unitid 233949 · Roanoke, VA · public 2-year · city (small)
Virginia Western Community College
- enrollment 2023
- 8,097
- predominant degree
- Certificate
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 2-years
The record
admission rate
not reported
undergraduates
3,898
69th pctl among public 2-years
Pell share
30%
undergrads on Pell grants
50th pctl among public 2-years
completion
40%
finish within 150% time
58th pctl among public 2-years
sticker cost / yr
$11,768
13th pctl among public 2-years
avg net price / yr
$4,966
after aid, aided students
21st pctl among public 2-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$38,787
after entry, Title IV students
52nd pctl among public 2-years
median grad debt
$11,000
65th pctl among public 2-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $4,105 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 2-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k45%
- 30-48k23%
- 48-75k18%
- 75-110knot reported
- 110k+not reported
- Median family income
- $23,676
- First-generation students
- 44%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $5,400
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.5× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 113 | $34,934 | $11,075 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. | 94 | $35,443 | $10,900 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 82 | $44,613 | $9,350 |
| Biological and Physical Sciences. | 69 | $42,298 | $7,334 |
| Social Sciences, General. | 53 | $35,551 | $9,128 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 48 | $66,295 | $23,500 |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. | 46 | $42,436 | — |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services. | 41 | $32,974 | $28,627 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions. | 40 | $65,360 | $12,000 |
| Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians. | 36 | — | — |
| Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR). | 29 | — | — |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions. | 29 | — | $5,919 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
no years reported
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.