Public · Community college

Virginia Peninsula Community College

Hampton, Virginia · Large suburb

16%
Transfer rate
$7,012
Avg net price
34%
Grad / completion
$37,996
Median earnings

Virginia Peninsula Community College is a public associate-granting institution in Hampton, Virginia (large suburb setting), enrolling 3,941 undergraduates. Admission is open to all applicants.

PublicMidsize · 3,941 undergradsLarge suburbNJCAA Division IIICold wintersNear the coast

About Hampton, Virginia

Hampton is an independent city in Virginia, United States. Indigenous Americans settled in present-day Hampton before 10,000 BCE. In the early 1600s, the Tidewater region was populated by the Powhatan peoples who called the lands Tsenacommacah. Hampton is home to several arts venues and museums dedicated to Hampton's rich history. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large suburb
Highest degree offered
Associate
Nearest big city
16 miles to Norfolk, VA
To the ocean
3 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Newport News Williamsburg (PHF)

How Virginia Peninsula Community College compares

Graduation rate34%

Higher than 18% · #57 of 65 in Virginia

First-year retention58%

Higher than 20%

Earnings, 10 years after entry$37,996

Higher than 60% · #26 of 62 in Virginia

Average net price$7,012

Cheaper than 82% · #20 cheapest of 61 in Virginia

Median debt at graduation$9,500

Lower than 57%

Student–faculty ratio24 : 1

Lower than 16%

Undergraduate enrollment3,941

Larger than 89%

Percentiles compare Virginia Peninsula Community College with the nation's 3,519 two-year and certificate schools, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count two-year and certificate schools in Virginia.

Student body

Undergraduates by gender

3,941undergrads
  • Women2,43062%
  • Men1,51138%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White42%
  • Black31%
  • Hispanic12%
  • Asian3.3%
  • Other or multiracial12%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
3,941
Student–faculty ratio
24 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
26%
First-generation students
39%
Students over 25
26%
Median family income
$23,866
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$84,132
Endowment
$9,018,861

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Where students come from

Home state of the 916 first-year students who entered in fall 2023.

  • From Virginia99%
  • Other U.S. states1.0%

Most first-years stay in state — Virginia Peninsula Community College draws overwhelmingly from Virginia.

Out-of-state students usually pay a higher tuition rate at public schools — check the cost card above for your bracket. Source: IPEDS residence & migration, fall 2023 entering class.

Cost

In-state tuition
$5,088
Out-of-state tuition
$11,526
Room & board
Books & supplies
$2,600
Total cost of attendance
$13,576
Average net price
$7,012

Net price is the total cost minus grants and scholarships — what students actually pay. It varies sharply by family income; see the breakdown below.

Outcomes

Graduated
34%
First-year retention
58%
Transferred to another college
16%
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$31,354
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$37,996
Median debt at graduation
$9,500
Students with federal loans
5%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
25%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

All students
34%
Low-income (Pell)
8%
First-generation
8%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
Free
Athletics
NJCAA Division III
Varsity athletes
80 (71 men · 9 women)

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Varsity sports (4)

Baseball38
Basketball19
Soccer14
Volleyball9

Athlete counts per sport, Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25.

Campus safety

Safety grade
A
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
0.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
1
Property offenses (2022–2024)
0

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 2 campuses (6,410 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

0.3reported offenses a year
0.3 violent a year0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Fondling
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

What you'll actually pay, by family income

Average net price (total cost minus grants and scholarships) paid by aided students in each family-income band.

< $30k
$5,074
$30–48k
$6,028
$48–75k
$8,021
$75–110k
$9,841
$110k+
$13,394

College Scorecard / IPEDS, most recent year. Family income is total household income; net price covers tuition, fees, room, board and supplies after grant aid, for students receiving federal aid.

Does the school pay you to attend?

Grant aid from the school's own funds — the discount off sticker, on top of any federal or state help.

8%
of first-years get a grant from the school
$2,462
average award, among those who get one

Modest institutional aid: 8% of freshmen get a grant from the school, averaging $2,462. Most of what lowers the price here is federal or state money, not the school's own funds.

Blends need-based and merit aid — IPEDS doesn't split the two, so a high number can mean generous merit scholarships, deep need-based aid, or both. Figures cover 512 full-time first-year undergraduates, 2022–23. Source: IPEDS Student Financial Aid.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$37,996
Typical debt at graduation
$9,500
Debt vs. one year's pay
25%
Out-earn a HS grad
40%

Typical debt would take roughly 2.5 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Solid value

A reasonable return: earnings comfortably clear the debt over a few years for most students who finish.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$34,757
Men
$44,489

Men out-earn women by $9,732 (28%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
87°F
Winter low
32°F
Annual rain
47.8″
Annual snow
2.7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.02.65.3JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Langley Afb, VA US station (4.1 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.