Piedmont Virginia Community College
Piedmont Virginia Community College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 39% of students graduate within 150% of normal time (3 years for an associate degree), per 2024 IPEDS data. In-state tuition and fees are $5,072 and out-of-state tuition and fees are $11,510 (2024). Fall enrollment is 5,263 students, and 6,747 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Non-Pell students graduate at a 9.2-point higher rate than Pell recipients.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 36 Title IV programs, 4 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 32 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing4 · 11.1%
- No Data32 · 88.9%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Earnings premium gap
Graduate earnings versus the federal benchmark, worst gaps first.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
Programmatic accreditations · 2
Action history · 16
- Jun 2025Heightened Monitoring or Focused ReviewSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: ProgramSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Mar 2025Grant Substantive Change: OtherSouthern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges
- Apr 2024Renewal of AccreditationAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing, Inc. — May 6, 2013 Formerly: National League for Nursing Accrediting Commission · Nursing (ADNUR) - Associate degree programs
- Sep 2023Renewal of AccreditationJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology · Radiologic Technology (RAD) - Programs for radiographers
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 1,775 students received $6.5M in Pell grants, alongside $932K in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 345 borrowers who entered repayment, 7 (2.0%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at PVCC
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus3
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
PVCC vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions PVCC selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectPiedmont Virginia Community College | — | Open admission | 5,263 | $5,963 | Community College |
Central Virginia Community College | — | Open admission | 3,481 | $6,928 | Community College |
Southside Virginia Community College | — | Open admission | 3,306 | $5,338 | Community College |
Brightpoint Community College | — | Open admission | 9,380 | $5,490 | Community College |
Rappahannock Community College | — | Open admission | 2,962 | $4,343 | Community College |
Wytheville Community College | — | Open admission | 2,107 | $4,622 | Community College |
| Peer group median | — | — | 3,394 | $5,414 |
Institutions like PVCC
Explore the federal data for institutions in PVCC's comparison group.
- Community CollegeVirginia
Central Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment3,481Net price$6,928 - Community CollegeVirginia
Southside Virginia Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment3,306Net price$5,338 - Community CollegeVirginia
Brightpoint Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment9,380Net price$5,490 - Community CollegeVirginia
Rappahannock Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,962Net price$4,343 - Community CollegeVirginia
Wytheville Community College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,107Net price$4,622
PVCC Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The Office of Institutional Effectiveness & Research supports data-driven decision making in administrative, academic, and support services; promotes a culture of assessment; facilitates strategic and annual planning within and across organizational teams; and provides leadership for accreditation-related activities.
Visit IR office page- Brittany ResmannAssociate Vice President
- Dana McChesneySenior Research Analyst
- Claire WhitenackResearch Analyst
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