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Northern Virginia Community College

Annandale, VA 33,048 Undergrads 28.5% Grad Rate
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Total Cost
$17,153
Sticker Price
Avg Net Price
$9,919
After Aid
Median Earnings
$57,487
4yr Post-Grad

Vs. Peer Institutions

Net Price$9,919
Peer Midpoint: $9,847
Earnings (4yr Post-Grad)Completers only after graduation
$57,487
Peer Midpoint: $50,128
Earnings (10yr Post-Enroll)All enrolled after enrollment
$53,557
Peer Midpoint: $40,451
Graduation Rate28.5%
Peer Midpoint: 34.6%
Warning: The majority of students at this institution do not graduate. Non-completers typically earn significantly less and face higher debt risks.
Average Starting Age24.0
Warning: High average starting age indicates non-traditional students with prior work experience, which may inflate the median earnings shown.
Socio-Economic Diversity
Pell Grant Recipients33.1%
Enrollment Status
Full-Time40.6%
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
Assuming 2 Years to Graduation

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)
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Institution Lifetime NPV
Vs Median Peer
Vs HS Grad
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
+$605k
+$89k
+$121k
Median Cost$10k/yr
+$587k
+$71k
+$102k
Full Cost$17k/yr
+$573k
+$58k
+$89k

ROI Efficiency Metrics
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Break-Even Age
Return on Inv. %
Zero Cost (Scholarship)$0
25
∞
Median Cost$10k/yr
28
562%
Full Cost$17k/yr
30
283%
Analysis Assumptions:
  • Starting Salary: Estimated from the 4-year post-graduation median earnings (assuming 2% annual growth from graduation).⚠️ Warning: The high average starting age or low completion rate may inflate the Median earnings and ROI shown.
  • 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
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return640%

Gov. Pell Grant ROINew
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

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 Return109%
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, or for more sophisticated analysis, the Guided ROI Interview, with your specific estimates of cost and salary.

Program ROI Analysis
⚠️ Caution: Underlying earnings data reflects graduates only. This institution flagged for high risk factors (low completion/older demographics) that may artificially inflate this ROI.

Certificates

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$69,023
Natl Median: $44,589
Lifetime Value Added
+$277k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,272
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$62,082
Natl Median: $57,584
Lifetime Value Added
+$208k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,771
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,223
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,658
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $42,012
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,074
Earnings (4yr)
$56,907
Natl Median: $47,440
Lifetime Value Added
+$155k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,681
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $38,675
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$65,112
Natl Median: $50,984
Lifetime Value Added
+$239k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,400
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$8,500
Earnings (4yr)
$80,537
Natl Median: $52,615
Lifetime Value Added
+$389k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $41,529
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $57,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $30,572
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,673
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $36,116
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $53,359
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,492
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,447
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$70,726
Natl Median: $48,148
Lifetime Value Added
+$294k
Median Debt
$9,928
Earnings (4yr)
$32,486
Natl Median: $31,135
Lifetime Value Added
-$108k
Median Debt
$10,750
Earnings (4yr)
$46,886
Natl Median: $44,906
Lifetime Value Added
+$50k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $43,365
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $46,207
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $48,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,975
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $54,296
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,219
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $29,652
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$29,751
Natl Median: $34,631
Lifetime Value Added
-$138k
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
CertCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$58,142
Natl Median: $51,586
Lifetime Value Added
+$168k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $40,600
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Associate's Degrees

Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,903
Natl Median: $47,660
Lifetime Value Added
+$163k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,720
Natl Median: $42,269
Lifetime Value Added
+$66k
Median Debt
$12,000
Earnings (4yr)
$95,531
Natl Median: $65,389
Lifetime Value Added
+$447k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,886
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $55,403
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$9,875
Earnings (4yr)
$46,956
Natl Median: $50,181
Lifetime Value Added
-$252
Biology/Biotechnology Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4101
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $51,168
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$10,217
Earnings (4yr)
$61,649
Natl Median: $48,733
Lifetime Value Added
+$142k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $49,927
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (5yr)
$62,101
Natl Median: $57,472
Lifetime Value Added
+$134k
Median Debt
$9,052
Earnings (4yr)
$67,847
Natl Median: $54,246
Lifetime Value Added
+$199k
Computer Science
AssocCIP: 1107
Median Debt
$9,598
Earnings (4yr)
$83,554
Natl Median: $62,283
Lifetime Value Added
+$340k
Median Debt
$13,547
Earnings (4yr)
$77,908
Natl Median: $54,726
Lifetime Value Added
+$289k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $72,110
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $83,283
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$63,015
Natl Median: $46,706
Lifetime Value Added
+$154k
Median Debt
$20,250
Earnings (4yr)
$91,137
Natl Median: $61,982
Lifetime Value Added
+$408k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$41,159
Natl Median: $38,127
Lifetime Value Added
-$58k
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 1503
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $67,792
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
AssocCIP: 1500
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $62,343
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Engineering, General
AssocCIP: 1401
Median Debt
$9,282
Earnings (4yr)
$81,069
Natl Median: $72,916
Lifetime Value Added
+$317k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $33,186
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fine and Studio Arts
AssocCIP: 5007
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $31,650
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Fire Protection
AssocCIP: 4302
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $73,589
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$38,289
Natl Median: $37,073
Lifetime Value Added
-$72k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$75,318
Natl Median: $58,236
Lifetime Value Added
+$266k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (2yr)
$37,568
Natl Median: $41,099
Lifetime Value Added
-$79k
Median Debt
$13,000
Earnings (4yr)
$34,814
Natl Median: $34,184
Lifetime Value Added
-$123k
Median Debt
$13,985
Earnings (4yr)
$53,989
Natl Median: $44,669
Lifetime Value Added
+$69k
Median Debt
$10,850
Earnings (4yr)
$53,107
Natl Median: $44,125
Lifetime Value Added
+$60k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $56,556
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Music
AssocCIP: 5009
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $34,056
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $45,147
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
$16,278
Earnings (4yr)
$92,415
Natl Median: $80,813
Lifetime Value Added
+$419k
Median Debt
$9,750
Earnings (4yr)
$48,344
Natl Median: $43,146
Lifetime Value Added
+$13k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $37,656
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $35,702
Lifetime Value Added
N/A
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians
AssocCIP: 4706
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$60,215
Natl Median: $58,424
Lifetime Value Added
+$128k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$53,890
Natl Median: $41,460
Lifetime Value Added
+$68k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
$49,551
Natl Median: $32,799
Lifetime Value Added
+$25k
Median Debt
-
Earnings (4yr)
-
Natl Median: $32,945
Lifetime Value Added
N/A

Note: Lifetime Value Added is the Net Present Value (NPV) of estimated career earnings relative to a median high school graduate (for undergraduate programs) or a median bachelor's degree holder (for graduate programs), 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 decision moving forward. Note that the institution's average undergraduate net price is used as a proxy for annual cost, which may differ from actual graduate tuition. These Lifetime Value Added results for graduate degrees should not be compared with those for Undergraduate Certificates, Associates or Bachelors.

Completers Only: Federal median earnings data strictly reflects outcomes for students who successfully graduated. Students who do not complete their degree typically earn significantly less and face higher risks of debt default.