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Virginia Peninsula Community College

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Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




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Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  
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Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-1943263
2019-2032205
2020-211994
2021-22944
2022-23411

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.3469$ 1,174




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
2018-19303
2019-20505
2020-21404
2021-22404
2022-23101
Five Year Summary17017
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 Years04001739017



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)3142%$28,066$34,474$52,961
2013-14 (8 years)3749%$23,450$31,752$53,715
2016-17 (5 years)4156%$20,821$28,941$45,879
2018-19 (3 years)3241%$12,510$18,087$28,666
2020-21 (18 months)2737%$8,424$18,178$28,025



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 2017-181334.2%$ 3,464$ 10,388$ 13,953$ 18,638
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 2017-181334.2%$ 3,464$ 10,388$ 16,030$ 20,941
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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