Virginia Western Community College Rankings by Salary Score™
Associate
Certificate
Salary and Debt by Major at Virginia Western Community College
We calculated a Salary Score for each of Virginia Western Community College's programs by comparing program-specific median alumni earnings to median alumni earnings for the same program across all schools that provide this data. This way, students can compare the relative salary strength of a specific major at Virginia Western Community College to the same major at other schools. A school's overall score by level is based on the school's by-program performance weighted by student enrollment in each program. Data is sourced from the December 2020 release of the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid. Debt and salary numbers are shown rounded to the nearest $10.
Salary Score ™ for VWCC Associate Degrees
| Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Not Reported | $29,690 | |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $12,000 | $50,680 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | $9,250 | $24,420 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $14,330 | $31,240 | |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Not Reported | $28,240 | |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not Reported | $38,290 | |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not Reported | $32,930 | |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Not Reported | $23,230 | |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $13,000 | $55,960 | |
| Design and Applied Arts | Not Reported | $21,960 | |
| Legal Support Services | Not Reported | $20,140 | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $9,250 | $22,190 | |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $15,000 | $54,030 | |
| Social Sciences, General | $9,060 | $23,910 |
Salary Score ™ for VWCC Certificates
| Field of Study | Employment Rate | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Not Reported | $29,690 | |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Not Reported | $32,570 | |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | $18,130 | $39,010 | |
| Precision Metal Working | Not Reported | $27,050 |
Most Recent Review
Virginia Western was a complete joke. When you sign up for classes, the curriculum is supposed to stay the same until you graduate. However my last term curriculum changed and I was thrown into an advanced Cisco class, when I never had the prereqs for it. I emailed my adviser, I called, messaged in Facebook and LinkedIN and still go no response. So I dropped and went to ECPI to finish out my degree, where they placed me with a job and I currently work in the field as a Network Admin. Western was fun, I met... Read More