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Virginia Peninsula Community College

Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician (47.0604)
Longer-Term Undergraduate Certificate
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: CERT
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
2018-19436
2019-20435
2020-21434
2021-22631
2022-23644

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.5935$ 2,825




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
2018-19606
2019-20505
2020-21404
2021-22101
2022-23404
Five Year Summary20020
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 Years080120010020



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)4445%$38,677$56,851$76,902
2013-14 (8 years)4661%$46,294$59,660$73,025
2016-17 (5 years)2864%$36,079$62,317$68,650
2018-19 (3 years)2631%
2020-21 (18 months)2326%



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 2017-181137.9%$ 7,167$ 14,348$ 15,780$ 26,317
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22
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 2017-181137.9%$ 7,167$ 14,348$ 15,780$ 26,317
2014-15 to 2018-19
2015-16 to 2019-20
2016-17 to 2020-21
2017-18 to 2021-22


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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