10-yr median earnings
$32,371
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Alberta, Virginia
Southside Virginia Community College
Southside Virginia Community College is a public institution in Alberta, 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.
- $5,338
- Avg net price / yr
- $32,371
- 10-yr median earnings
- 38.1%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Southside Virginia Community College posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 25th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 38.1%
- 150%-time completion
- +7%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Rural: Remote
Carnegie: Associate's
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Southside Virginia 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: High Transfer-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
45/100
Southside Virginia 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
$32,371
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price A+
$5,338
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate F
38.1%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt N/A
N/A
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment N/A
N/A
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$5,338
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
38.1%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 38.1%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Southside Virginia Community College vs peers
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 Southside Virginia 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.
Southside Virginia Community College: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$32,371 25th percentile higher than 25% of 5,103 US colleges
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 | Southside Virginia Community College | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,371 | #3805 of 5103 | 25th |
| Average net price | $5,338 | #370 of 5020 | 93rd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.1% | #3767 of 4858 | 22nd |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,807 | #1577 of 5462 | 71st |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
1,807
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
38.1%
150%-time completion
$32,371
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Southside Virginia 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 | Southside Virginia Community College | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $32,371 | #104 of 125 | 17th |
| Average net price | $5,338 | #10 of 107 | 91st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 38.1% | #82 of 102 | 20th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 1,807 | #34 of 126 | 73rd |
Highest former-student earnings in Virginia
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Washington and Lee University | $94,810 | $23,781 |
| 2 | Chamberlain University-Virginia | $92,405 | $33,199 |
| 3 | University of Virginia-Main Campus | $86,863 | $21,565 |
| 4 | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University | $81,698 | $24,953 |
| 5 | Sentara College of Health Sciences | $77,821 | - |
| 6 | Virginia Military Institute | $77,369 | $17,113 |
| 7 | Bon Secours Memorial College of Nursing | $77,014 | - |
| 8 | George Mason University | $76,343 | $17,915 |
| 9 | University of Richmond | $76,178 | $31,309 |
| 10 | William & Mary | $73,490 | $19,096 |
| 11 | Southside College of Health Sciences | $71,380 | - |
| 12 | James Madison University | $69,954 | $23,322 |
| 104 | Southside Virginia Community CollegeThis school | $32,371 | $5,338 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Southside Virginia Community College
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$4,751 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$5,815 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$6,773 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Southside Virginia Community College - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $5,007 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $11,445 |
| Average Net Price | $5,338 |
35.4%
Pell Grant Rate
0.0%
Federal Loan Rate
Southside Virginia Community College costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $7,585 to $6,194 (-18.3%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $7,5852023 · $6,194
Over the same years, enrollment went -33.8% (2,773 → 1,835 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
64.0%
Female
52.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,192
Median Earnings (6yr)
38.4%
Earning Over $25K
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 38.1% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,192 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $32,371 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 38.4% |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Associate's | 6 | 431 | $49,382 | $69,156 | - |
| Certificate | 6 | 284 | $39,267 | $41,420 | - |
Top programs at Southside Virginia Community College by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$69,156 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$48,465 median earnings
- Mental and Social Health S…
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
$41,420 median earnings
- Mental and Social Health S…
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
$40,097 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$39,809 median earnings
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$38,621 median earnings
- Liberal Arts and Sciences,…
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
$37,761 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing | Associate's | 53 | $69,156 | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | Associate's | 8 | $48,465 | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Certificate | 9 | $41,420 | - |
| Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions | Associate's | 21 | $40,097 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Associate's | 328 | $39,809 | - |
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 103 | $38,621 | - |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities | Certificate | 159 | $37,761 | - |
| Cosmetology and Related Personal Grooming Services | Certificate | - | - | - |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections | Associate's | 8 | - | - |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians | Certificate | 13 | - | - |
| Ground Transportation | Certificate | 0 | - | - |
| Business Operations Support and Assistant Services | Associate's | 13 | - | - |
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Similar 2013–2023 Net-Price Trend
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Southside Virginia Community College? ▼
Southside Virginia Community College is a public institution in Alberta, Virginia. Undergraduate enrollment is 1,807 students.
How much do Southside Virginia Community College former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Southside Virginia Community College who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $32,371 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,192.
How much does Southside Virginia Community College cost? ▼
The average net price at Southside Virginia Community College is $5,338. In-state tuition is $5,007 and out-of-state tuition is $11,445.
What is the graduation rate at Southside Virginia Community College? ▼
Southside Virginia Community College has a 38.1% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
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.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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