Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, Virginia
- Public technical or community college
- Public
- City
- 3,898 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 · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,375
Auto, diesel and aircraft mechanic
- Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $43,278
Bookkeeping and accounting
- Accounting and Related ServicesCertificate · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,897
- Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 10 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,647
Carpentry and construction
- Construction Trades, GeneralCertificate · 12 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $39,348
Child care and early education
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesCertificate · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $28,174
- Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 5 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $29,763
Clinical lab technician
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 28 finishedGraduates here earned $31,107 a year after finishingNationally: $34,692
- Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $52,694
Computers and IT
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $44,167
- Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 26 finishedGraduates here earned $46,714 a year after finishingNationally: $43,763
- Computer ScienceAssociate degree · 0 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,515
- Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCertificate · 1 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $35,694
Culinary arts
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,130
- Culinary Arts and Related ServicesAssociate degree · 13 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $34,674
Dental assisting and hygiene
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 23 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,575
- Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 34 finishedGraduates here earned $76,330 a year after finishingNationally: $62,279
Electrician
- Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate · 36 finishedGraduates here earned $40,876 a year after finishingNationally: $44,469
EMT, surgical tech and imaging
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate · 31 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $55,124
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree · 42 finishedGraduates here earned $63,751 a year after finishingNationally: $61,169
Engineering technology
- Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 46 finishedGraduates here earned $45,737 a year after finishingNationally: $49,355
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $56,893
- Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate degree · 31 finishedGraduates here earned $42,366 a year after finishingNationally: $63,717
- Drafting/Design Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 2 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $45,790
Graphic and applied design
- Design and Applied ArtsAssociate degree · 15 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $31,578
HVAC and refrigeration
- Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate · 20 finishedGraduates here earned $39,309 a year after finishingNationally: $42,278
Medical assisting and pharmacy tech
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate · 7 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $32,268
- Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate degree · 22 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $40,233
Medical billing and office
- Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate · 43 finishedGraduates here earned $35,461 a year after finishingNationally: $33,067
Office and business support
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate · 26 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $30,026
- Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate degree · 18 finishedGraduates here earned $34,421 a year after finishingNationally: $34,369
Paralegal
- Legal Support ServicesCertificate · 9 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $46,000
- Legal Support ServicesAssociate degree · 8 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $41,377
Police, fire and corrections
- Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate · 9 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 · 24 finishedGraduates here earned $53,624 a year after finishingNationally: $50,533
Registered nursing
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate · 35 finishedEarnings for this school not reportedNationally: $74,894
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate degree · 48 finishedGraduates here earned $72,722 a year after finishingNationally: $75,149
Welding and machining
- Precision Metal WorkingCertificate · 33 finishedGraduates here earned $35,270 a year after finishingNationally: $42,421
Other programs (13)
- Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate degree · 62 finishedGraduates here earned $30,687 a year afterNationally: $33,713
- Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/TechniciansCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $43,996
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsCertificate · 12 finishedNationally: $44,510
- Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate degree · 93 finishedGraduates here earned $43,142 a year afterNationally: $41,208
- Engineering, GeneralCertificate · 1 finishedNationally: $73,676
- Engineering, GeneralAssociate degree · 22 finishedNationally: $47,691
- Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 0 finishedNationally: $38,650
- Hospitality Administration/ManagementCertificate · 3 finishedNationally: $41,933
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate · 165 finishedNationally: $35,042
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate degree · 86 finishedGraduates here earned $29,415 a year afterNationally: $34,134
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate · 31 finishedNationally: $41,294
- Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate degree · 16 finishedNationally: $38,048
- Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate degree · 64 finishedGraduates here earned $32,057 a year afterNationally: $33,090
What it really costs
Net price is what students paid after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $4,912per year, students who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $12,255sticker price incl. living costs, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $5,547Source: College Scorecard
- Students with federal loans
- 5%Source: College Scorecard
How students do
- Finish their program
- 34%first-time, full-time students finishing within 1.5 times the normal lengthSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $38,9366 years after starting, students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings, later
- $44,51410 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at completion
- $11,000federal 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
- 15%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 Western 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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