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Virginia Western Community College
3094 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA 24015 · Public 2-year · (540) 857-8922 · School website
Career programs at Virginia Western Community College
Virginia Western Community College reported 190 certificate and associate completions in 9 of the program types we track for 2023-24, most of them in electrician (36). College Scorecard counts 3,898 undergraduates.
| Program | Award | Length | Program cost | Completions | Earnings, 1 yr | Funding and results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Electrician | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 36 | $34,439 | |
| Welding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 33 | $22,788 | WIOA list |
| Billing and coding | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 31 | $28,754 | WIOA list |
| LPN/LVN | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 24 | $48,420 | |
| Culinary | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | Not published | |
| HVAC | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 20 | $40,629 | WIOA list |
| Automotive | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | $30,414 | WIOA list |
| Surgical tech | Certificate, Associate | Not reported | Not reported | 10 | Not published | |
| EMT and paramedic | Certificate | Not reported | Not reported | 6 | Not published |
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 Western Community College
What a year costs, 2024-25
- Tuition and fees, in districtIPEDS, academic-year schools
- $5,400
- Tuition and fees, in stateIPEDS
- $5,400
- Tuition and fees, out of stateIPEDS
- $11,838
- Books and suppliesIPEDS
- $1,500
- Average net price after grantsCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
- $4,966
- Median federal debt at graduationCollege Scorecard, all programs
- $11,000
- Median earnings 10 years after entryCollege Scorecard, all students
- $38,787
Clock-hour schools charge by program, not by year: see each program's own page for its whole-program cost.
- Virginia Western 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.
Other electrician programs within 40 miles
- Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge, VA · 39.7 mi