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New River Community College

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)
Longer-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
2010 CIP Code: 470604

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1937305
2019-2028247
2020-2116112
2021-2229214
2022-2335309

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.5055$ 2,676




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
2018-19505
2019-20707
2020-21202
2021-22404
2022-23909
Five Year Summary27027
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 Years100027023227



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)5159%$36,575$50,913$68,039
2013-14 (8 years)5963%$31,646$46,986$60,374
2016-17 (5 years)4573%$36,165$43,861$52,942
2018-19 (3 years)3080%$36,783$42,774$54,989
2020-21 (18 months)2986%$31,169$36,412$45,657



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 2017-181743.6%$ 5,710$ 7,920$ 9,224$ 8,662
2014-15 to 2018-191343.3%$ 5,444$ 7,946$ 13,223$ 12,865
2015-16 to 2019-201133.3%$ 5,444$ 8,311$ 14,659$ 18,683
2016-17 to 2020-211137.9%$ 5,444$ 8,311$ 16,176$ 31,366
2017-18 to 2021-22
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 2017-181743.6%$ 5,710$ 8,311$ 10,737$ 12,865
2014-15 to 2018-191343.3%$ 5,444$ 8,390$ 15,566$ 13,444
2015-16 to 2019-201133.3%$ 5,444$ 9,946$ 17,428$ 27,893
2016-17 to 2020-211137.9%$ 5,444$ 10,390$ 18,107$ 31,366
2017-18 to 2021-22


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