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Virginia Western Community College

Biological and Physical Sciences (30.0101)
Associate's Degree - Transfer
Enrollment, Awards, Wages, Debt, and Other Outcomes




Biological and Physical Sciences
Program Status: Active/Approved to Enroll Students and Confer Degrees
Degree Title: AS
2010 CIP Code: 300101

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

Date Progam Approved to Confer Degrees:  Before SCHEV
Enrollments and Awards
Academic YearFall HeadcountAnnual FTEDegrees
2019-201,170765103
2020-2180553287
2021-22543406105
2022-2359742869
2023-2459343762

Average time-to-completion in yearsAverage credits-to-completionAverage monthly earnings six months after graduation
2.6763




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
2019-201030103
2020-2186187
2021-221023105
2022-2369069
2023-2462062
Five Year Summary4224426
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 Years223033426273245426



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
Graduation YearGrads (n)Grads w/Wages (n)25th PercentileMedian Wage75th Percentile
2012-13 (10 years)2340%
2014-15 (8 years)3200%
2017-18 (5 years)4100%
2019-20 (3 years)9380%



Student Debt of Graduates
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Number of Borrowers and Known Debt at Graduation
Borrowers (n)Borrowers (%)25th PercentileMedianMean75th Percentile
2015-16 to 2019-2016234.5%$ 5,445$ 7,500$ 11,318$ 14,348
2016-17 to 2020-2115833.1%$ 5,500$ 8,750$ 12,310$ 15,649
2017-18 to 2021-2214930.3%$ 5,442$ 7,500$ 11,673$ 13,700
2018-19 to 2022-2313929.4%$ 4,700$ 7,500$ 11,474$ 13,485
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
2015-16 to 2019-2016535.2%$ 5,500$ 10,850$ 12,775$ 17,842
2016-17 to 2020-2116033.5%$ 5,500$ 11,421$ 14,088$ 19,782
2017-18 to 2021-2215030.5%$ 5,442$ 9,802$ 12,976$ 16,944
2018-19 to 2022-2314029.6%$ 4,600$ 9,420$ 12,543$ 15,886


More Details on Enrollment History.


More Details on Degree Awards History.


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