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Northern Virginia Community College

Photography (50.0605)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Film/Video and Photographic Arts
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 500605

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-191036314
2019-201388115
2020-211126913
2021-2298608
2022-23105599

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
7.3457$ 2,938




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
2018-1913114
2019-2015015
2020-2111213
2021-22718
2022-23909
Five Year Summary55459
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 Years650159933159



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)4933%$29,716$54,503$92,535
2013-14 (8 years)5931%$20,859$50,453$68,301
2016-17 (5 years)6333%$18,455$45,624$73,899
2018-19 (3 years)5834%$36,598$53,091$86,531
2020-21 (18 months)6130%$13,632$25,587$43,265



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 2017-181221.8%$ 5,937$ 11,626$ 18,838$ 32,977
2014-15 to 2018-191322.4%$ 6,432$ 12,864$ 18,978$ 25,326
2015-16 to 2019-201118.3%$ 5,250$ 10,947$ 14,729$ 20,041
2016-17 to 2020-211321.3%$ 10,388$ 12,864$ 19,972$ 25,326
2017-18 to 2021-221118.3%$ 9,402$ 10,947$ 20,041$ 31,283
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 2017-181221.8%$ 5,937$ 11,626$ 18,838$ 32,977
2014-15 to 2018-191322.4%$ 6,432$ 12,864$ 18,978$ 25,326
2015-16 to 2019-201118.3%$ 5,250$ 10,947$ 14,729$ 20,041
2016-17 to 2020-211321.3%$ 10,388$ 12,864$ 23,954$ 25,326
2017-18 to 2021-221118.3%$ 9,402$ 10,947$ 24,748$ 43,587


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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