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Piedmont Virginia Community College

Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services, Other (52.0499)
Short-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




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Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CSC
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-192499
2019-201894
2020-2117105
2021-2217108
2022-232295

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
8.0018$ 2,538




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
2018-19909
2019-20404
2020-21505
2021-22808
2022-23505
Five Year Summary31031
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 Years0100131514031



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)NaN
2013-14 (8 years)3468%$23,406$39,530$52,075
2016-17 (5 years)6368%$32,610$44,054$52,039
2018-19 (3 years)6365%$34,399$41,069$49,915
2020-21 (18 months)4269%$20,609$32,326$38,882



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 2017-181929.7%$ 5,500$ 11,384$ 13,062$ 15,590
2014-15 to 2018-191625.4%$ 5,125$ 10,929$ 12,602$ 15,465
2015-16 to 2019-201527.3%$ 3,464$ 10,725$ 12,421$ 15,590
2016-17 to 2020-211433.3%$ 2,688$ 9,300$ 11,577$ 15,340
2017-18 to 2021-221538.5%$ 2,688$ 6,928$ 9,352$ 14,880
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 2017-181929.7%$ 7,875$ 11,384$ 13,801$ 18,730
2014-15 to 2018-191625.4%$ 6,313$ 10,929$ 13,480$ 17,160
2015-16 to 2019-201527.3%$ 3,464$ 10,725$ 13,357$ 18,730
2016-17 to 2020-211433.3%$ 2,688$ 10,113$ 12,580$ 15,590
2017-18 to 2021-221538.5%$ 2,688$ 8,908$ 9,619$ 14,880


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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