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Northern Virginia Community College

Humanities/Humanistic Studies (24.0103)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Liberal Arts
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AA
2010 CIP Code: 240103

Credit HoursProgram Offered
On-Campus:YesYes
Off-Campus:YesNo

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-192,4371,649255
2019-202,0761,424237
2020-211,7851,277245
2021-221,5581,087240
2022-231,437969214

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.9664$ 2,368




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
YearIn-StateOut-of-StateTotal
2018-192505255
2019-202334237
2020-212387245
2021-222328240
2022-232104214
Five Year Summary1,163281,191
Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,


YearForeign/ InternationalAfrican Am. or Black (NH)Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)HispanicWhite, Caucasian Am. (NH)Multi-Race (NH)Unknown/ Unreported (NH)Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years6113521121,191336433341,191



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 YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)2,13044%$41,592$63,827$83,189
2013-14 (8 years)2,34945%$39,317$57,338$74,505
2016-17 (5 years)2,11252%$27,983$45,744$62,572
2018-19 (3 years)1,75653%$21,544$35,178$51,417
2020-21 (18 months)1,42348%$10,235$19,908$32,722



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1870336.5%$ 5,442$ 10,392$ 12,927$ 17,384
2014-15 to 2018-1962135.4%$ 5,442$ 10,388$ 12,926$ 17,322
2015-16 to 2019-2054534.4%$ 5,442$ 10,636$ 13,002$ 17,318
2016-17 to 2020-2147833.6%$ 5,442$ 10,392$ 13,046$ 17,316
2017-18 to 2021-2239830.9%$ 5,444$ 10,568$ 12,869$ 17,314
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 PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-1870336.5%$ 5,444$ 10,890$ 13,728$ 18,342
2014-15 to 2018-1962135.4%$ 5,442$ 10,888$ 13,779$ 18,314
2015-16 to 2019-2054534.4%$ 5,444$ 10,890$ 13,802$ 18,220
2016-17 to 2020-2147833.6%$ 5,444$ 10,884$ 13,771$ 17,813
2017-18 to 2021-2239830.9%$ 5,500$ 10,884$ 13,418$ 17,318


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