Virginia Highlands Community College

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2024 Undergraduate Tuition
$4,902
3.03% growth from 2023
2024 Average Net Price
$6,065
After Financial Aid
2024 Enrolled Students
2,082
32.5% Full-Time
2024 Graduation Rate
40.1%
129 Graduates

About

Virginia Highlands Community College is a higher education institution located in Washington County, VA. In 2024, the most popular Associates Degree concentrations at Virginia Highlands Community College were Liberal Arts & Sciences (123 degrees awarded), Registered Nursing (76 degrees), and Electrician (15 degrees).

In 2024, 593 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Virginia Highlands Community College. 54% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 46% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (534 degrees), 24.3 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (22 degrees).

The median undergraduate tuition at Virginia Highlands Community College is $4,902, which is $−3,282 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Costs

In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Virginia Highlands Community College is $4,902, which is $3,282 less than the national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $6,065.

In 2024, 53% of undergraduate students attending Virginia Highlands Community College received financial aid through grants.

Tuition Costs

$4,902
2024 Undergraduate Tuition

In 2024, the cost of tuition at Virginia Highlands Community College was $4,902. The cost of tuition at Virginia Highlands Community College is $−3,282 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Associates Colleges ($8,184).

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Average Net Price

$6,065
2024 Value
8.05%
1 Year Growth

In 2024 Virginia Highlands Community College had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $6,065. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Virginia Highlands Community College grew by 8.05%.

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Other Student Expenses

$3,330
Room and Board
$1,400
Books and Supplies

The average yearly cost of room and board at Virginia Highlands Community College was of $3,330 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 4.06% between 2023 and 2024.

During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $1,400. The cost of books and supplies increased by 11.1% during the same period.

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Financial Aid by Income Level

53%
Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants

53% of undergraduate students at Virginia Highlands Community College received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a decline of 8.62% with respect to 2023, when 58% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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Enrollment

Virginia Highlands Community College had a total enrollment of 2,082 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Virginia Highlands Community College is 677 students and the part-time enrollment is 1,405. This means that 32.5% of students enrolled at Virginia Highlands Community College are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Virginia Highlands Community College, both undergraduate and graduate, is 87.2% White, 3.89% Hispanic or Latino, 2.88% Black or African American, 2.59% Two or More Races, 1.01% Asian, 0.24% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.048% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled at Virginia Highlands Community College in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly White Female (49.3%), followed by White Male (37.8%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (2.15%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

32.5%
Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Virginia Highlands Community College in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 2,082 students. The full-time enrollment at Virginia Highlands Community College is 677 and the part-time enrollment is 1,405. This means that 32.5% of students enrolled at Virginia Highlands Community College are enrolled full-time compared with 32.1% at similar Associates Colleges.

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Retention Rate over Time

60%
2024 Retention Rate

Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Virginia Highlands Community College was 60%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Associates Colleges (64%), Virginia Highlands Community College had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    1,816 enrolled students
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    81 enrolled students
  3. Black or African American
    60 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Virginia Highlands Community College is 87.2% White, 3.89% Hispanic or Latino, 2.88% Black or African American, 2.59% Two or More Races, 1.01% Asian, 0.24% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.048% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Associates Colleges is 40.5% White, 29.2% Hispanic or Latino, and 12.8% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 36 students (1.73%) did not report their race.

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Graduates

In 2024, 47 more women than men received degrees from Virginia Highlands Community College. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Virginia Highlands Community College is white (534 degrees awarded). There were 24.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (22 degrees).

The most common Associates Degree concentration at Virginia Highlands Community College is Liberal Arts & Sciences (123 degrees awarded), followed by Registered Nursing (76 degrees) and Electrician (15 degrees).

In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Virginia Highlands Community College, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Construction (59 degrees awarded), Precision Production (45 degrees), and Mechanical Technologies (55 degrees).

Common Jobs by Major

Registered nurses
Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College are Registered nurses (1,500,316 people), Medical & health services managers (167,123 people), Nurse practitioners & nurse midwives (166,992 people), Other managers (139,918 people), and Pharmacists (135,543 people).

The most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College in 2024 are Construction (59 degrees awarded), Precision Production (45 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (55 degrees), Engineering Technologies (34 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (182 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Surgeons
Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College are Surgeons, Cardiovascular technologists and technicians, Correspondence clerks & order clerks, Actuaries, and Physicians

The most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College are Construction (59 degrees awarded), Precision Production (45 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (55 degrees), Engineering Technologies (34 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (182 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Common Industries by Major

General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals
Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College are General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (1,624,424 people), Elementary & secondary schools (365,419 people), Outpatient care centers (288,108 people), Offices of physicians (206,177 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (184,534 people).

The most specialized majors at Virginia Highlands Community College are Construction (59 degrees awarded), Precision Production (45 degrees), Mechanical Technologies (55 degrees), Engineering Technologies (34 degrees), and Liberal Arts & Humanities (182 degrees) (as of 2024).

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Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Virginia Highlands Community College.
Most Common (2024)
  1. Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities
    59 degrees awarded
  2. Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, & Treatment Professions
    13 degrees awarded
  3. Electrician
    7 degrees awarded

In 2024, the most common 1 to 2 year postsecondary certificate concentration at Virginia Highlands Community College was Other Liberal Arts & Sciences, General Studies, & Humanities with 59 degrees awarded.

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Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

273
Degrees Awarded to Men
in 2024
320
Degrees Awarded to Women
in 2024

In 2024, 273 degrees were awarded to men at Virginia Highlands Community College, which is 0.853 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (320).

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Most Common Male Majors

In 2024, 59 degrees were awarded to men at Virginia Highlands Community College in Electrician. There were no female recipients with the same degree.

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Most Common Female Majors

In 2024, 75 degrees were awarded to men at Virginia Highlands Community College in Liberal Arts & Sciences, which is 1.56 times more than the 48 male recipients with that same degree.

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Time to Complete

29%
100% Completion Time
42%
150% Completion Time

In 2024, 29% of students graduating from Virginia Highlands Community College completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 42% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 45% within 200%.

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Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
  1. White
    534 degrees awarded
  2. Hispanic or Latino
    22 degrees awarded
  3. Two or More Races
    14 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Virginia Highlands Community College is white (534 degrees awarded). There were 24.3 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (22 degrees).

0.675% of degree recipients (4 students) did not report their race.

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Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
  1. White Female
    295 degrees awarded
  2. White Male
    239 degrees awarded
  3. Hispanic or Latino Male
    16 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Virginia Highlands Community College is white female (295 degrees awarded). There were 1.23 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (239 degrees).

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Operations

Virginia Highlands Community College has an endowment valued at nearly $1.44M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 21.8k (1.52%) compared to the 13.1% average return (853k on 6.52M) across all Associates Colleges.

In 2024, Virginia Highlands Community College had a total salary expenditure of 21.7M. Virginia Highlands Community College employs 16 Associate professors, 10 Assistant professors and 8 Professors. Most academics at Virginia Highlands Community College are Female Associate professor (12), Female Professor (6), and Male Assistant professor (6).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Virginia Highlands Community College are: Management, with 30 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 16 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 9 employees.

Endowment

$1.44M
2024 Endowment
46.3%
decline from 2023

Virginia Highlands Community College has an endowment valued at about $1.44M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Virginia Highlands Community College declined 46.3% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $5.08M lower than than the median endowment of Associates Colleges according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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Salary Expenditure

$9.32M
2024 Salaries
0%
growth from 2023

In 2024, Virginia Highlands Community College paid a median of $9.32M in salaries, which represents 42.9% of their overall expenditure ($21.7M) and a 0% growth from the previous year.

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Instructional Salaries

$2.95M
Instructional Salaries
41
Number of Employees

In 2024, Virginia Highlands Community College paid a total of $2.95M to 41 employees working as instructors, which represents 31.6% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $763k (4.03%) for similar Associates Colleges.

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Occupations by Share

In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Virginia Highlands Community College were Management with 30 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 16 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 9 employees.

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