Bene's Career Academy

New Port Richey, FL · Private for-profit · https://www.benes.edu/ ↗

Bene's Career Academy is a private for-profit college in New Port Richey, Florida, located in a large suburb. It enrolls 321 undergraduate degree-seeking students and mostly awards certificates. By number of certificate degrees awarded, its largest programs are Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services and Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic Services.

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Bene's Career Academy at a glance

Undergraduate enrollment
321
Similar schools: 127
Average net priceiAverage sticker price minus typical grants and scholarships: the amount most students actually pay out-of-pocket plus loans.
$13,599
Similar schools: $20,499
Median earnings (10 yrs)iMedian earnings of students 10 years after they started college, among those working and not enrolled in further schooling.
$22,091
Similar schools: $32,752
Median debt at graduationiMedian federal student-loan balance carried by students who graduated. Doesn't include Parent PLUS or private loans.
$6,333
Similar schools: $9,498

What the data shows about Bene's Career Academy

Comparisons below use the medians for the 1,749 private for-profit schools that mostly award certificates in the College Scorecard. Its average net price is $13,599 a year, lower than the $20,499 median for similar schools. Ten years after enrolling, former students who are working earn a median of $22,091, lower than the $32,752 median for similar schools. Graduates leave with a median of $6,333 in federal student loans (similar-school median: $9,498).