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Virginia Highlands Community College
100 VHCC Drive, Abingdon, VA 24212 · Public 2-year · (276) 739-2400 · School website
Career programs at Virginia Highlands Community College
Virginia Highlands Community College reported 170 certificate and associate completions in 7 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in electrician (59). College Scorecard counts 1,349 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 59 | $36,340 | WIOA list |
| HVAC | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 41 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 25 | $21,472 | WIOA list |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 19 | Not published | WIOA list |
| Diesel | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 14 | $32,277 | |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 11 | $62,422 | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 1 | $28,357 |
Program cost is the whole-program tuition and fees a clock-hour school reports to IPEDS for its largest programs (2024-25). Earnings are College Scorecard medians for graduates of this school in that field, one year after completing; small cohorts are not published. WIOA list means the program appears on the state's eligible training provider list in the U.S. Department of Labor file (programs listed as of June 30, 2025).
Cost and aid at Virginia Highlands Community College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $5,022
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $5,022
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $11,460
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,800
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $5,375
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $32,681
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Virginia Highlands Community College net price calculator (link from IPEDS)
- Financial aid office page (link from IPEDS)
- Veterans and military page (link from IPEDS)
How training gets paid for: Pell Grants, Workforce Pell, WIOA, GI Bill.
More Virginia Highlands Community College programs on the WIOA list
People who meet WIOA's rules for training services can have their local workforce board pay for a program on the state's eligible training provider list. Limits vary by area. How WIOA training funds work.
| Listed program | Tuition and fees | Length | Completed | Employed, 2nd quarter | Median earnings, 2nd quarter | Students who exited |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Commercial Driver's LicenseVirginia list · Commercial Driver's License · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $4,150+ $64 books | 96 weeks, 40 hours a week | 97% | 66.3% | $11,077 | 135 |
| Commercial Driver's License (cdl-a - Truck Driving)Tennessee list · Certificate of Completion · In person · CIP 49.0205 | $6,000+ $64 books | 6 weeks, 40 hours a week | 97.2% | 85.9% | $11,829 | 108 |
| Database Security and Design (CSC)Virginia list · Database Security and Design (CSC) · In person · CIP 11.1003 | $2,732 | 16 weeks, 17 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| CISCO Networking and A+ (CSC)Virginia list · CISCO Networking and A+ (CSC) · In person · CIP 11.0901 | $3,536 | 32 weeks, 22 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Information Systems TechnologyVirginia list · Information Systems Technology · In person · CIP 11.0103 | $10,609 | 98 weeks, 16 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Information Systems Technology - Spec in NetworkingVirginia list · Information Systems Technology - Spec in Networking · In person · CIP 11.0103 | $10,931 | 96 weeks, 18 hours a week | 100% | Suppressed | Suppressed | 5 |
| Networking A+Virginia list · Networking A+ · In person · CIP 11.0901 | $5,626 | 48 weeks, 15 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Pharmacy TechnicianVirginia list · Pharmacy Technician · In person · CIP 51.0805 | $450+ $297 books | 96 weeks, 16 hours a week | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed | Suppressed |
| Phlebotomy TechnicianVirginia list · Phlebotomy Technician · In person · CIP 51.1009 | $1,895+ $135 books | 96 weeks, 50 hours a week | 95.7% | 66.7% | $4,622 | 93 |
Source: U.S. Department of Labor, TrainingProviderResults.gov program file (ETA-9171): programs on state lists as of June 30, 2025; outcomes for all students who exited between July 2021 and June 2025, not only WIOA-funded ones. Median earnings are one quarter's pay in the second quarter after exit. Suppressed means DOL withheld the figure (a small group, nothing reported, or a data quality hold); for length it can also mean a competency-based program. IPEDS does not list these program types at this campus. Matched to Virginia Highlands Community College by provider name and place, by DOL's provider ID, or as another site of the school (its exact name or website, the only match in the state; "Listed at" names that site's town).
Other electrician programs within 40 miles
- Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, VA · 24.1 mi
- Tennessee College of Applied Technology-ElizabethtonElizabethton, TN · 25.0 mi
- Northeast State Community CollegeBlountville, TN · 27.0 mi