Danville Community College
Danville Community College (DCC) is one of the twenty-three two-year colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). It is located in Danville, Virginia. Unlike many of the other VCCS schools, it predates the formation of a statewide body for junior colleges. Its roots began in 1936 as Danville Textile School. In addition, a branch campus of Virginia Tech located in Danville was folded into the college in 1968. Danville Community College also has a baseball team, which won the Virginia Community College System state baseball championships in 2006 and 2007.
At a glance
- Acceptance rate: 100%
- Average net price: $6,838
- Undergraduate enrollment: 3,307
- Graduation rate (150%): 39%
- 8-year Outcome Measures award rate: 38%
- Student to faculty ratio: 22:1
- Median earnings (10 years): $31,664
- Median earnings (8 years): $31,185
- Median earnings (6 years): $29,054
- Control: Public
- Locale: Town, distant
- Calendar: Semester
- City: Danville, VA
Majors and programs
The most common programs at Danville Community College include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Child Care Provider, Clinical.
- Liberal Arts and Sciences (97 associate)
- Child Care Provider (99 bachelor's)
- Clinical (34 bachelor's)
- Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other (33 bachelor's)
- Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology (47 bachelor's)
- Nursing (30 associate)
- Industrial Electronics Technology (45 bachelor's)
- Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions, Other (22 bachelor's)
- Industrial Technology (19 associate)
- Precision Metal Working, Other (18 bachelor's)
Degree mix: Business 11%, Computer Science 8%, Health 81%.
Award levels offered: Certificates, Associate, Bachelor's.
Cost
Danville Community College students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,343 a year after aid.
- Net price, $0 to $30,000: $5,343
- Net price, $30,001 to $48,000: $6,752
- Net price, $48,001 to $75,000: $7,687
- Net price, $75,001 to $110,000: $10,633
- Net price, $110,001 and above: $12,898
- In-state tuition and fees: $4,992
- Out-of-state tuition and fees: $11,430
- Books and supplies: $2,000
- Off-campus room and board: $8,900
- Off-campus with family: $5,300
- Typical cost of attendance: $14,126
- Sticker vs net gap: 52%
- Students receiving any aid: 100%
- Pell Grant recipients: 37%
- Federal loan recipients: 4%
- Average institutional grant: $3,277
- Average federal loan: $5,502
- Median debt at graduation: $9,000
Admissions
Danville Community College has open admissions. Every applicant who applies is admitted.
Who actually goes here
- Undergraduates: 3,307
- Women: 60%
- Part-time undergraduates: 47%
- Age 25 and older: 20%
- Graduation rate: 39%
- Come back after freshman year: 65%
- First-generation: 50%
Faculty and campus
- Full-time faculty: 44%
- Student to faculty: 22:1
- Professor salary: $81,365
- Associate professor salary: $73,985
- Assistant professor salary: $70,039
- Study abroad: Not available
- Online programs: Available
Common questions
What is the Danville Community College acceptance rate? Danville Community College has open admissions, so the acceptance rate is 100%.
How much does Danville Community College cost? Students from families earning $0 to $30,000 pay about $5,343 a year after aid. Average net price is $6,838.
What majors does Danville Community College offer? Popular programs include Liberal Arts and Sciences, Child Care Provider, Clinical, Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other, Electrical, Electronic, and Communications Engineering Technology.
What is the average salary after Danville Community College? Median earnings 10 years after entry are $31,664 for Title IV aid recipients in College Scorecard.
What is the Danville Community College graduation rate? In the IPEDS Outcome Measures cohort, 38% earned an award within eight years. The first-time, full-time 150% graduation rate is 39%.
Scorecard earnings and debt cover Title IV aid recipients, not cash-pay or private-loan students. Danville Community College official site: https://www.dcc.vccs.edu.