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Virginia Western Community College

Roanoke, VA · Public · Visit Website

Programs Analyzed

Avg Grad Earnings

$36,244/yr

Avg TradeSchoolWorth Score

60/100

Tuition (In-State)

$5,256/yr

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

All Programs at Virginia Western Community College

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

Program	Score	Earnings	AI-Proof	ROI
Registered Nursing & Nursing Administration Compare across schools	81	$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
Dental Support Services Compare across schools	68	$61,030/yr	Resilient	61.7x
Electrical and Power Transmission Installers Compare across schools	68	$34,439/yr	AI-Proof	64.5x
Allied Health Diagnostic Compare across schools	67	$54,480/yr	Resilient	61.2x
Health and Medical Administrative Services Compare across schools	67	$28,754/yr	Moderate	61.7x
Heating & Air Conditioning Compare across schools	64	$40,629/yr	AI-Proof	76.3x
Industrial Production Technologies Compare across schools	61	$49,287/yr	Resilient	45.9x
Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies Compare across schools	61	$30,414/yr	AI-Proof	56.9x
Electrical Engineering Technologies Compare across schools	59	$40,104/yr	Moderate	75.3x
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research Compare across schools	57	$31,772/yr	Resilient	59.4x
Human Development & Family Studies Compare across schools	57	$21,057/yr	Moderate	39.1x
Social Sciences, General Compare across schools	49	$19,220/yr	Moderate	32.8x
Design and Applied Arts Compare across schools	48	$31,440/yr	Moderate	29.5x
Biological and Physical Sciences Compare across schools	45	$27,786/yr	Resilient	39.2x
Precision Metal Working Compare across schools	45	$22,788/yr	AI-Proof	42.4x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	45	$22,692/yr	AI-Proof	65.5x
Liberal Arts and Sciences Compare across schools	37	$22,071/yr	AI-Proof	32.7x

About This Data

TradeSchoolWorth 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 TradeSchoolWorth 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.