Southside Virginia Community College
Alberta, Virginia
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Rural
- 1,807 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.
Agriculture and horticulture
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 21 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 29 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer Systems Networking and TelecommunicationsAssociate degreeEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,926
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 69 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,355
- Environmental Control Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,256
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 19 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $63,717
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 63 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
Massage therapy
- Somatic Bodywork and Related Therapeutic ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $27,959
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
- Fire ProtectionCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,514
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 104 finishedGraduates here earned $34,840 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $77,124 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Truck and bus driving
- Ground TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $49,738
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 71 finishedGraduates here earned $42,713 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (9)
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 6 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 7 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Homeland SecurityCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $51,940
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 161 finishedGraduates here earned $38,546 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 356 finishedGraduates here earned $33,059 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 17 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 23 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Natural Resources Conservation and ResearchCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $41,576
- Real EstateCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $45,163
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $10,096per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $18,697sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,154Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 43%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $35,7266 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $37,70710 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 32%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 16%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
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Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Southside Virginia 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 6, 2026.
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