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Mountain Empire Community College

Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training (51.3901)
Longer-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Licensed Practical Nursing
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 511613

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1976
Program authorized for distance learning
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19384729
2019-20555727
2020-21424626
2021-22353824
2022-23393715

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.9241$ 2,534




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
2018-1923629
2019-2027027
2020-2125126
2021-2222224
2022-2315015
Five Year Summary1129121
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 Years010112111180121



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)15441%$25,205$37,640$50,086
2013-14 (8 years)12542%$30,084$40,468$56,206
2016-17 (5 years)11754%$31,505$37,458$47,639
2018-19 (3 years)14748%$30,824$36,469$45,668
2020-21 (18 months)13166%$20,206$31,496$37,302



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 2017-181410.2%$ 3,200$ 3,466$ 4,283$ 4,856
2014-15 to 2018-191812.2%$ 3,345$ 3,945$ 6,125$ 7,400
2015-16 to 2019-201410.5%$ 3,216$ 5,928$ 7,379$ 11,805
2016-17 to 2020-211713.0%$ 3,216$ 7,400$ 7,748$ 11,110
2017-18 to 2021-222115.2%$ 3,216$ 10,129$ 10,059$ 12,616
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 2017-181410.2%$ 3,216$ 3,483$ 4,863$ 6,094
2014-15 to 2018-191812.2%$ 3,345$ 3,945$ 6,125$ 7,400
2015-16 to 2019-201410.5%$ 3,216$ 5,928$ 7,379$ 11,805
2016-17 to 2020-211713.0%$ 3,216$ 7,400$ 7,748$ 11,110
2017-18 to 2021-222115.2%$ 3,216$ 10,129$ 10,170$ 12,616


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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