Virginia Highlands Community College
Abingdon, Virginia
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- Suburb
- 1,349 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
- Agricultural Business and ManagementCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $36,907
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
- Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business ServicesAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $37,113
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 14 finishedGraduates here earned $41,366 a year after finishingNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,692
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 3 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 4 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,763
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 44 finishedGraduates here earned $49,948 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersAssociate degree · 15 finishedGraduates here earned $49,722 a year after finishingNationally: $55,611
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $51,060 a year after finishingNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $55,085 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 11 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 · 16 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 6 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 · 28 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $42,278
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Associate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,589
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificateGraduates here earned $31,331 a year after finishingNationally: $32,268
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,369
Pilot and air transportation
- Air TransportationCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,972
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,215
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,997
Practical nursing and nursing assistant
- Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing AssistantsCertificate · 1 finishedGraduates here earned $43,577 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 76 finishedGraduates here earned $62,561 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 40 finishedGraduates here earned $43,784 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
- Precision Metal WorkingAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $48,947
Other programs (17)
- American Sign LanguageCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $38,250
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,713
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 2 finishedNationally: $41,208
- Drama/Theatre Arts and StagecraftCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $23,873
- Education, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $28,911
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Fine and Studio ArtsCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $32,800
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 10 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 59 finishedGraduates here earned $27,869 a year afterNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 123 finishedGraduates here earned $28,266 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 4 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 6 finishedNationally: $38,048
- MusicCertificate · 2 finishedNationally: $27,777
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCertificate · 0 finishedNationally: $54,959
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $33,090
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,872per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $14,781sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,169Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 0%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 44%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $34,8766 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $40,08810 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- Not reportedfederal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
- Earned a degree or certificate here
- 37%all students who started, 8 years laterSource: College Scorecard
- Left for another college before finishing
- 14%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 Virginia Highlands 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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