Virginia Commonwealth University Trade Programs

Virginia Commonwealth University is a public institution located in Richmond, Virginia. The location of VCU is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

Where Is Virginia Commonwealth University?

Contact details for VCU are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	910 W Franklin St, Richmond, VA 23284-2512
Phone:	804-828-0100
Website:	www.vcu.edu

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Can I Afford VCU?

In a recent term, part-time VCU students paid $443 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $1,198 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$12,850	$34,744
Fees	$3,383	$4,073
Books and Supplies	$1,240	$1,240
On Campus Room and Board	$16,119	$16,119
On Campus Other Expenses	$6,150	$6,150

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At VCU, approximately 47% of students took out student loans averaging $7,807 a year. That adds up to $31,228 over four years for those students.

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Virginia Commonwealth University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 21,943 undergraduate students at VCU, with 18,734 being full-time and 3,209 being part-time.

There are also 7,127 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,734 full-time undergraduates at VCU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Commonwealth University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	2,831
Black or African American	3,759
Hispanic or Latino	2,122
White	7,754
International Students	435
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,833

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia Commonwealth University. At this time, 33 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 103 countries are represented at VCU. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, India, and China.

Online Learning at Virginia Commonwealth University

There are 9 bachelor’s degree and 48 master’s degree programs available online at VCU. In 2022-2023, 18,802 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at VCU has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 8th most popular in Virginia for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

Virginia Commonwealth University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	45	45
Radiologic Technology	41	41
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	16	16
TOTAL	102	102

Virginia Commonwealth University Trades

In a recent academic period, Virginia Commonwealth University awarded 204 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Allied Health Professions	0	0	0	41
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	0	0	0	45
Dental Support Services	0	0	0	16
Total	0	0	0	204

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
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