WhatGradsMake
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

Graduates of Virginia Western Community College's certificate (under 1 year) program in Health Professions and Related Programs earn a median $36,903 one year after graduating, rising to $54,104 by year ten. Five years out, earnings run 5% above the national median of $44,345 for this field, ranking 112th of 303 reporting programs.

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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