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Child Development & Family Studies at Southwest Virginia Community College

If you are interested in studying Child Development & Family Studies, take a look at what Southwest Virginia Community College. The following information will help you decide if it is a good fit for you.

Southwest Virginia Community College sits in Cedar Bluff, VA.

In the most recent year for which we have data, 46 child development & family studies graduations were recorded at Southwest Virginia Community College.

Studying Online at Southwest Virginia Community College

Online coursework is an option at Southwest Virginia Community College. Among 2,364 students, 939 (40%) were enrolled entirely in distance education and 859 (36%) took at least some classes online.

Student Demographics & Diversity

The following sections describe the diversity of Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Southwest Virginia Community College, broken down by degree level.

Program-wide, Child Development & Family Studies graduates at Southwest Virginia Community College are 98% women (45) and 2% men (1).

Child Development & Family Studies Associate’s Program at Southwest Virginia Community College

Among the 14 associate’s child development & family studies degrees awarded at Southwest Virginia Community College, 100% were women (14) and 0% were men (0).

The following table and chart show the race/ethnicity of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Virginia Community College.

Race / Ethnicity	Number of Graduates
White	13
Black / African American	1

Minority students account for 7% of Child Development & Family Studies associate’s degree recipients at Southwest Virginia Community College, below the national average of 63%.*

*The racial-ethnic minorities figure is the total number of graduates minus White, international (nonresident), and unknown-race graduates.

More Specific Child Development & Family Studies Concentrations at Southwest Virginia Community College

This Child Development & Family Studies program at Southwest Virginia Community College includes the following sub-specializations:

Concentration	Graduates
Child Care Provider	46

Highest-Paying Careers for Child Development & Family Studies Graduates

Graduates of the Child Development & Family Studies program at Southwest Virginia Community College work across a variety of fields. The table below ranks the best-paid careers for Child Development & Family Studies majors, ordered by median annual salary:

Occupation	Nationwide Median Wage
Family and Consumer Sciences Teachers, Postsecondary	$99,604
Teaching Assistants, Special Education	$96,801
Teaching Assistants, Preschool, Elementary, Middle, and Secondary School, Except Special Education	$89,337
Neuropsychologists	$83,690
Community and Social Service Specialists, All Other	$75,358
Psychologists, All Other	$73,521
Social and Human Service Assistants	$69,957
Preschool Teachers, Except Special Education	$63,776
Clinical Neuropsychologists	$57,643
Farm and Home Management Educators	$55,950

References

• IPEDS — Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System
• U.S. Department of Education — College Scorecard
• O*NET Online (Bureau of Labor Statistics)
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.