Certificate (under 1 year)+5% vs national median1,072 grads tracked
Health Professions and Related Programs at Virginia Western Community College
Ranked 112th of 303 certificate (under 1 year) programs in Health Professions and Related Programs by 5-year earnings.
Median · 1 year out
$36,903
middle 50%: $26,507 – $53,517
Median · 5 years out
$46,402
middle 50%: $33,467 – $63,715
Median · 10 years out
$54,104
middle 50%: $37,899 – $74,262
Salary trajectory
Median earnings vs the national median for Health Professions and Related Programs (certificate (under 1 year)) graduates.
This program (median)National median, same major & degreeMiddle 50% of graduates
Virginia Western Community College certificate holders earn $37k in their first year. Five-year median pay is $46k, rising to $54k after ten years.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau PSEO, release V4.13.0 2025Q4. Earnings are for graduates working in covered states; figures are medians in nominal dollars.
Will the degree pay for itself?
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Assumes a 6.5% APR loan and this program's median salary trajectory (interpolated between years 1, 5 and 10).
Paid off in
8.9 yrs
≈ $10,275 total interest
Same major at other universities
Piedmont Virginia Community College
$47,119 · 5 yrs out
Front Range Community College
$47,020 · 5 yrs out
Housatonic Community College
$46,891 · 5 yrs out
Minneapolis Community and Technical College
$46,597 · 5 yrs out
Prairie State College
$46,495 · 5 yrs out
Clarendon College
$46,417 · 5 yrs out
Blinn College
$45,893 · 5 yrs out
Umpqua Community College
$45,751 · 5 yrs out
Cincinnati State Technical & Community College
$45,647 · 5 yrs out
Grayson College
$45,501 · 5 yrs out
William Rainey Harper College
$45,496 · 5 yrs out
Northern Essex Community College
$45,360 · 5 yrs out
Other majors at Virginia Western Community College
Engineering (Associate)
$78,669 · 5 yrs out
Engineering, General (Associate)
$78,669 · 5 yrs out
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$75,525 · 5 yrs out
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Certificate)
$72,371 · 5 yrs out
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions (Associate)
$71,728 · 5 yrs out
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Associate)
$70,578 · 5 yrs out
Management Information Systems and Services (Associate)
$68,098 · 5 yrs out
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$65,353 · 5 yrs out
Health Professions and Related Programs (Associate)
$64,494 · 5 yrs out
Engineering/Engineering-Related Technologies/Technicians (Associate)
$64,102 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
Computer and Information Sciences, General (Associate)
$60,076 · 5 yrs out
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