Construction at Northern Virginia Community College

What traits are you looking for in a construction school? To help you decide if Northern Virginia Community College is right for you, we've gathered the following information about the school's construction program.

Northern Virginia Community College is located in Annandale, Virginia and approximately 52,873 students attend the school each year.

Want to know more about the career opportunities in this field? Check out the Careers in Construction section at the bottom of this page.

Northern Virginia Community College Construction Degrees Available

Basic Certificate in Construction (Less Than 1 Year)
Associate’s Degree in Construction

Northern Virginia Community College Construction Rankings

Construction Student Demographics at Northern Virginia Community College

Take a look at the following statistics related to the make-up of the construction majors at Northern Virginia Community College.

Northern Virginia Community College Construction Associate’s Program

24% Women

76% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*

For the most recent academic year available, 76% of construction associate's degrees went to men and 24% went to women. The typical associate's degree program in construction only graduates about 9% women each year. The program at Northern Virginia Community College may seem more female-friendly since it graduates 14% more women than average.

Northern Virginia Community College does a better job with serving racial-ethnic minorities than the typical school does. Its associate's program in construction graduates 26% more racial-ethnic minorities than the nationwide average.*

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity for students who recently graduated from Northern Virginia Community College with a associate's in construction.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Students
Asian	0
Black or African American	3
Hispanic or Latino	10
White	1
International Students	1
Other Races/Ethnicities	2

Concentrations Within Construction

Construction majors may want to concentrate their studies in one of these areas. The completion numbers here include all graduates who receive any type of degree in this field from Northern Virginia Community College. Some of these focus areas may not be available for your degree level.

Concentration	Annual Degrees Awarded
General Construction Trades	16

Careers That Construction Grads May Go Into

A degree in construction can lead to the following careers. Since job numbers and average salaries can vary by geographic location, we have only included the numbers for VA, the home state for Northern Virginia Community College.

Occupation	Jobs in VA	Average Salary in VA
Construction Trades and Extraction Worker Supervisors	20,330	$67,650

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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