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Northern Virginia Community College

Physical Therapy Assistant. (51.0806)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Physical Therapist Assistant
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 510806

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19806028
2019-2083631
2020-21776134
2021-22705325
2022-23524021

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
7.1557$ 3,799




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
2018-1926228
2019-20101
2020-2132234
2021-2224125
2022-2321021
Five Year Summary1045109
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 Years5901510915542109



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)13449%$35,526$57,464$71,880
2013-14 (8 years)13759%$36,009$52,645$70,753
2016-17 (5 years)13470%$38,280$56,136$68,395
2018-19 (3 years)14571%$41,774$57,303$66,831
2020-21 (18 months)12279%$44,387$53,148$60,154



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 2017-187250.3%$ 13,936$ 19,789$ 21,854$ 25,480
2014-15 to 2018-196947.6%$ 13,766$ 19,794$ 21,902$ 27,000
2015-16 to 2019-205547.0%$ 13,766$ 19,788$ 22,002$ 27,000
2016-17 to 2020-215141.8%$ 14,833$ 19,794$ 22,615$ 29,194
2017-18 to 2021-225041.3%$ 10,000$ 17,377$ 20,458$ 26,714
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 2017-187250.3%$ 13,936$ 19,796$ 23,603$ 29,994
2014-15 to 2018-196947.6%$ 13,766$ 19,794$ 23,760$ 29,142
2015-16 to 2019-205547.0%$ 13,766$ 19,788$ 24,156$ 29,000
2016-17 to 2020-215141.8%$ 14,833$ 19,794$ 27,730$ 35,352
2017-18 to 2021-225041.3%$ 10,000$ 17,377$ 24,867$ 29,000


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