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Program Details
Richard Bland College
Physical Sciences, General. (40.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Associate of Science

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

Degree Title: AS

2010 CIP Code: 400101

	Credit Hours	Program Offered
On-Campus:	Yes	Yes
Off-Campus:	Yes	Yes

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees: Before SCHEV

This program can be completed solely via distance education.

Enrollments and Awards
Academic Year	Fall Headcount	Annual FTE	Degrees
2019-20	768	669	168
2020-21	724	568	158
2021-22	495	403	131
2022-23	10	10	146
2023-24	419	372	152

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.39	60	$ 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
Year	In-State	Out-of-State	Total
2018-19	188	4	192
2019-20	158	10	168
2020-21	146	12	158
2021-22	125	6	131
2022-23	139	7	146
Five Year Summary	756	39	795

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	27	263	2	9	795	34	399	29	795

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)	915	66%	$39,658	$53,402	$70,514
2013-14 (8 years)	1,036	68%	$33,694	$49,513	$64,194
2016-17 (5 years)	1,042	74%	$30,454	$42,738	$57,155
2018-19 (3 years)	985	70%	$20,337	$32,157	$44,792
2020-21 (18 months)	902	63%	$9,983	$18,076	$28,368

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	525	51.1%	$ 6,431	$ 11,000	$ 12,326	$ 17,143
2014-15 to 2018-19	515	52.3%	$ 6,432	$ 11,876	$ 12,441	$ 16,604
2015-16 to 2019-20	500	53.0%	$ 6,495	$ 11,876	$ 12,389	$ 16,500
2016-17 to 2020-21	491	54.4%	$ 6,500	$ 11,876	$ 12,678	$ 17,014
2017-18 to 2021-22	437	52.1%	$ 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 Percentile	Median	Mean	75th Percentile
2013-14 to 2017-18	527	51.3%	$ 6,500	$ 12,000	$ 14,462	$ 19,250
2014-15 to 2018-19	517	52.5%	$ 6,500	$ 12,000	$ 14,954	$ 19,750
2015-16 to 2019-20	503	53.3%	$ 6,500	$ 11,932	$ 15,109	$ 20,156
2016-17 to 2020-21	494	54.8%	$ 7,225	$ 12,000	$ 15,675	$ 21,378
2017-18 to 2021-22	440	52.5%	$ 7,202	$ 11,878	$ 15,377	$ 20,897

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.