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Program Details
Virginia Western Community College
Social Sciences, General (45.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Social Sciences

Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees

Degree Title: AS

2010 CIP Code: 450101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	No

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2018-19	328	237	72
2019-20	317	223	69
2020-21	291	210	64
2021-22	311	231	67
2022-23	299	231	53

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.67	66	$ 1,681

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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	70	2	72
2019-20	69	0	69
2020-21	63	1	64
2021-22	65	2	67
2022-23	53	0	53
Five Year Summary	320	5	325

Distribution by Gender and Race/Ethnicity within Five-year Totals,

Year	Foreign/ International	African Am. or Black (NH)	Am. Indian/ Native Am. (NH)	Asian/ Pacific Islander (NH)	Hispanic	White, Caucasian Am. (NH)	Multi-Race (NH)	Unknown/ Unreported (NH)	Total
Sum of the Last 5 Years	0	29	0	5	325	20	257	4	325

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 Year	Grads (n)	Grads w/Wages (n)	25th Percentile	Median Wage	75th Percentile
2011-12 (10 years)	294	60%	$34,026	$46,777	$55,267
2013-14 (8 years)	318	66%	$30,677	$43,656	$52,386
2016-17 (5 years)	361	70%	$28,996	$38,345	$48,988
2018-19 (3 years)	379	68%	$21,602	$31,703	$43,091
2020-21 (18 months)	374	67%	$9,462	$17,180	$26,111

Student Debt of Graduates

Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
	Borrowers (n)	Borrowers (%)	25th Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	129	35.1%	$ 5,500	$ 9,898	$ 12,931	$ 16,467
2014-15 to 2018-19	128	33.8%	$ 5,487	$ 9,658	$ 12,897	$ 16,671
2015-16 to 2019-20	131	35.0%	$ 5,500	$ 9,500	$ 12,201	$ 16,878
2016-17 to 2020-21	129	34.5%	$ 5,500	$ 9,987	$ 12,336	$ 17,162
2017-18 to 2021-22	118	33.9%	$ 5,500	$ 9,783	$ 12,448	$ 16,824

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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	129	35.1%	$ 6,432	$ 11,948	$ 15,257	$ 22,040
2014-15 to 2018-19	129	34.0%	$ 5,746	$ 11,152	$ 14,491	$ 22,040
2015-16 to 2019-20	132	35.3%	$ 5,623	$ 10,545	$ 13,849	$ 19,497
2016-17 to 2020-21	131	35.0%	$ 5,747	$ 10,500	$ 13,358	$ 19,200
2017-18 to 2021-22	120	34.5%	$ 5,623	$ 10,362	$ 13,661	$ 17,634

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.