Associate's Degree · Abingdon, VA
At Virginia Highlands Community College, the Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing associate's degree program reported $73,295 median earnings four years after completion and $9,460 median federal debt among 89 working graduates.
Source: U.S. Department of Education College ScorecardJune 10, 2026 releaseDownload source data ↗
01 · Published outcomes
Four-year median earnings were $73,295, five-year median earnings were $73,350, and median federal debt was $9,460 for the published program cohorts.
Earnings cover graduates who were working and not enrolled. Median debt uses a separate federal borrower cohort and is not a yearly payment.
02 · Same-field context
Among 378 published associate's degree records in this field, earnings ranked at the 15th percentile and debt was lower than about 97% of peers.
Higher earnings than about 15% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Lower median debt than about 97% of published same-field, same-credential records.
Percentiles describe this published peer group; they are not a rating of instruction, selectivity, or individual outcomes.
03 · Comparison records
The comparison group contains 378 institution-program records with the same field and credential, at least 75 working graduates, and published earnings and debt.
04 · Institution context
The Virginia Highlands Community College institution report publishes school-level net price, completion, retention, undergraduate aid, and debt; those measures use cohorts separate from this program’s earnings and debt cohorts.
Abingdon, Virginia · Public
Answers at a glance
The program FAQ reports $73,295 four-year median earnings, $9,460 median federal debt, 89 working graduates, and 378 same-field peer records.
Median earnings were $73,295 four years after completion and $73,350 five years after completion for working graduates who were not enrolled.
The published median federal debt was $9,460 across a reported debt cohort of 54 borrowers.
Peers share CIP field 51.38 and the Associate's Degree credential level, have at least 75 working graduates, and have published earnings and debt medians.
