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New River Community College

Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies (24.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies and Hum
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AAS
2010 CIP Code: 240101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  09/1984
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-201,3341,027266
2020-211,200904298
2021-221,055803270
2022-23967749257
2023-24891722273

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.7353$ 1,876




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
2018-192271228
2019-202624266
2020-212971298
2021-222673270
2022-232525257
Five Year Summary1,305141,319
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 Years33470211,319431,117181,319



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)96559%$38,019$51,847$68,998
2013-14 (8 years)1,04158%$35,426$47,952$64,649
2016-17 (5 years)1,04261%$29,205$41,110$53,788
2018-19 (3 years)1,10064%$18,185$30,424$45,555
2020-21 (18 months)1,22264%$10,327$18,314$29,658



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 2017-1845743.6%$ 5,596$ 9,896$ 12,164$ 15,959
2014-15 to 2018-1945441.3%$ 5,444$ 9,897$ 12,079$ 16,330
2015-16 to 2019-2044838.8%$ 5,487$ 9,400$ 11,930$ 15,781
2016-17 to 2020-2143035.2%$ 5,444$ 9,051$ 11,887$ 15,731
2017-18 to 2021-2239631.0%$ 5,359$ 8,849$ 11,917$ 15,217
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 2017-1846043.9%$ 6,432$ 10,023$ 12,943$ 16,811
2014-15 to 2018-1945741.5%$ 5,500$ 10,388$ 13,018$ 17,208
2015-16 to 2019-2045139.0%$ 5,619$ 10,388$ 13,032$ 17,208
2016-17 to 2020-2143335.4%$ 5,500$ 10,264$ 13,017$ 17,140
2017-18 to 2021-2239831.2%$ 5,444$ 9,986$ 12,993$ 16,482


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