Central Virginia Community College
Central Virginia Community College (CVCC) is a public community college in Lynchburg, Virginia. It is part of the Virginia Community College System. Established in 1966, CVCC serves students at the main campus in Lynchburg or at one of its off-site centers in Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, and Campbell counties.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,827
- Undergraduate enrollment: 4,570
- Graduation rate (150%): 45%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 35%
- Student to faculty ratio: 18:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $36,627
- Median earnings (8 years): $35,883
- Median earnings (6 years): $31,969
- Control: Public
- Locale: City, small
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Lynchburg, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Central Virginia Community College include Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
- Nursing (443 bachelor's)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (346 associate)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (299 bachelor's)
- Welding Technology (118 bachelor's)
- Emergency Medical Technology (84 bachelor's)
- Precision Metal Working, Other (105 bachelor's)
- Criminal Justice (64 bachelor's)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other (44 bachelor's)
- Computer Science (39 bachelor's)
- Engineering Technologies (27 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 5%, Engineering 1%, Computer Science 5%, Health 88%, Other 1%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Central Virginia Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,752 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,752
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $6,256
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $8,639
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $7,982
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $12,434
- In-state tuition and fees: $5,157
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,595
- Books and supplies: $1,932
- Off-campus room and board: $12,039
- Off-campus with family: $3,822
- Typical cost of attendance: $12,829
- Sticker vs net gap: 47%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 36%
- Federal loan recipients: 3%
- Average institutional grant: $2,432
- Average federal loan: $5,950
- Median debt at graduation: $8,625
Admissions
Central Virginia Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 4,570
- Women: 58%
- Part-time undergraduates: 69%
- Age 25 and older: 23%
- Graduation rate: 45%
- Come back after freshman year: 64%
- First-generation: 43%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 31%
- Student to faculty: 18:1
- Professor salary: $85,285
- Associate professor salary: $77,008
- Assistant professor salary: $68,318
- Study abroad: Available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Central Virginia Community College acceptance rate? Central Virginia Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Central Virginia Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,752 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,827.
What majors does Central Virginia Community College offer? Popular programs include Nursing, Liberal Arts and Sciences, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Welding Technology, Emergency Medical Technology.
What is the average salary after Central Virginia Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $36,627 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Central Virginia Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 35% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 45%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Central Virginia Community College official site: https://www.cvcc.vccs.edu.