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Danville Community College

Danville Community College is a public institution in Danville, Virginia. as a public institution, published Scorecard outcomes are the federal Title-IV cohort view of former students — not every graduate and not a guarantee for any one enrollee.

$6,669
Avg net price / yr
$31,664
10-yr median earnings
38.7%
150%-time completion

The verdict

Danville Community College posts modest former-student earnings.

According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.

24th pct.
former-student earnings, US
38.7%
150%-time completion
+9%
earnings, 6→10 yrs
Town: Distant Carnegie: Associate's
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Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.

How to read this Danville Community College profile

Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.

Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.

Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.

College Value Score

D
College Value Score
48/100
Danville Community College

A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.

Earnings F
$31,664
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A
$6,669
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
38.7%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,000
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
50.7%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Danville Community College vs. the national benchmark
EarningsNet PriceCompletionDebtRepaymentRetention

Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.

10-yr median earnings

$31,664

Federal aid recipients only

Avg net price

$6,669

After grants and scholarships

150%-time completion

38.7%

Full-time, first-time cohort

150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 38.7%

Less-than-four-year-institution cohort

College ROI Quadrant - Danville Community College vs peers

Danville Community College positioned by earnings vs cost Two-by-two quadrant chart: x-axis median earnings 10 years after enrollment, y-axis average net price after financial aid. Each dot is a college, colored by completion within 150% of normal time (garnet ≥65%, amber 45-64%, red <45%). Net price increases upward, earnings increase rightward, so: bottom-right = best value (low cost, high earnings); top-right = premium (high cost, high earnings); bottom-left = community college tier (low cost, modest earnings); top-left = cost challenge (high cost, low earnings). Currently plotting 8 colleges. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard joined to Carnegie Classification. Danville Community College positioned by ear… Carnegie Classification: Associate's Associate's COST CHALLENGE PREMIUM COMMUNITY BEST VALUE $27K $54K Median Earnings 10 Years After Enrollment ($) $3K $24K Avg Net Price ($) Danville Community College (you are here): $32K earn · $7K net · 39% grad You are here - Danville Community… Mountain Empire Community College: $33K earn · $9K net · 51% grad Mountain Empire Co… Virginia Highlands Community College: $33K earn · $5K net · 41% grad Virginia Highlands… Patrick & Henry Community College: $33K earn · $4K net · 43% grad Patrick & Henry Co… Wytheville Community College: $34K earn · $5K net · 46% grad Wytheville Communi… Rappahannock Community College: $36K earn · $4K net · 43% grad Rappahannock Commu… University of Virginia's College at Wise: $45K earn · $9K net · 48% grad Averett University: $52K earn · $23K net · 46% grad Grad rate (4yr) ≥65% 45-64% <45%
Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard + Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.

How Danville Community College ranks nationally

Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.

Danville Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college

10-year median earnings, College Scorecard

$31,664 24th percentile higher than 24% of 5,103 US colleges

$0–$20,000: 169 US colleges (3%). Below this entry. $20,000–$40,000: 2,245 US colleges (44%). This entry sits in this band. $40,000–$60,000: 1,897 US colleges (37%). Above this entry. $60,000–$80,000: 606 US colleges (12%). Above this entry. $80,000–$100,000: 134 US colleges (3%). Above this entry. $100,000–$120,000: 39 US colleges (1%). Above this entry. $120,000–$140,000: 11 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. $140,000–$160,000: 2 US colleges (0%). Above this entry. This college $0 $160,000 every US college, bucketed by value

Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Metric Danville Community College National rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $31,664 #3872 of 5103 24th
Average net price $6,669 #596 of 5020 88th (lower is better)
150%-time completion 38.7% #3736 of 4858 23rd
Undergraduate enrollment 1,306 #1906 of 5462 65th

National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.

Quick Facts

1,306
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
38.7%
150%-time completion
$31,664
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention

How Danville Community College ranks in Virginia

State rank among 125 reporting Virginia colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.

Metric Danville Community College State rank Percentile
10-yr median earnings $31,664 #105 of 125 16th
Average net price $6,669 #18 of 107 83rd (lower is better)
150%-time completion 38.7% #79 of 102 23rd
Undergraduate enrollment 1,306 #46 of 126 63rd

Highest former-student earnings in Virginia

#School10-yr earningsNet price
1Washington and Lee University$94,810$23,781
2Chamberlain University-Virginia$92,405$33,199
3University of Virginia-Main Campus$86,863$21,565
4Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University$81,698$24,953
5Sentara College of Health Sciences$77,821-
6Virginia Military Institute$77,369$17,113
7Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing$77,014-
8George Mason University$76,343$17,915
9University of Richmond$76,178$31,309
10William & Mary$73,490$19,096
11Southside College of Health Sciences$71,380-
12James Madison University$69,954$23,322
105Danville Community CollegeThis school$31,664$6,669

Costs & Financial Aid

Net price by family income at Danville Community College

Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket

net price / yr

What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Danville Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Tuition & Net Price

In-State Tuition $4,992
Out-of-State Tuition $11,430
Average Net Price $6,669
36.8%
Pell Grant Rate
4.0%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,000
Median Debt
$95/mo
Monthly Payment

Net price at Danville Community College swings rather than trends

Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $5,980 to $7,913 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +19.7%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.

Lowest year
$5,980
Highest year
$7,913
Most recent (2023)
$7,158
Average net price, 2013–2023

11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.

2013: $5,9802014: $6,1592015: $6,2832016: $6,8442017: $7,5622018: $7,7422019: $7,9132020: $7,8232021: $7,5332022: $6,4462023: $7,158
2013 · $5,9802023 · $7,158

Over the same years, enrollment went -45.0% (2,493 → 1,371 students).

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.

Student Demographics

Race & ethnicity

Student body at a glance

56.3%
Female
49.6%
First Generation

Outcomes

$29,054
Median Earnings (6yr)
36.1%
Earning Over $25K
50.7%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)

Outcomes & debt snapshot

Measure Cohort / horizon Value
Completion within 150% of normal time First-time, full-time 38.7%
Median earnings 6 years after entry $29,054
Median earnings 10 years after entry $31,664
Share earning over $25,000 Working, not enrolled 36.1%
Loan repayment rate Completers, 3 years after leaving 50.7%
Median federal student debt At completion $9,000
Estimated monthly payment Standard 10-year plan $95/mo

Programs & Earnings

Field-of-study summary by credential

Credential Programs Award count Avg earnings Top earnings Avg debt
Certificate 13 326 $39,814 $69,652 -
Associate's 8 200 $45,057 $68,980 $8,409
Level 99 2 0 $40,452 $57,251 -

Top programs at Danville Community College by completer earnings

Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file

median earnings

What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.

Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard As of Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals

Program Credential Completers Median Earnings Median Debt
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Certificate 17 $69,652 -
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Associate's 40 $68,980 $10,417
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Associate's 15 $68,329 -
Precision Metal Working Level 99 - $57,251 -
Electrical/Electronic Engineering Technologies/Technicians Certificate 39 $55,707 -
Precision Metal Working Certificate 51 $54,963 -
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Certificate 49 $51,968 -
Computer and Information Sciences, General Associate's 23 $41,806 -
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Associate's 75 $41,596 $6,400
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician (HAC, HACR, HVAC, HVACR) Certificate 26 $40,285 -
Business Administration, Management and Operations Associate's 5 $37,324 -
Health and Medical Administrative Services Certificate 19 $33,940 -
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Certificate 37 $33,504 -
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Certificate 13 $31,290 -
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Certificate 9 $29,880 -

Frequently Asked Questions

What are the admissions statistics for Danville Community College?
Danville Community College is a public institution in Danville, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,306 students.
How much do Danville Community College former students earn?
Federally aided former students at Danville Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $31,664 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $29,054.
How much does Danville Community College cost?
The average net price at Danville Community College is $6,669. In-state tuition is $4,992 and out-of-state tuition is $11,430. Median student debt at graduation is $9,000.
What is the graduation rate at Danville Community College?
Danville Community College has a 38.7% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Danville Community College worth the student debt?
The median student debt at Danville Community College is $9,000, while former students earn a median of $31,664 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 50.7% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $95.

Sources & methodology

Public-college profiles lean on IPEDS enrollment and Scorecard Title-IV outcomes. State appropriations are outside this page; the figures below are the federal cohort measures only.

Every number is read live from the Mar–Jul 2026 Scorecard/IPEDS retrievals. Public institutions often enroll large Title-IV cohorts, so medians can be stable — still cohort averages, never a personal forecast. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.

Where to go next from Danville Community College

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