Which Virginia diagnostic and treatment professions program has the lowest debt?

Laurel Ridge Community College reports the lowest median federal debt, $9,075, with first-year pay of $36,165.

How much do diagnostic and treatment professions graduates earn in Virginia?

The median across 8 Virginia diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs is $42,571 in the first year after graduating and $55,594 five years after.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) Programs in Virginia, Ranked by Graduate Pay and Debt

Q: How many diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs are in Virginia?

8 Virginia programs report first-year pay for their graduates, and 7 of them also report federal debt.

8 programs report first-year pay
7 also report federal debt
Certificate in Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions

College Scorecard June 2026 release · BLS wages May 2025

The short answer

The median Virginia diagnostic and treatment professions certificate program pays its graduates $42,571 in their first year, $3,786 less than the national median. Virginia Highlands Community College reports the highest first-year pay ($62,422), and Laurel Ridge Community College the lowest median debt ($9,075).

Median first-year pay$42,571National $46,357

Median pay after 5 years$55,594National $52,367

Median federal debt$11,125National $13,230

Debt-to-earnings25%National 28%

All 8 programs, ranked

Each figure is the median for the program's graduates. Programs that don't report a figure are listed last when you sort by it.

#	School	Year 1 pay	Year 5 pay	Debt	Debt to pay
1	Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon · public	$62,422	Not reported	$9,500	15%
2	Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmond · private nonprofit	$61,647	Not reported	$21,273	35%
3	Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove · public	$47,882	$72,249	$11,000	23%
4	Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk · public	$42,572	Not reported	$11,687	27%
5	Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville · public	$42,570	Not reported	$10,634	25%
6	Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg · public	$36,254	Not reported	$15,859	44%
7	Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletown · public	$36,165	$55,825	$9,075	25%
8	Danville Community CollegeDanville · public	$25,887	Not reported	Not reported	Not reported

Danville Community College reports pay but not debt, so it is ranked only by pay. One more program reports debt but not pay, so it isn't listed.

Debt and first-year pay at every Virginia diagnostic and treatment professions program

Programs in the upper left give graduates higher pay for less debt. Dashed lines mark the Virginia medians.

Hover over or tap a dot to see the school. Only the 7 programs that report both earnings and debt are shown.

Quick picks

Highest first-year pay

Virginia Highlands Community College$62,422
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging$61,647
Germanna Community College$47,882
Tidewater Community College$42,572
Piedmont Virginia Community College$42,570

Lowest median debt

Laurel Ridge Community College$9,075
Virginia Highlands Community College$9,500
Piedmont Virginia Community College$10,634
Germanna Community College$11,000
Tidewater Community College$11,687

Lowest debt for the pay

"Debt for the pay" is median debt divided by first-year pay. Only programs that report both figures are included.

Careers this field leads to

These are the jobs that the federal crosswalk from fields of study to occupations links to diagnostic and treatment professions, largest first. Pay is the median across all experience levels.

Radiologic Technologists and Technicians

$80,670

Median pay in Virginia. 5,140 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 5% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,000 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $60,000Top 10%: $106,170

Emergency Medical Technicians

$45,420

Median pay in Virginia. 4,490 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 6% from 2025 to 2035, with about 13,800 openings a year. Typical education to start: postsecondary nondegree award.

Bottom 10%: $36,540Top 10%: $59,180

Physician Assistants

$135,940

Median pay in Virginia. 4,340 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 21% from 2025 to 2035, with about 11,500 openings a year. Typical education to start: master's degree.

Bottom 10%: $98,330Top 10%: $213,010

Respiratory Therapists

$82,910

Median pay in Virginia. 3,340 people work in this job in Virginia. Nationally, jobs are projected to grow 9% from 2025 to 2035, with about 8,600 openings a year. Typical education to start: associate's degree.

Bottom 10%: $65,540Top 10%: $106,470

Common questions

Virginia Highlands Community College in Abingdon reports the highest median first-year pay, $62,422. Its median federal debt is $9,500.

Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Certificate) programs in the US, ranked248 programs by pay and debt Diagnostic and Treatment Professions (Associate's) programs in Virginia, ranked11 programs by pay and debt

About this data

Earnings and debt only include students who received federal financial aid, and earnings only count graduates who were working and not enrolled in more school.
Debt only includes federal loans. Private loans and credit cards are not counted.
Some schools with several campuses report one combined figure for all of them. We count each of those schools once, and leave them out of Virginia rankings when their main campus is in another state.
Medians are across the diagnostic and treatment professions certificate programs that report each figure, so the counts differ by figure. Scorecard figures describe graduating classes from several years ago. BLS wages are from May 2025.

Sources

U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, field of study and institution files, June 2026 release
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025
Bureau of Labor Statistics, Employment Projections 2025 to 2035
NCES, CIP 2020 to SOC 2018 crosswalk, and IPEDS institution directory, 2024