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Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, VA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$36,244/yr

Avg TradeSchoolOutlook Score

59/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,256/yr

Out-of-state: $11,259/yr

All Programs at Virginia Western Community College

19 trade programs ranked by TradeSchoolOutlook Score. Click any program for full earnings projections and AI-proof analysis.

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Nursing Compare across schools	80	$64,052/yr	Moderate	62.1x
Practical Nursing Compare across schools	80	$48,420/yr	AI-Proof	91.5x
Business Administration Compare across schools	72	$38,214/yr	Moderate	41.4x
Health Administration Compare across schools	68	$28,754/yr	Moderate	61.7x
Dental Assisting Compare across schools	67	$61,030/yr	Resilient	61.7x
Allied Health Professions Compare across schools	67	$54,480/yr	Resilient	61.2x
Electrical Installation Compare across schools	66	$34,439/yr	AI-Proof	64.5x
HVAC Technology Compare across schools	62	$40,629/yr	AI-Proof	76.3x
Industrial Production Technology Compare across schools	60	$49,287/yr	Resilient	45.9x
Vehicle Repair Technology Compare across schools	60	$30,414/yr	AI-Proof	56.9x
Electrical Engineering Technology Compare across schools	59	$40,104/yr	Moderate	75.3x
Clinical Laboratory Science Compare across schools	55	$31,772/yr	Resilient	59.4x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	55	$21,057/yr	Moderate	39.1x
Social Sciences Compare across schools	50	$19,220/yr	Moderate	32.8x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	47	$31,440/yr	Moderate	29.5x
Biological & Physical Sciences Compare across schools	47	$27,786/yr	Resilient	39.2x
Precision Metalworking Compare across schools	46	$22,788/yr	AI-Proof	42.4x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	46	$22,692/yr	AI-Proof	65.5x
Liberal Arts & Humanities Compare across schools	38	$22,071/yr	AI-Proof	32.7x

About This Data

TradeSchoolOutlook analyzes 19 trade and vocational programs at Virginia Western Community College using earnings data from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, employment projections from the Bureau of Labor Statistics (2024–2034), and AI resilience research from OpenAI and academic institutions.

The TradeSchoolOutlook Score (0–100) combines four equally weighted factors: graduate earnings, AI resilience, job market size, and return on investment. Each program page includes three scenarios (strong growth, base case, conservative) showing 10-year earnings projections.

Data: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (earnings, debt), Bureau of Labor Statistics 2024–2034 (employment projections), OpenAI GPTs-are-GPTs research (AI task exposure), Felten et al. AIOE. Last updated 2026.