Program Payoff

Virginia Highlands Community College

Abingdon, Virginia. 43 certificate and associate programs, public. 43 of them report what graduates earn; for the rest, the figure below is what the occupation pays in Virginia.

ProgramCredentialMedian debtGraduates earnThe occupation pays
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's degree $49,370 (49) $93,600
Registered Nurses
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Associate's degree $37,568 (13) $78,640
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate $17,846 (12) $61,330
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's degree $17,425 (41) $84,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,330
Automotive Service Technicians and Mechanics
Accounting and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $93,290
Accountants and Auditors
Accounting and Related Services Associate's degree not published $93,290
Accountants and Auditors
Agricultural Business and Management Undergraduate certificate not published $67,170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Air Transportation Undergraduate certificate not published $119,140
Transportation, Storage, and Distribution Managers
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $80,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Associate's degree not published $80,670
Radiologic Technologists and Technicians
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services Undergraduate certificate not published $44,740
Medical Assistants
American Sign Language Undergraduate certificate not published $72,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Undergraduate certificate not published $47,990
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Associate's degree not published $47,990
First-Line Supervisors of Retail Sales Workers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Undergraduate certificate not published $122,080
General and Operations Managers
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's degree not published $122,080
General and Operations Managers
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Undergraduate certificate not published $46,410
Office Clerks, General
Business Operations Support and Assistant Services Associate's degree not published $46,410
Office Clerks, General
Computer Software and Media Applications Undergraduate certificate not published $136,460
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Undergraduate certificate not published $136,460
Software Developers
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's degree not published $136,460
Software Developers
Criminal Justice and Corrections Undergraduate certificate not published $43,640
Security Guards
Criminal Justice and Corrections Associate's degree not published $43,640
Security Guards
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Undergraduate certificate not published $46,670
Dental Assistants
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Undergraduate certificate not published $78,640
First-Line Supervisors of Construction Trades and Extraction Workers
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $79,540
Electrical and Electronic Engineering Technologists and Technicians
Electrical/Electronics Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $47,910
Installation, Maintenance, and Repair Workers, All Other
Environmental Control Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,730
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Fire Protection Undergraduate certificate not published $166,230
Managers, All Other
Health and Medical Administrative Services Undergraduate certificate not published $67,170
First-Line Supervisors of Office and Administrative Support Workers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Undergraduate certificate not published $59,730
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Associate's degree not published $59,730
Heating, Air Conditioning, and Refrigeration Mechanics and Installers
Hospitality Administration/Management Undergraduate certificate not published $85,200
Business Operations Specialists, All Other
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Undergraduate certificate not published $34,330
Childcare Workers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Undergraduate certificate not published $59,180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's degree not published $59,180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Undergraduate certificate not published $84,060
Postsecondary Teachers, All Other
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions Associate's degree not published $61,330
Child, Family, and School Social Workers
Music Undergraduate certificate not published $72,170
Secondary School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants Undergraduate certificate not published $43,200
Nursing Assistants
Precision Metal Working Undergraduate certificate not published $59,180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers
Precision Metal Working Associate's degree not published $59,180
Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers

"Graduates earn" is the median two years after completing, from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard, released 2026-06-10; the number in brackets is how many graduates it covers. A dash means the Department has not published a figure — it withholds any median computed from too few graduates — and never that the figure is zero. "The occupation pays" is the state median for the occupation the program leads to, from the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics survey, and describes everyone in that job rather than graduates of this school.