Virginia Highlands Community College

Abingdon, Virginia · Public · Predominantly certificate · Suburb: Small

Official websiteNet price calculatorAccreditor: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $6,872. 44% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $40,088 ten years after entering.

Average net price
$6,872
per year Verified data
Completion rate
44%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$40,088
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
Data unavailable
graduates, federal loans Data unavailable

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$5,169
Out-of-state tuition and fees$11,682
Average cost of attendance$14,781
Books and supplies$1,800
Room and board, on campusData unavailable
Average net price, all aided students$6,872
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$6,570
Average net price, family income over $110,000$8,376

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
Data unavailable
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
Data unavailable
ACT composite range, middle 50%
Data unavailable
Undergraduate enrollment
1,349
Graduate enrollment
Data unavailable
Students receiving Pell grants
46%
Student to faculty ratio
17 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time44%
Completion within normal time35%
First-year retention (full-time)60%
Median federal debt, graduatesData unavailable
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)Data unavailable
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$11,581
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry50%
1 year after completion$41,183
4 years after completion$45,129
6 years after entry$34,876
8 years after entry$37,030
10 years after entry$40,088
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $40,088; the middle half earned $24,532 to $58,496. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at Virginia Highlands Community College

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

50 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Undergraduate certificate (30)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Agricultural Business and Management
CIP 01.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Air Transportation
CIP 49.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
18$51,060Suppressed for privacy
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
CIP 51.08
$31,331Suppressed for privacy
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer Software and Media Applications
CIP 11.08 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online
44$49,948Suppressed for privacy
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.03 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.05 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
2Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
35Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CIP 47.02 · No credentials fully online
28Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
59$27,869Suppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
CIP 51.20 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
CIP 51.39 · No credentials fully online
1$43,577Suppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
40$43,784Suppressed for privacy
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CIP 47.06 · No credentials fully online
14$41,366Suppressed for privacy
Associate's degree (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
18$55,085Suppressed for privacy
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services
CIP 01.06 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biological and Physical Sciences
CIP 30.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
2Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services
CIP 52.04 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers
CIP 46.03 · No credentials fully online
15$49,722Suppressed for privacy
Engineering, General
CIP 14.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
CIP 47.02 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians
CIP 15.06 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · Some credentials fully online
123$28,266$8,962
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Precision Metal Working
CIP 48.05 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
76$62,561$13,000
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
0Data unavailableSuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 233903, OPEID 007099. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.