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Program Details
Virginia Western Community College
Design and Visual Communications, General (50.0401)
Associate's Degree - Applied

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Visual Design

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

Degree Title: AAS

2010 CIP Code: 500401

	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	75	54	14
2019-20	88	56	13
2020-21	72	45	15
2021-22	81	55	15
2022-23	76	50	11

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
5.11	61	$ 2,493

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	Total
2018-19	14	14
2019-20	13	13
2020-21	15	15
2021-22	15	15
2022-23	11	11
Five Year Summary	68	68

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	5	0	2	68	1	58	0	68

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)	76	46%	$39,261	$52,003	$69,966
2013-14 (8 years)	109	47%	$26,357	$40,404	$53,947
2016-17 (5 years)	109	61%	$24,101	$34,568	$47,384
2018-19 (3 years)	84	69%	$17,817	$32,838	$40,444
2020-21 (18 months)	72	82%	$15,984	$29,162	$36,175

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	36	37.9%	$ 5,791	$ 12,433	$ 18,334	$ 28,569
2014-15 to 2018-19	33	39.3%	$ 4,452	$ 10,920	$ 15,588	$ 23,287
2015-16 to 2019-20	27	36.0%	$ 3,466	$ 12,865	$ 15,265	$ 23,386
2016-17 to 2020-21	20	27.8%	$ 4,208	$ 11,627	$ 13,141	$ 20,833
2017-18 to 2021-22	19	26.8%	$ 4,950	$ 13,364	$ 14,229	$ 23,287

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	36	37.9%	$ 5,791	$ 13,568	$ 20,325	$ 29,746
2014-15 to 2018-19	33	39.3%	$ 4,452	$ 12,000	$ 16,793	$ 23,386
2015-16 to 2019-20	27	36.0%	$ 3,466	$ 13,364	$ 17,773	$ 29,196
2016-17 to 2020-21	20	27.8%	$ 4,208	$ 13,115	$ 16,526	$ 25,144
2017-18 to 2021-22	19	26.8%	$ 4,950	$ 16,396	$ 17,793	$ 27,000

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.