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Northern Virginia Community College

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
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
2018-1933219049
2019-2035519842
2020-2124816126
2021-2228219440
2022-2329418746

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.3166$ 4,160




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
2018-1948149
2019-2042042
2020-2125126
2021-2239140
2022-2345146
Five Year Summary1994203
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 Years111601520368787203



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)13459%$53,005$71,495$88,415
2013-14 (8 years)16056%$48,212$66,261$92,797
2016-17 (5 years)18662%$39,770$57,332$81,405
2018-19 (3 years)21564%$34,385$50,777$68,828
2020-21 (18 months)21163%$33,192$45,367$62,433



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 2017-186030.5%$ 5,513$ 11,875$ 15,309$ 19,793
2014-15 to 2018-196530.2%$ 4,454$ 10,886$ 13,128$ 18,990
2015-16 to 2019-206628.9%$ 4,454$ 9,761$ 12,214$ 15,876
2016-17 to 2020-215325.1%$ 4,454$ 8,661$ 10,577$ 12,472
2017-18 to 2021-224722.6%$ 3,464$ 6,432$ 9,534$ 12,373
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 2017-186030.5%$ 5,513$ 11,876$ 15,478$ 20,287
2014-15 to 2018-196530.2%$ 4,454$ 10,886$ 13,361$ 19,050
2015-16 to 2019-206628.9%$ 4,454$ 9,761$ 12,444$ 17,318
2016-17 to 2020-215325.1%$ 4,454$ 8,661$ 10,671$ 12,472
2017-18 to 2021-224722.6%$ 4,454$ 7,625$ 9,641$ 12,373


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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