Virginia Western Community College
Roanoke, Virginia · Website
$38,787
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$38,787
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Virginia Western Community College is a public 2-year college in Roanoke, Virginia with 3,898 undergraduates. Its average net price after grants is $4,966 a year (tuition and fees $5,400 in-state, $11,838 out-of-state). 40% of students finish within 3 years. Former students earn a median $38,787 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $11,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$4,966
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$5,400
Out-of-state $11,838
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
40%
Within 3 years, US 58%
Median debt
$11,000
About $117 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$38,787
Rank 2,890 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $4,966
- Tuition in-state
- $5,400
- Tuition out-of-state
- $11,838
- Cost of attendance
- $11,768
- Students with a need-based grant
- 30%
- Students with federal loans
- 4.5%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $4,105
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $4,770
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $5,332
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $7,206
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $10,786
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $4,713 in 2015-16 to $5,400 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 3,898
- Part-time students
- 62%
- Women
- 58%
- Students per teacher
- 23
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 63%
- Highest degree
- Associate's degree
- Programs
- 61
- Endowment
- $25.0M
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 2,890 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 127 in Virginia (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | VA median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $4,966 | $19,081 | $7,702 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $5,400 | $16,364 | $4,656 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 80% | 79% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 52% | 38% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 63% | 73% | 64% | 75% |
| Median debt | $11,000 | $20,000 | $10,417 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $33,847 | $36,582 | $33,563 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $38,787 | $42,837 | $38,555 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 2-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 36% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 57% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
61 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesCertificate | Certificate | 113 | $9,799 | $22,692 | $42,073 | $44,906 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesAssociate's | Associate's | 94 | $9,799 | $22,071 | $41,248 | $44,125 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsAssociate's | Associate's | 82 | $10,875 | $38,214 | $42,202 | $48,733 |
| Biological and Physical SciencesAssociate's | Associate's | 69 | $6,000 | $27,786 | $47,601 | $50,181 |
| Social Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 53 | $9,346 | $19,220 | $38,545 | $43,146 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 48 | $12,789 | $64,052 | $71,142 | $80,813 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 46 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $43,365 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 41 | $14,670 | $28,754 | $40,327 | $35,447 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 40 | $12,000 | $54,480 | $65,088 | $65,389 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/TechniciansCertificate | Certificate | 36 | Withheld | $40,104 | $54,928 | $49,492 |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)Certificate | Certificate | 29 | Withheld | $40,629 | $50,813 | $48,148 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 29 | Withheld | $31,772 | $36,697 | $38,675 |
| Dental Support Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 27 | $9,091 | $61,030 | $72,417 | $61,982 |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 26 | Withheld | $49,287 | $67,524 | $73,593 |
| Engineering, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | $74,206 | $72,916 |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | $22,788 | $53,278 | $48,702 |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $32,681 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $54,246 |
| Electrical and Power Transmission InstallersCertificate | Certificate | 23 | Withheld | $34,439 | $49,602 | $53,078 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | $28,573 | $40,734 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingCertificate | Certificate | 20 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCertificate | Certificate | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | $43,004 | $50,984 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsCertificate | Certificate | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $37,587 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Virginia Western Community College cost?
$4,966 a year is the average net price at Virginia Western Community College after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $5,400 for in-state students and $11,838 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $11,768. Families earning under $30,000 pay $4,105 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Virginia Western Community College?
Virginia Western Community College has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Virginia Western Community College graduates earn?
$38,787 a year is the median pay of former Virginia Western Community College students who work, 10 years after they started ($33,847 after 6 years). That ranks 2,890 of 5,094 US colleges and 80 of 127 in Virginia. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate's) at $64,052.
How much student debt do Virginia Western Community College graduates have?
$11,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Virginia Western Community College graduates, about $117 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 4.5% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Virginia Western Community College?
40% of first-time, full-time students at Virginia Western Community College finish within 3 years. 63% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 2-year colleges is 38%.
What are the most popular majors at Virginia Western Community College?
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (113 certificate graduates), Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (94 associate's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (82 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 61 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.