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Physical Sciences, General. (40.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




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Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-20768669168
2020-21724568158
2021-22495403131
2022-231010146
2023-24419372152

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.3960$ 1,701




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
2018-191884192
2019-2015810168
2020-2114612158
2021-221256131
2022-231397146
Five Year Summary75639795
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 Years27263297953439929795



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)91566%$39,658$53,402$70,514
2013-14 (8 years)1,03668%$33,694$49,513$64,194
2016-17 (5 years)1,04274%$30,022$42,417$57,104
2018-19 (3 years)98570%$20,722$31,922$45,242
2020-21 (18 months)90263%$9,983$18,076$28,368



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 2017-1852551.1%$ 6,431$ 11,000$ 12,326$ 17,143
2014-15 to 2018-1951552.3%$ 6,432$ 11,876$ 12,441$ 16,604
2015-16 to 2019-2050053.0%$ 6,495$ 11,876$ 12,389$ 16,500
2016-17 to 2020-2149154.4%$ 6,500$ 11,876$ 12,678$ 17,014
2017-18 to 2021-2243752.1%$ 6,500$ 11,876$ 12,619$ 16,500
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 2017-1852751.3%$ 6,500$ 12,000$ 14,462$ 19,250
2014-15 to 2018-1951752.5%$ 6,500$ 12,000$ 14,954$ 19,750
2015-16 to 2019-2050353.3%$ 6,500$ 11,932$ 15,109$ 20,156
2016-17 to 2020-2149454.8%$ 7,225$ 12,000$ 15,675$ 21,378
2017-18 to 2021-2244052.5%$ 7,202$ 11,878$ 15,377$ 20,897


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