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Program Details
Virginia Western Community College
Engineering, General (14.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer

Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes

Engineering

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

Degree Title: AS

2010 CIP Code: 140101

	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	187	150	28
2019-20	192	158	33
2020-21	164	131	23
2021-22	158	123	23
2022-23	183	142	25

Average time-to-completion in years	Average credits-to-completion	Average monthly earnings six months after graduation
3.25	69	$ 1,267

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	28	0	28
2019-20	33	0	33
2020-21	23	0	23
2021-22	22	1	23
2022-23	25	0	25
Five Year Summary	131	1	132

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	4	2	0	9	132	7	108	2	132

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)	105	55%	$73,274	$90,185	$110,725
2013-14 (8 years)	108	57%	$56,833	$81,468	$100,132
2016-17 (5 years)	129	60%	$58,222	$71,981	$84,047
2018-19 (3 years)	142	54%	$32,801	$52,569	$76,169
2020-21 (18 months)	269	46%	$22,014	$34,176	$66,411

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	37	27.0%	$ 4,500	$ 7,893	$ 10,511	$ 12,768
2014-15 to 2018-19	35	24.6%	$ 4,452	$ 7,500	$ 10,250	$ 11,000
2015-16 to 2019-20	45	29.8%	$ 5,444	$ 9,153	$ 12,705	$ 15,220
2016-17 to 2020-21	43	29.5%	$ 5,100	$ 9,153	$ 12,174	$ 14,348
2017-18 to 2021-22	42	31.8%	$ 5,500	$ 11,250	$ 13,350	$ 16,239

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	37	27.0%	$ 4,500	$ 7,893	$ 12,110	$ 12,768
2014-15 to 2018-19	35	24.6%	$ 4,452	$ 7,500	$ 10,353	$ 11,000
2015-16 to 2019-20	45	29.8%	$ 5,444	$ 9,153	$ 12,785	$ 15,220
2016-17 to 2020-21	43	29.5%	$ 5,100	$ 9,153	$ 12,257	$ 14,348
2017-18 to 2021-22	42	31.8%	$ 5,500	$ 11,250	$ 13,435	$ 17,795

More Details on Enrollment History.

More Details on Degree Awards History.