Virginia Western Community College Rankings Based on Salary
- Virginia Western Community College ranks better than only 44% of colleges, based on associate degree salaries.
- Virginia Western Community College ranks better than 58% of colleges, based on debt for an associate degree.
Virginia Western Community College's Top Ranking
- #15
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 a weighted average of all of its program scores. Data is sourced from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard and was last updated in December 2020. It reflects median alumni debt upon graduation and median alumni earnings in the year after graduation for students who received federal financial aid.
Salary Scores for VWCC Associate Degrees
VWCC ranks higher than 44% of colleges for associate degrees, based on salary.
| Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Related Services | Not Reported | $29,685 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | $12,000 | $50,677 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | $9,250 | $24,421 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations | $14,334 | $31,236 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Not Reported | $28,236 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Not Reported | $38,289 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Not Reported | $32,925 |
| Culinary Arts and Related Services | Not Reported | $23,227 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied Professions | $13,000 | $55,964 |
| Design and Applied Arts | Not Reported | $21,964 |
| Legal Support Services | Not Reported | $20,140 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | $9,250 | $22,192 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | $15,000 | $54,032 |
| Social Sciences, General | $9,055 | $23,906 |
Salary Scores for VWCC Certificates
VWCC ranks higher than 32% of colleges for certificates, based on salary.
| Field of Study | Median Debt | Median Salary |
|---|---|---|
| Electrical and Power Transmission Installers | Not Reported | $29,685 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) | Not Reported | $32,569 |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | $18,131 | $39,009 |
| Precision Metal Working | Not Reported | $27,048 |
Virginia Western Community College Reviews
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