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Imaging & Surgical Tech programs in Virginia

56 imaging & surgical tech programs at 32 Virginia schools are in the federal data. Where earnings are reported (25 programs), the state median is $57,279 one year after completion, 4% below the national median of $59,514. Median borrower debt is $14,174.

56programs
32schools
$57,279median 1-yr earnings
$14,174median debt
SchoolCityProgramCredentialCompleters/yr1-yr earningsMedian debtMonthly payment*
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree85$75,234$15,000$170
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmond, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate12$69,385––
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree32$69,379$6,143$70
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree32$69,211$14,375$163
Southside College of Health SciencesColonial Heights, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree21$64,641$20,667$235
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree40$63,751$13,950$159
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree85$63,591$18,500$210
ECPI UniversityVirginia Beach, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree113$62,685$27,688$315
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree15$61,808––
Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree35$61,643$29,750$338
Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate134$61,195$13,973$159
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree19$59,461––
Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree25$57,279$20,000$227
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate152$57,164$10,450$119
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree8$55,085––
Fortis College-RichmondRichmond, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree14$54,161––
Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate14$52,539––
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate19$51,060––
Chester Career CollegeCHESTER, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree8$47,036––
Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate108$44,203––
Wytheville Community CollegeWytheville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate8$40,377––
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate106$31,588$5,500$63
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate91$31,365$10,000$114
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar Bluff, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate65$29,112––
Danville Community CollegeDanville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate49$17,132––
Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree8not reported––
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate91not reported$9,500$108
Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton Forge, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate33not reported––
Danville Community CollegeDanville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree4not reported––
Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfa, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate2not reported––
Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate47not reported$11,954$136
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree26not reported$18,302$208
Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Brightpoint Community CollegeChester, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree6not reported––
Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree20not reported––
Sovah School of Health ProfessionsDanville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Sovah School of Health ProfessionsDanville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree12not reported––
New River Community CollegeDublin, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate8not reported––
Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeake, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate–not reported––
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate14not reported––
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree16not reported––
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate0not reported––
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––
Radford UniversityRadford, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate9not reported––
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree–not reported––
Riverside College of Health SciencesNewport News, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate4not reported––
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmond, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate35not reported––
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree7not reported––
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate1not reported––
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHampton, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree11not reported––
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate17not reported––
Wytheville Community CollegeWytheville, VAAllied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate degree0not reported––

*Scorecard's estimated monthly payment on the median debt over 10 years. “Not reported” means the Department suppressed or did not publish the figure.

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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard Field of Study and Institution files (release dated 10/15/2026). Earnings are median annual earnings of completers working and not enrolled one year after finishing; debt is median federal loan debt of borrowers; both describe past cohorts and small programs are suppressed by the Department. See our methodology.

Frequently asked questions

What is the best-paying imaging & surgical tech program in Virginia?

By reported one-year earnings, Northern Virginia Community College leads at $75,234 in the associate degree program, but compare cost and local jobs too.

How many imaging & surgical tech programs are in Virginia?

The Scorecard lists 56 certificate or associate programs in this field at 32 schools in Virginia.