Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, Virginia · Public

Of 25 assessed programs, 20 leave graduates out-earning a typical Virginia high-school graduate (about $36,613/yr) and 5 fall short. Another 36 could not be assessed.

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My family earns and I expect to take

Family income	Net price per year
Under $30k	$4,105
$30k to $48k	$4,770
$48k to $75k	$5,332
$75k to $110k	$7,206
$110k and up	$10,786
All families (average)	$4,966

Net price is the yearly cost after grants and scholarships, by family income (College Scorecard). It reflects students who received federal aid.

Program earnings vs a high-school graduate

Earnings are measured four years after completion when available. Where four-year earnings are suppressed, one-year earnings are shown and marked 1-year earnings. One-year and four-year figures reflect different career stages and should not be compared as if measured at the same time.

25 of 61 programs could be assessed 41% have an earnings verdict

Programs by earnings versus a typical Virginia high-school graduate.
Program	Degree	Median earnings	vs a high-school grad	Verdict	Median debt	Years to repay	Recent completers
Biological and Physical Sciences	Associate's Degree	$47,601	+$10,988	clears the bar	$6,000	0.5 yrs	105
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Associate's Degree	$41,248	+$4,635	clears the bar	$9,799	2.1 yrs	99
Business Administration	Associate's Degree	$42,202	+$5,589	clears the bar	$10,875	1.9 yrs	94
Social Sciences	Associate's Degree	$38,545	+$1,932	clears the bar	$9,346	4.8 yrs	67
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$54,928	+$18,315	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	60
Nursing	Associate's Degree	$71,142	+$34,529	clears the bar	$12,789	0.4 yrs	55
Healthcare Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$40,327	+$3,714	clears the bar	$14,670	3.9 yrs	54
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Associate's Degree	$65,088	+$28,475	clears the bar	$12,000	0.4 yrs	36
Human Development and Family Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$30,845	-$5,768	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Precision Metalworking	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$53,278	+$16,665	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	33
Computer and Information Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$43,004	+$6,391	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	32
Practical and Vocational Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$61,639	+$25,026	clears the bar	$19,039	0.8 yrs	29
Medical Laboratory Science	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$36,697	+$84	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	28
HVAC Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$50,813	+$14,200	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Associate's Degree	$72,417	+$35,804	clears the bar	$9,091	0.3 yrs	25
Electrician Training	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$49,602	+$12,989	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	24
Engineering, General	Associate's Degree	$74,206	+$37,593	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	23
Liberal Arts and General Studies	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$42,073	+$5,460	clears the bar	$9,799	1.8 yrs	23
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	$67,524	+$30,911	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	22
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Associate's Degree	$28,573	-$8,040	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	20
Culinary Arts	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$32,240	-$4,373	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Design	Associate's Degree	$31,440 1-year earnings	-$5,173	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	15
Culinary Arts	Associate's Degree	$32,513	-$4,100	falls short	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Criminal Justice	Associate's Degree	$36,760	+$147	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Auto Repair Technology	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	$44,073	+$7,460	clears the bar	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Mental Health and Counseling Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	44
Computer and Information Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	27
Criminal Justice	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	16
Allied Health Diagnostics and Treatment	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	13
Nursing	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	12
Legal Support Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Construction Trades, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Administrative and Office Support	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Administrative and Office Support	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	11
Medical Laboratory Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	10
Legal Support Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Accounting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	9
Hospitality Management	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	8
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Computer Software and Media Applications	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	7
Human Development and Family Studies	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Business Administration	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	6
Engineering, General	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Dental Assisting and Hygiene	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	4
Medical Assisting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	2
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Natural Sciences	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	1
Computer Software and Media Applications	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Medical Assisting	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Accounting	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	0
Computer Programming	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Computer Science	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
IT Administration and Management	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Kinesiology and Physical Education	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Homeland Security	Undergraduate Certificate or Diploma	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	Associate's Degree	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data	insufficient data

Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, release 2026-06-10. Earnings are medians measured four years after completion where available (programs shown with a 1-year figure are marked), compared with the state high-school-graduate benchmark ($36,613/yr). Debt is federal loans only. Suppressed values are shown as insufficient data, never imputed. Figures describe past graduates and are never a promise.