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Northern Virginia Community College
Annandale, VA 31,737 Undergrads 27.6% Grad Rate
Total Cost
$15,821
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$8,554
After Aid
Median Earnings
$53,557
10yr Post-Entry
Vs. Peer Institutions
Net Price$8,554
Peer Midpoint: $9,014
Earnings (10yr)$53,557
Peer Midpoint: $40,397
Graduation Rate27.6%
Peer Midpoint: 32.9%
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients31.7%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time41.6%
Economic Outcomes
Earn More than HS65.0%
Admissions Profile
Acceptance
100.0%
SAT Avg
-
SAT Reading
25th: --75th: -
SAT Math
25th: --75th: -
ACT Composite
25th: --75th: -
ROI Sensitivity Analysis
This analysis tests three cost scenarios (Scholarship, Average Net Price, Full Sticker Price) to show how college costs impact your long-term return compared to the average student and a high school graduate.
Lifetime Value Added (NPV)
Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$527k
+$138k
+$43k
Median Cost$9k/yr
+$512k
+$123k
+$27k
Full Cost$16k/yr
+$498k
+$109k
+$14k
ROI Efficiency Metrics
Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
32
∞
Median Cost$9k/yr
38
173%
Full Cost$16k/yr
46
48%
Analysis Assumptions:
- Starting Salary: Estimated from the 10-year median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).
- Comparisons: "Vs Median Peer" compares to the median student nationwide in a similar level program. "Vs HS Grad" compares to a median high school graduate.
- Break-Even: The age at which the college investment net income exceeds the median high school graduate's lifetime earnings.
- NPV: Net Present Value of all future earnings minus costs and taxes, discounted at 7.8%.
Social Impact ROINew
Measures the societal return on a donor's investment. Calculated as the incremental pre-tax lifetime earnings vs. HS grad, divided by the tax-adjusted donation cost.
Donor Return202%
Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
Measures the government's return on Pell Grants via increased tax revenue. Calculated as the portion of incremental lifetime taxes (discounted at 5.4%) attributed to the Pell Grant investment.
Taxpayer Return6%
Important Note: Your ROI with any major will depend on the cost you pay to attend the program, and your starting salary. Both vary significantly across institutions. We encourage you to explore the ROI of a specific program variant by selecting the Program title of the credential level you are interested in. You will then have a more detailed return analysis for programs at specific institutions. We also encourage you to use the ROI calculator with your specific estimates of cost and salary.
Program ROI Analysis
Certificates
Accounting and Related Services
CertCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$67,613
Lifetime Value Added
+$252k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CertCIP: 5109
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,362
Lifetime Value Added
+$129k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CertCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$10,074
Earnings (5yr)
$48,443
Lifetime Value Added
+$57k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CertCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (5yr)
$46,146
Lifetime Value Added
+$33k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$61,320
Lifetime Value Added
+$190k
Associate's Degrees
Accounting and Related Services
AssocCIP: 5203
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$57,961
Lifetime Value Added
+$99k
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
AssocCIP: 5108
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$53,659
Lifetime Value Added
+$58k
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
AssocCIP: 5109
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (5yr)
$76,559
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Biological and Physical Sciences
AssocCIP: 3001
Median Debt
$9,875
Earnings (5yr)
$46,948
Lifetime Value Added
-$7k
Business Administration, Management and Operations
AssocCIP: 5202
Median Debt
$10,217
Earnings (5yr)
$59,601
Lifetime Value Added
+$114k
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5110
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,101
Lifetime Value Added
+$137k
Computer and Information Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 1101
Median Debt
$9,052
Earnings (5yr)
$73,013
Lifetime Value Added
+$235k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$9,598
Earnings (5yr)
$85,960
Lifetime Value Added
+$349k
Criminal Justice and Corrections
AssocCIP: 4301
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$55,496
Lifetime Value Added
+$75k
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions
AssocCIP: 5106
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (5yr)
$81,348
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$9,282
Earnings (5yr)
$83,194
Lifetime Value Added
+$324k
Health and Medical Administrative Services
AssocCIP: 5107
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Lifetime Value Added
-$69k
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR)
AssocCIP: 4702
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$47,384
Lifetime Value Added
-$3k
Hospitality Administration/Management
AssocCIP: 5209
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Lifetime Value Added
-$77k
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
AssocCIP: 1907
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (5yr)
$31,603
Lifetime Value Added
-$159k
Legal Support Services
AssocCIP: 2203
Median Debt
$13,985
Earnings (5yr)
$46,360
Lifetime Value Added
-$13k
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
AssocCIP: 2401
Median Debt
$10,850
Earnings (5yr)
$52,654
Lifetime Value Added
+$48k
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
AssocCIP: 5138
Median Debt
$16,278
Earnings (5yr)
$81,383
Lifetime Value Added
+$308k
Social Sciences, General
AssocCIP: 4501
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (5yr)
$48,149
Lifetime Value Added
+$5k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$33,993
Lifetime Value Added
-$114k
Veterinary/Animal Health Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 0183
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$49,695
Lifetime Value Added
+$20k
Visual and Performing Arts, General
AssocCIP: 5001
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$37,970
Lifetime Value Added
-$96k
Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate, accounting for this institution's average cost and taxes. Computed over a career to retirement age.
For graduate programs (Master's, Doctoral, etc.), the calculation assumes a starting age of 22 (after undergraduate completion) and does not include the sunk costs of prior degrees. It represents the value added of the graduate degree decision moving forward. These Lifetime Value Added results should not be compared with those Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors starting at age 18.