Vocational Programs at Southwest Virginia Community College

Certificate Programs at Southwest Virginia Community College

Number of Vocational Programs	Total Programs	Average Tuition & Fees
48	64	$10,904

Southwest Virginia Community College is a 2-4 years, public school located in Cedar Bluff, Virginia. The school focuses on the associate degrees and it also has vocational programs. You can check all offered degrees and programs at its area of study page.

The average earning in 10 years after graduation of the school is $30,000. A total of 2,163 students are attending the school and its graduation rate is 44%. Southwest Virginia Community College offer 64 programs and, among them, 48 programs are for certificate programs.

Career and Vocational Programs

Southwest Virginia Community College offers 48 certificate and vocational programs through 1-year certificate, 2-Years Certificate, and 2-4 Years Certificate programs. All certificate programs are conducted offline.

We note again Southwest Virginia Community College mainly offers associate degrees. Check its area of study page for all degrees and program information at the school. The following table summarizes the total number of completers by degree programs.

Total Number of Career Programs
	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Online Programs	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Overall Programs	NOT OFFERED	29	16	3

The following tables list each career program with offered degrees. The number on each columns denotes the number of completers on the program last year. The numbers includes completers through on-campus classes and partial online classes as well as complete online classes.

Agriculture

what is Agriculture program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies

what is Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Regional Studies (U.S., Canadian, Foreign)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Computer and Information Sciences

what is Computer and Information Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Computer and Information Sciences	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering

what is Engineering program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Engineering	NOT OFFERED	1	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Surveying Engineering	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Engineering Technology

what is Engineering Technology program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	28	NOT OFFERED	0
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians (other)	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Work and Family Studies

what is Work and Family Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Child Care Provider/Assistant	NOT OFFERED	38	0	NOT OFFERED

Legal Studies

what is Legal Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Legal Assistant/Paralegal	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	4	NOT OFFERED

Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities

what is Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	6	NOT OFFERED

Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies

what is Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting

what is Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration	NOT OFFERED	0	8	NOT OFFERED

Construction Trades

what is Construction Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Electrician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED

Mechanics and Repairers

what is Mechanics and Repairers program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology	NOT OFFERED	7	4	NOT OFFERED
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	13	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Diesel Mechanics Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Precision Production Trades

what is Precision Production Trades program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Welding Technology/Welder	NOT OFFERED	44	0	0
Precision Metal Working (other)	NOT OFFERED	21	0	0

Visual and Performing Arts

what is Visual and Performing Arts program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Music	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Visual and Performing Arts (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED

Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences

what is Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician	NOT OFFERED	16	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)	NOT OFFERED	2	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	20	46	NOT OFFERED
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician	NOT OFFERED	8	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)	NOT OFFERED	0	2	NOT OFFERED
Opticianry/Ophthalmic Dispensing Optician	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	3	NOT OFFERED

Business

what is Business program?

	Less than 12 Weeks Cert.	1 Year Cert.	1-2 Years Cert.	2-4 Years Cert.
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)	NOT OFFERED	9	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED
Accounting and Related Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)	NOT OFFERED	NOT OFFERED	0	NOT OFFERED
Hospitality Administration/Management	NOT OFFERED	0	0	NOT OFFERED

Average Earning after Graduation

The following table summarizes the average wage/salary by years after earning degree/certificate in Southwest Virginia Community College. After 6 years of graduation, the mean wage is $26,900 and, after 10 years of graduation, the mean wage is $30,000 for Southwest Virginia Community College graduates.

Median Earning By Time for Southwest Virginia Community College Graduates
	Total	Male	Female
6 Years After Graduation	$26,900	$33,700	$21,300
7 Years After Graduation	$25,300	-	-
8 Years After Graduation	$27,300	-	-
9 Years After Graduation	$27,600	-	-
10 Years After Graduation	$30,000	$38,900	$24,700

On-Campus Student Services

Southwest Virginia Community College provides a number of student services including academic/career counseling services, employment services for students.

On-Campus Student Services
Academic/career counseling service	Yes
Employment services for students	Yes
Placement services for completers	No
On-campus day care for students' children	No
Library facilities at institution	Various Library Facilities Provided