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Tidewater Community College

Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician (51.1004)
Associate's Degree - Applied
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Medical Laboratory Technology
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: XXXXXX

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/2012
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2018-19261910
2019-20282013
2020-2126178
2021-22312115
2022-2323188

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
7.4361$ 3,551




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
2018-1910010
2019-2012113
2020-21808
2021-2215015
2022-23808
Five Year Summary53154
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 Years1120854523154



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)NaN
2016-17 (5 years)4262%$39,921$44,846$52,323
2018-19 (3 years)5677%$39,858$47,739$52,173
2020-21 (18 months)5782%$40,207$47,877$52,492



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 2017-183157.4%$ 5,938$ 10,392$ 15,042$ 17,973
2014-15 to 2018-193053.6%$ 4,480$ 9,346$ 13,606$ 16,917
2015-16 to 2019-203154.4%$ 5,171$ 8,908$ 15,443$ 21,897
2016-17 to 2020-213459.6%$ 4,480$ 8,419$ 15,560$ 21,897
2017-18 to 2021-223153.4%$ 4,480$ 7,176$ 16,767$ 27,000
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 2017-183157.4%$ 5,938$ 10,392$ 16,959$ 18,983
2014-15 to 2018-193155.4%$ 4,180$ 9,138$ 15,135$ 17,318
2015-16 to 2019-203256.1%$ 4,826$ 8,419$ 16,860$ 19,935
2016-17 to 2020-213561.4%$ 4,454$ 7,930$ 16,852$ 21,897
2017-18 to 2021-223255.2%$ 4,467$ 7,041$ 17,502$ 25,253


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