Public · Roanoke, Virginia
Virginia Western Community College: cost, debt and earnings by major
26 programs with reported graduate earnings. Click one for net cost, payback and 10-year return.
- Average net price, all families
- $4,912
- AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Odds of finishing
- 34%
- Within 150% of normal time · Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
- Admission rate
- —
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Undergraduates
- 3,898
- Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
- Median debt of graduates
- $11,000
- NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
- Borrowers in default after 2 years
- 12%
- NSLDS AY2016-17, AY2017-18 pooled cohorts measured in 2018-2019, 2019-2020
Net price by family income
| $0–30,000 | $4,006 |
|---|---|
| $30,001–48,000 | $3,863 |
| $48,001–75,000 | $4,981 |
| $75,001–110,000 | $7,179 |
| $110,000+ | $11,763 |
What families paid per year after grants, AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.
Undergraduate certificate programs (12)
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants$61,639
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians$54,928
- Precision Metal Working$53,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)$50,813
- Electrical and Power Transmission Installers$49,602
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians$44,073
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$43,004
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$42,073
- Health and Medical Administrative Services$40,327
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$36,697
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$32,240
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services$30,845
Associate's programs (14)
- Engineering, General$74,206
- Dental Support Services and Allied Professions$72,417
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing$71,142
- Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians$67,524
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions$65,088
- Biological and Physical Sciences$47,601
- Computer and Information Sciences, General$46,714 (1 yr)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations$42,202
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities$41,248
- Social Sciences, General$38,545
- Criminal Justice and Corrections$36,760
- Business Operations Support and Assistant Services$34,421 (1 yr)
- Culinary Arts and Related Services$32,513
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions$28,573