Brightpoint Community College

Chester, Virginia

  • Public technical or community college
  • Public
  • Suburb
  • 5,792 students

What you can study

Programs this school reported awarding, with how many students finished one in the latest year. Where the federal data has it, we show what this school's graduates earned a year after finishing (for graduates from a few years back, so a program can show earnings even if few finished recently). The national figure is for everyone who finished that kind of program anywhere.

Bookkeeping and accounting

  • Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
  • Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647

Carpentry and construction

  • Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348

Child care and early education

  • Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and MethodsAssociate degree · 24 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,190
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 42 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
  • Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763

Computers and IT

  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 11 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
  • Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 52 finishedGraduates here earned $41,216 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
  • Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 41 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
  • Computer Software and Media ApplicationsAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,720

Electrician

  • Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,611

EMT, surgical tech and imaging

  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
  • Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169

Engineering technology

  • Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 122 finishedGraduates here earned $49,209 a year after finishingNationally: $49,355
  • Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
  • Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
  • Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,437
  • Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790

HVAC and refrigeration

  • Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278

Industrial and equipment maintenance

  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,159
  • Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $53,952

Massage therapy

  • Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959

Paralegal

  • Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 17 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000

Police, fire and corrections

  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 30 finishedGraduates here earned $43,281 a year after finishingNationally: $55,215
  • Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 27 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997

Practical nursing and nursing assistant

  • Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $50,533

Registered nursing

  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
  • Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 144 finishedGraduates here earned $77,579 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149

Welding and machining

  • Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $49,356 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (24)
  • Architectural Engineering Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $44,791
  • Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 47 finishedNationally: $33,713
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 17 finishedGraduates here earned $40,405 a year afterNationally: $44,510
  • Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 97 finishedGraduates here earned $39,745 a year afterNationally: $41,208
  • Civil Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $57,892
  • Communication and Media StudiesAssociate degree · 11 finishedNationally: $33,346
  • Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $22,567
  • Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 39 finishedNationally: $47,691
  • Film/Video and Photographic ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $29,024
  • Funeral Service and Mortuary ScienceAssociate degree · 45 finishedGraduates here earned $49,165 a year afterNationally: $45,311
  • Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 94 finishedGraduates here earned $32,815 a year afterNationally: $38,650
  • Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,933
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 194 finishedGraduates here earned $30,751 a year afterNationally: $35,042
  • Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 124 finishedGraduates here earned $32,208 a year afterNationally: $34,134
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 11 finishedNationally: $41,294
  • Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 21 finishedGraduates here earned $43,917 a year afterNationally: $38,048
  • Museology/Museum StudiesCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $30,028
  • MusicAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $26,345
  • Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCertificate · 16 finishedNationally: $54,959
  • Physical Science Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $57,582
  • Psychology, GeneralAssociate degree · 48 finishedNationally: $30,994
  • Surveying EngineeringCertificate · 0 finished
  • Visual and Performing Arts, OtherCertificate · 28 finishedNationally: $32,130
  • Visual and Performing Arts, OtherAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $23,701
Source: College Scorecard

What it really costs

Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.

Average net price per year, by family income
$0–30k$3,256$30–48k$3,629$48–75k$4,394$75–110k$7,130Over $110k$11,537Source: College Scorecard
Average net price
$4,793per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
Total cost of attendance
$12,144sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
Tuition, in-state
$5,230Source: College Scorecard
Students with federal loans
3%Source: College Scorecard

How students do

Finish their program
36%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings
$40,2096 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
Median earnings, later
$44,47110 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
Median debt at completion
$9,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Brightpoint Community College, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. Program earnings cover graduates who received federal student aid. We last pulled the data on November 5, 2026.

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