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Northern Virginia Community College

Computer Science (11.0701)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Computer Science
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AS
2010 CIP Code: 110701

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1986
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-192,2301,731257
2019-202,1491,681247
2020-211,9881,549296
2021-221,8841,507294
2022-232,0641,630322

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.5573$ 3,036




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
2018-192543257
2019-202452247
2020-212924296
2021-222895294
2022-2331111322
Five Year Summary1,391251,416
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 Years14216523741,416220411391,416



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)27851%$81,627$121,491$155,410
2013-14 (8 years)38851%$79,784$117,046$151,454
2016-17 (5 years)69653%$57,132$87,375$114,060
2018-19 (3 years)96050%$33,425$61,475$88,457
2020-21 (18 months)2,10240%$27,386$51,840$99,969



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 2017-1827233.2%$ 5,444$ 10,391$ 13,444$ 17,372
2014-15 to 2018-1933034.4%$ 5,442$ 11,087$ 13,517$ 18,307
2015-16 to 2019-2035433.0%$ 5,442$ 11,039$ 13,922$ 18,500
2016-17 to 2020-2138231.9%$ 5,442$ 10,666$ 13,274$ 17,382
2017-18 to 2021-2240931.4%$ 5,442$ 10,886$ 13,414$ 17,812
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 2017-1827333.3%$ 5,444$ 10,888$ 13,918$ 18,312
2014-15 to 2018-1933034.4%$ 5,442$ 11,519$ 14,013$ 18,475
2015-16 to 2019-2035433.0%$ 5,442$ 11,719$ 14,435$ 19,296
2016-17 to 2020-2138231.9%$ 5,442$ 11,519$ 13,911$ 19,048
2017-18 to 2021-2240931.4%$ 5,442$ 11,578$ 14,198$ 19,300


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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