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Program Details
Northern Virginia Community College
General Studies (24.0102)
Associate's Degree - Transfer

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

General Studies

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: AS

2010 CIP Code: 240102

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: 09/1974

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	11,520	7,602	1,415
2019-20	10,091	6,627	1,373
2020-21	8,850	5,840	1,345
2021-22	7,692	4,963	1,144
2022-23	6,780	4,304	1,080

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.16	70	$ 2,921

The table to the right provides the degree award history of each the last five years, disaggregated by state residency. This breakout may may help explain why a relatively low percentage of program completers may appear to be working in Virginia.

Program Graduates by Domicile
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	1,389	26	1,415
2019-20	1,349	24	1,373
2020-21	1,308	37	1,345
2021-22	1,124	20	1,144
2022-23	1,048	32	1,080
Five Year Summary	6,218	139	6,357

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	251	1,074	19	940	6,357	1,596	2,021	133	6,357

Wages Earned in 2020

The table below shows the wage data for the select program and places it in the context of all wages at the same degree level of this institution by graduates with at least three (3) quarters of employment.

Post-Completion Wage Outcomes, Earnings in 2022
Graduation Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	4,931	48%	$46,681	$69,529	$97,829
2013-14 (8 years)	6,452	50%	$43,927	$65,446	$90,323
2016-17 (5 years)	7,538	55%	$33,156	$52,273	$73,021
2018-19 (3 years)	7,394	58%	$23,344	$39,082	$58,399
2020-21 (18 months)	7,071	56%	$13,522	$25,702	$42,900

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	2,933	39.3%	$ 5,446	$ 11,358	$ 14,260	$ 19,790
2014-15 to 2018-19	2,874	38.9%	$ 5,444	$ 10,888	$ 14,066	$ 19,318
2015-16 to 2019-20	2,781	38.1%	$ 5,444	$ 10,888	$ 13,947	$ 18,981
2016-17 to 2020-21	2,636	37.3%	$ 5,444	$ 10,888	$ 13,891	$ 19,246
2017-18 to 2021-22	2,426	36.1%	$ 5,443	$ 10,886	$ 13,754	$ 18,902

Note: Student borrowing at graduation, excludes PLUS loans, in five-year rollups. Includes all known institutionally-processed borrowing occuring at all public and nonprofit institutions in Virginia. Debt accrued outside Virginia in prior postsecondary activity is not available.

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation, Including Parent-PLUS and Grad-PLUS
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	2,936	39.3%	$ 5,474	$ 11,830	$ 14,883	$ 20,560
2014-15 to 2018-19	2,876	38.9%	$ 5,444	$ 11,350	$ 14,655	$ 20,110
2015-16 to 2019-20	2,786	38.2%	$ 5,444	$ 11,160	$ 14,538	$ 19,807
2016-17 to 2020-21	2,641	37.3%	$ 5,444	$ 11,380	$ 14,628	$ 20,040
2017-18 to 2021-22	2,431	36.2%	$ 5,444	$ 10,890	$ 14,567	$ 19,850

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.