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Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, VA · Public · 3,898 students · mostly certificate degrees
8th-cheapest of 108 Virginia colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$4,966
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$11,768
Graduation rate
40%
Admission rate
—
Median graduate earnings
$38,787
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$11,000
Pell grant recipients
30%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
61 programsEngineering, General · Associate's Degree25 grads/yr$74,206Dental Assisting/Assistant · Associate's Degree27 grads/yr$72,417Clinical Nurse Leader · Associate's Degree48 grads/yr$71,142Semiconductor Manufacturing Technology/Technician · Associate's Degree26 grads/yr$67,524Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Associate's Degree40 grads/yr$65,088Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$61,639Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma36 grads/yr$54,928Machine Tool Technology/Machinist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma25 grads/yr$53,278Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$50,813Electrician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma23 grads/yr$49,602Biological and Physical Sciences · Associate's Degree69 grads/yr$47,601Autobody/Collision and Repair Technology/Technician · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$44,073Computer and Information Sciences, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma19 grads/yr$43,004Business Administration and Management, General · Associate's Degree82 grads/yr$42,202General Studies · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma113 grads/yr$42,073General Studies · Associate's Degree94 grads/yr$41,248Medical/Health Management and Clinical Assistant/Specialist · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma41 grads/yr$40,327Survey Research/Methodology · Associate's Degree53 grads/yr$38,545Criminal Justice and Corrections, General · Associate's Degree10 grads/yr$36,760Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science and Allied Professions, Other · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma29 grads/yr$36,697Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Associate's Degree9 grads/yr$32,513Cooking and Related Culinary Arts, General · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma12 grads/yr$32,240Child Development · Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma15 grads/yr$30,845Clinical/Medical Social Work · Associate's Degree23 grads/yr$28,573
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.