI University · median debt rose
$4,245 → $20,000
-100%
ECPI University · cohort default rate fell
17.4% → 0.0%
SECTION 05 · PROGRAMS
ECPI University programs ranked by 5-year earnings
Each row is one (CIP × credential) program reported by the institution in College Scorecard's Field-of-Study data. Cohort floor is 30 students; below this, federal data is suppressed.
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,942Computer and Information Sciences, General$84,614Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$76,712Computer Programming$76,225Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$73,885Electromechanical Instrumentation and Maintenance Technologies/Technicians$69,652Management Information Systems and Services$68,521Computer and Information Sciences, General$67,368Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$65,913Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,724Computer Programming$60,401Computer Engineering Technologies/Technicians$58,895Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management$58,797Business Administration, Management and Operations$50,662Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$50,005Accounting and Related Services$49,094Criminal Justice and Corrections$47,570Health and Medical Administrative Services$47,242Hospitality Administration/Management$42,013Health and Medical Administrative Services$37,999Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$34,838Culinary Arts and Related Services$33,929Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$31,931Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services$24,028
SECTION 06 · BY CIP FAMILY
24 ECPI University programs with earnings, grouped by field
Programs are grouped by 2-digit CIP family. Programs without reported earnings are hidden to keep the list focused.
COMPUTER & INFORMATION SCIENCES · CIP 11
PERSONAL & CULINARY SERVICES · CIP 12
ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGIES · CIP 15
HOMELAND SECURITY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES · CIP 43
HEALTH PROFESSIONS · CIP 51
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$50,005Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$76,712Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services$34,838Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$87,942Health and Medical Administrative Services$47,242Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$62,724Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$31,931Health and Medical Administrative Services$37,999Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services$24,028
FINANCIAL OUTCOME · ILLUSTRATION
Estimate the financial outcome at ECPI University
Pick a program. Cost from Scorecard net price by family income; earnings from Treasury 5-year-post-completion median, projected forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve. The selection-bias toggle applies the Dale-Krueger shrinkage. Outcomes illustration, not a forecast — see methodology.
Shrinks the earnings premium toward the matched-applicant mean. STEM <15%, business ~40%, arts & education ~60%.
NET PRESENT VALUE
$255,857
Over 40 years, discounted 5.0%
BREAKEVEN
Year 6
First year cumulative discounted earnings cross zero
- Cost per year
- $20,806
- HS-only baseline · VA
- $39,800
- Years to complete
- 1
- CIP family
- 51
Outcomes illustration · not a forecast. Projects observed Scorecard earnings forward with a Mincer age-earnings curve under your assumptions. See methodology for the math.
SECTION 07 · SIMILAR INSTITUTIONS
Institutions similar to ECPI University in Virginia
Picked by Carnegie sector × predominant credential level. These are not rankings — just nearest-neighbour surfaces for comparison.
CAUSAL DISCIPLINE
“ECPI University graduates earn $X” — not “ECPI University makes you earn $X”
Median earnings describe what cohorts earned. They do not describe what attending ECPI University caused. Selection effects (who admits, who enrolls, who completes) are real. We publish federal data with strict descriptive phrasing — and link the methodology where you can read about the limitations directly.