Virginia Western Community College

Associates Colleges

Add Comparison

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

$4,313

2.86% growth from 2016

2017 Average Net Price

$6,985

After Financial Aid

2016 Student Loan

17.3%

Default Rate

2017 Enrolled Students

7,271

27.9% Full-Time

2017 Graduation Rate

27.7%

270 Graduates

About

Costs

Enrollment

Graduates

Operations

About

Virginia Western Community College is a higher education institution located in Roanoke city, VA. In 2016, the most popular Bachelor's Degree concentrations at Virginia Western Community College were .

In 2017, 1,290 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Virginia Western Community College. 53.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46.4% awarded men. The majority of degree recipients were white (1,050 degrees), 9.21 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (114 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Virginia Western Community College is $4,313, which is $-3,101 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

Photo by Alex Proimos

Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High NontraditionalAssociates Colleges

Costs

The median undergraduate tuition at Virginia Western Community College is $4,313, which is $-3,101 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,985.

In 2017, 40% of undergraduate students received federal grants, while 12% of undergraduate students received federal loans.

Student Expenses

Tuition Costs

$4,313

2017 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2017, the cost of tuition at Virginia Western Community College was $4,313. The cost of tuition at Virginia Western Community College is $-3,101 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($7,414).

This chart compares the tuition costs of Virginia Western Community College (in red) with those of other similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Average Net Price

$6,985

2017 Value

5.53%

1 Year Growth

In 2017 Virginia Western Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,985. Between 2016 and 2017, the average net price of Virginia Western Community College grew by 5.53%.

This chart compares the average net price of Virginia Western Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

Average net price is calculated from full-time beginning undergraduate students who were awarded a grant or scholarship from federal, state or local governments, or the institution.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Other Student Expenses

$6,936

Room and Board

$1,500

Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Virginia Western Community College was of $6,936 in 2017. During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,500. The cost of room and board did not change between 2016 and 2017. The cost of books and supplies did not change during the same period.

This chart compares the average student costs at Virginia Western Community College (in red) with that of similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Financial Aid

Financial Aid by Income Level

40%

Of Undergraduates Receive Grants

12%

Of Undergraduates Receive Federal Loans

40% of undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College received grants or loans in 2017. This represents a decline of 6.98% with respect to 2016, when 43% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

This chart compares the average award discount at Virginia Western Community College (in red) with that of other similar universities.

The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

17.3%

2016 Default Rate

151

Number of Defaults

In 2016 the default rate for borrower's at Virginia Western Community College was 17.3%, which represents 151 out of the 871 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Enrollment

Virginia Western Community College has a total enrollment of 7,271 students. The full-time enrollment at Virginia Western Community College is 2,025 students and the part-time enrollment is 5,246. This means that 27.9% of students enrolled at Virginia Western Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Virginia Western Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 76.7% White, 9.41% Black or African American, 4.37% Hispanic or Latino, 3.84% Asian, 3.84% Two or More Races, 0.138% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.11% American Indian or Alaska Native.

Students enrolled at Virginia Western Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are majority White Female (40.3%), followed by White Male (36.6%) and Black or African American Female (6.07%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are majority N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

27.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Virginia Western Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 7,271 students. The full-time enrollment at Virginia Western Community College is 2,025 and the part-time enrollment is 5,246. This means that 27.9% of students enrolled at Virginia Western Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 36% at similar Associates Colleges.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Virginia Western Community College (in red) compares to similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Retention Rate over Time

64%

2017 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Virginia Western Community College was 64%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (61%), Virginia Western Community College had a retention rate higher than its peers.

This chart shows the retention rate over time at Virginia Western Community College (highlighted in red) compares to similar universities.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    5,578

  2. Black or African American

    684

  3. Hispanic or Latino

    318

The enrolled student population at Virginia Western Community College is 76.7% White, 9.41% Black or African American, 4.37% Hispanic or Latino, 3.84% Asian, 3.84% Two or More Races, 0.138% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders, and 0.11% American Indian or Alaska Native. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 45.9% White, 25.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 57 students (0.784%) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Graduates

In 2017, 94 more women than men received degrees from Virginia Western Community College. The majority of degree recipients at Virginia Western Community College are white (1,050 degrees awarded). There were 9.21 times more white graduates than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (114 degrees).

The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Virginia Western Community College is N/A, followed by N/A and N/A.

The most specialized majors across all degree types at Virginia Western Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (48 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (90 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (335 degrees).

Workforce

Common Jobs by Major

Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (316,490 people), Other managers (263,602 people), Elementary & middle school teachers (238,472 people), Chief executives & legislators (117,191 people), and Postsecondary teachers (101,867 people).

The most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Construction (48 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (90 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (335 degrees), Engineering Technologies (55 degrees), and Precision Production (30 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Physicians

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Physicians, Surgeons, Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Construction (48 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (90 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (335 degrees), Engineering Technologies (55 degrees), and Precision Production (30 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Common Industries by Major

Elementary & secondary schools

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Elementary & secondary schools (426,839 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (260,511 people), Legal services (260,103 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (204,743 people), and Computer Systems Design (202,368 people).

The most specialized majors at Virginia Western Community College are Construction (48 degrees awarded), Interdisciplinary Studies (90 degrees), Liberal Arts & Humanities (335 degrees), Engineering Technologies (55 degrees), and Precision Production (30 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Degrees

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Virginia Western Community College.

Most Common

  1. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  2. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

  3. N/A

    N/A degrees awarded

In false, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Virginia Western Community College was N/A with N/A degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree recipients from bachelors degree programs at Virginia Western Community College according to their major.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Gender Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

  1. 598

  2. 692

In 2017, 598 degrees were awarded to men at Virginia Western Community College, which is 0.864 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (692).

This chart displays the gender disparity between the top 5 majors at Virginia Western Community College by degrees awarded.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common Male Majors

In false, 94 degrees were awarded to men at Virginia Western Community College in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 0.949 times less than the 99 female recipients with that same degree.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Most Common Female Majors

In false, 99 degrees were awarded to women at Virginia Western Community College in Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities, which is 1.05 times more than the 94 male recipients with that same degree.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Time to Complete

14%

100% Completion Time

27%

150% Completion Time

In 2017, 14% of students graduating from Virginia Western Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 27% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 31% within 200%.

The following chart shows these completion rates over time compared to the average for the Associates Colleges Carnegie Classification group.

Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Diversity

Graduation Rate by Race and Gender

Showing demographic groups with ≥ 5 graduating students.

American Indian or Alaska Native Male

Highest Graduation Rate (100%)

The student demographic with the highest graduation rate at Virginia Western Community College is Male and American Indian or Alaska Native (100% graduation rate). Across all Associates Colleges, Asian Female students have the highest graduation rate (68.1%).

The department of education defines graduation rate as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within 150% of "normal time" to completion.

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) categorizes any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the graduation rate of those students is shown in the chart below. Additionally, 0% of graduates (0 students) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity

  1. White

    1,050 degrees awarded

  2. Black or African American

    114 degrees awarded

  3. Two or More Races

    44 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Virginia Western Community College is white (1,050 degrees awarded). There were 9.21 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, black or african american (114 degrees).

0.543% of degree recipients (7 students) did not report their race.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Race & Ethnicity by Gender

Most Common Gender Demographic

  1. White Female

    554 degrees awarded

  2. White Male

    496 degrees awarded

  3. Black or African American Female

    67 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and gender grouping at Virginia Western Community College is white female (554 degrees awarded). There were 1.12 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (496 degrees).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Operations

Virginia Western Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $11.6M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of $15.7k (0.135%), compared to the 2.22% average return ($81.1k on $3.66M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2017, Virginia Western Community College had a total salary expenditure of $42.3M. Virginia Western Community College employs 27 Associate professors, 23 Assistant professors, and 20 Instructors. Most academics at Virginia Western Community College are Female Assistant professors (16), Female Associate professors(15), and Male Associate professors (12).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Virginia Western Community College are: Management, with 65 employees, Computer, Engineering, and Science, with 21 employees, and Office and Administrative Support with 21 employees.

Finances

Endowment

$11.6M

2017 Endowment

4.15%

growth from 2016

Virginia Western Community College has an endowment valued at about $11.6M, as of the end of the 2017 fiscal year. The endowment of Virginia Western Community College grew 4.15% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $7.9M higher than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Virginia Western Community College (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional Carnegie Classification grouping.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart
View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Government Grants and Contracts

Grants & Contracts

  1. $1.29M - Federal

  2. $53.3k - State

  3. $0 - Local

As of 2017, Virginia Western Community College received $1.29M in grants and contracts from the federal government, $53.3k from state grants and contracts, and $0 from local grants and contracts.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Expenses

Salary Expenditure

$17.7M

2017 Salaries

3.11%

decline from 2016

In 2017, Virginia Western Community College paid a median of $17.7M in salaries, which represents 41.7% of their overall expenditure ($42.3M) and a 3.11% decline from the previous year. This is compared to a 9.06% decline from 2015 and a 1.06% decline from 2014.

The median for similar Associates Colleges is 14.9M (41.7% of overall expenditures).

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Instructional Salaries

$5.23M

Instructional Salaries

86

Number of Employees

In 2017, Virginia Western Community College paid a total of $5.23M to 86 employees working as instructors, which represents 29.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $4.16M (26%) for similar Associates Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Faculty and Staff

Occupations by Share

Associate professor

Most Common Instructor

27 Employees

Management

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

65 Employees

In 2017, the most common positions for instructional staff at Virginia Western Community College were Associate professor with 27 employees; Assistant professor with 23 employees; and Assistant professor with 20 employees.

In 2017, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Virginia Western Community College were Management with 65 employees; Computer, Engineering, and Science with 21 employees; and Office and Administrative Support with 21 employees.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart

Instructors by Academic Rank and Gender

Most Common Demographic

  1. Female Assistant professor

  2. Female Associate professor

  3. Male Associate professor

In 2017, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Virginia Western Community College was Female Assistant professor with 16 employees, Female Associate professor with 15 employees, and Male Associate professor with 12 employees.

This chart shows the gender split between each academic rank present at Virginia Western Community College.

View Data
Save Image
Add Data to Cart