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Northern Virginia Community College

Architectural Technology/Technician (04.0901)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Architecture Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 040901

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191128110
2019-201319910
2020-211238523
2021-22129947
2022-231439825

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
6.1560$ 3,916




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
2018-1910010
2019-2010010
2020-2120323
2021-22707
2022-2325025
Five Year Summary72375
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 Years12807752816275



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)9541%$56,175$76,015$105,396
2013-14 (8 years)8744%$58,105$68,320$84,597
2016-17 (5 years)8745%$31,570$56,812$68,849
2018-19 (3 years)7535%$29,591$47,741$59,185
2020-21 (18 months)7340%$32,555$46,015$59,747



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 2017-182430.4%$ 4,482$ 10,797$ 13,448$ 16,450
2014-15 to 2018-191925.3%$ 3,464$ 10,433$ 12,302$ 15,399
2015-16 to 2019-201423.3%$ 3,464$ 11,022$ 15,549$ 17,500
2016-17 to 2020-212027.4%$ 4,933$ 11,022$ 16,648$ 21,855
2017-18 to 2021-221625.8%$ 6,802$ 16,854$ 20,065$ 26,500
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 2017-182430.4%$ 4,482$ 11,519$ 15,088$ 22,520
2014-15 to 2018-191925.3%$ 3,464$ 11,160$ 14,373$ 21,220
2015-16 to 2019-201423.3%$ 3,464$ 11,022$ 16,064$ 21,220
2016-17 to 2020-212027.4%$ 4,933$ 11,022$ 16,648$ 21,855
2017-18 to 2021-221625.8%$ 6,802$ 16,854$ 20,065$ 26,500


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