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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  07/1998
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-201,4751,062427
2020-211,063782354
2021-22829596272
2022-23707520202
2023-24628458182

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
4.9563$ 2,450




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
2018-1945224476
2019-2041413427
2020-2133618354
2021-2225913272
2022-231948202
Five Year Summary1,655761,731
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 Years45567491,731166814221,731



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)2,70753%$36,107$51,511$64,736
2013-14 (8 years)3,81455%$32,604$47,563$60,318
2016-17 (5 years)4,15958%$25,698$38,399$53,860
2018-19 (3 years)3,49358%$19,975$31,741$45,432
2020-21 (18 months)2,67957%$13,312$22,593$35,737



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 2017-181,96450.7%$ 5,927$ 12,370$ 14,892$ 20,879
2014-15 to 2018-191,75650.3%$ 5,679$ 11,972$ 14,791$ 20,540
2015-16 to 2019-201,53449.1%$ 5,500$ 11,871$ 14,743$ 20,211
2016-17 to 2020-211,31949.2%$ 5,962$ 11,914$ 15,212$ 20,664
2017-18 to 2021-221,03547.6%$ 5,594$ 11,878$ 15,503$ 20,784
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 2017-181,97350.9%$ 6,330$ 12,500$ 15,570$ 21,694
2014-15 to 2018-191,76350.5%$ 6,073$ 12,458$ 15,509$ 21,408
2015-16 to 2019-201,53949.2%$ 5,942$ 12,288$ 15,444$ 20,974
2016-17 to 2020-211,32449.4%$ 6,432$ 12,500$ 16,040$ 21,960
2017-18 to 2021-221,04247.9%$ 6,073$ 12,485$ 16,348$ 22,019


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