Virginia awarded 119,980 college degrees during the 2017-2018 school year, an increase of roughly 1,000 from the previous year. These degrees included undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and undergraduate certificates. The numbers also included 24,655 science, technology, engineering, math and health (STEM-H) degrees.
Virginia Awards Record Number Of College Degrees In 2017-18
Numbers Include 24,655 STEM-H Degrees
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A new report shows that a record number of students earned college degrees in Virginia in the last school year.
The state's colleges awarded 119,980 undergraduate degrees, graduate degrees and undergraduate certificates in 2017-18. That's about 1,000 more awards compared with the previous year.
The number of bachelor's degrees issued increased from 54,508 in 2016-17 to 54,947 in 2017-18.
The figures were released Friday by the State Council of Higher Education for Virginia.
The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that included in the numbers are 24,655 science, technology, engineering, math and health (STEM-H) degrees. That is also a state record.
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Information from: Richmond Times-Dispatch, http://www.richmond.com
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