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Thomas Nelson Community College Data & Information Overview

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This overview covers the essential stats on Thomas Nelson Community College, including its rankings, majors, diversity, and more. Want to know more about a specific stat? Just click on its tile, and you’ll go to a page that goes more in-depth on that subject. You can also use the links below to go directly to any section on this page.

How Well Is Thomas Nelson Community College Ranked?

#1,771 Best Colleges in Nation
#48 Best Colleges in VA
General Computer & Information Sciences Highest Ranked Major

2025 Rankings

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Overall Quality

According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, TNCC is ranked #1,771 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when TNCC held the #1,914 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

TNCC is also ranked #48 out of 57 schools in Virginia.

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Is It Hard to Get Into TNCC?

Open Admissions Policy

Acceptance Rate

As long as you meet basic requirements, you should not have any trouble getting into Thomas Nelson Community College since the school has an open admissions policy. Still, be sure to submit any requested materials and that your application is completed in full.

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Thomas Nelson Community College Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
26% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Thomas Nelson Community College, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.

The full-time faculty percentage at Thomas Nelson Community College is 26%. This is lower than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  26 out of 100
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Retention and Graduation Rates at Thomas Nelson Community College

64% Freshmen Retention

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at Thomas Nelson Community College is 64%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  64 out of 100
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Thomas Nelson Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,991 Full-Time Undergraduates
49.6% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
56.2% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 6,256 undergraduates at TNCC with 1,991 being full-time and 4,265 being part-time.

How Much Does Thomas Nelson Community College Cost?

$6,572 Net Price
7% Take Out Loans
$21,500 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of TNCC is $6,572. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for TNCC

$0-30 K$30K-48K$48-75$75-110K$110K +
$5,122$6,248$7,513$9,385$11,656

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of TNCC, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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 TNCC, approximately 7% of students took out student loans averaging $5,375 a year. That adds up to $21,500 over four years for those students.

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How Much Money Do TNCC Graduates Make?

$37,996 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from TNCC with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $37,996 in their early years. This is in the same neighborhood of the average college graduate's salary of $49,219 per year. However, certain majors may produce higher-paying graduates.

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Location of Thomas Nelson Community College

Virginia State
1,991 Full-Time Undergraduates
Suburb Campus Setting
Thomas Nelson Community College is a public institution situated in Hampton, Virginia. TNCC is located in a safe and convenient suburb.

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Contact details for TNCC are given below.

Contact Details
Address:99 Thomas Nelson Drive, Hampton, VA 23666
Phone:757-825-2700
Website:https://vpcc.edu/

Thomas Nelson Community College Majors

37 Majors With Completions
2,372 Undergraduate Degrees
2,372 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 37 majors graduated from Thomas Nelson Community College. Of these students, 2,372 received undergraduate degrees and 2,372 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular MajorsBachelor’s DegreesAverage Salary of Graduates
Liberal Arts General Studies190NA
General Social Sciences185NA
Business Administration & Management125NA
Nursing112NA
Biological & Physical Science103NA
Computer Information Systems57NA
Health Sciences & Services48NA
Mental & Social Health Services42NA
Electronics Engineering Technology32NA
Allied Health Professions27NA

Learn more about the majors offered at Thomas Nelson Community College along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at TNCC

61% Take At Least One Class Online
33% Take All Classes Online

Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.

In 2022-2023, 3,675 students took at least one online class at Thomas Nelson Community College. This is a decrease from the 4,335 students who took online classes the previous year.

YearTook at Least One Online ClassTook All Classes Online
2022-20233,6752,012
2021-20224,3352,956
2020-20214,8182,947
2018-20193,1441,168

Learn more about online learning at Thomas Nelson Community College.

Notes and References

Footnotes

*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.

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