by our College Data Analytics TeamThe main focus area for this major is Child Care Provider/Assistant. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.
Human Development & Family Studies is a major offered under the family, consumer and human sciences program of study at Northern Virginia Community College. We’ve gathered data and other essential information about the associate degree program in human development, such as diversity of students, how many students graduated in recent times, and more.
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During the 2019-2020 academic year, part-time undergraduate students at Northern Virginia Community College paid an average of $360 per credit hour if they came to the school from out-of-state. In-state students paid a discounted rate of $180 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for undergraduates are shown in the table below.
| In State | Out of State | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition | $5,412 | $10,790 |
| Fees | $198 | $903 |
| Books and Supplies | $1,800 | $1,800 |
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One way to think about how much a school will cost is to look at how much in student loans that you have to take out to get your degree. Human Development students who received their associate degree at Northern Virginia Community College took out an average of $15,100 in student loans. That is 9% lower than the national average of $16,543.
The median early career salary of human development students who receive their associate degree from Northern Virginia Community College is $26,121 per year. That is 31% higher than the national average of $19,924.
Northern Virginia Community College does not offer an online option for its human development associate degree program at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the Northern Virginia Community College Online Learning page.
Of the students who received their associate degree in human development in 2019-2020, all of them were women.
Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 71.7% of the human development associate degrees at Northern Virginia Community College in 2019-2020. This is higher than the nationwide number of 63%.
| Race/Ethnicity | Number of Students |
|---|---|
| Asian | 8 |
| Black or African American | 13 |
| Hispanic or Latino | 14 |
| Native American or Alaska Native | 0 |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 0 |
| White | 13 |
| International Students | 1 |
| Other Races/Ethnicities | 4 |
Human Development & Family Studies students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.
| Focus Area | Annual Graduates |
|---|---|
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | 53 |
*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.
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