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Piedmont Virginia Community College

Across 2022–2024, Piedmont Virginia Community College reported 4 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count rose over that span (largest filed category: Burglary). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: Laurel Ridge Community College.

0.57
Incidents / 1k students
#383
Rank of 2,072
#36
VA rank
5,263
Enrolled students

0.57 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students

Piedmont Virginia Community College reports 0.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 12% below Emerson College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Emerson College (1.71/1k); Concordia University-Wisconsin (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Temple College (1.33/1k); Herzing University-Madison (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); New River Community College (0.00/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k); Virginia Peninsula Community College (0.00/1k); Blue Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); Central Virginia Community College (0.29/1k); Southside Virginia Community College (0.30/1k); Rappahannock Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey

incidents / 1,000 students
0.57
of 2,072 ranked nationally
#383
safer than ranked campuses its size
82%
Criminal Offenses, 2024
3
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Data updated August 2026

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Sheet 233116 · Piedmont Virginia Community College 0.57/1k score rate · #383/2,072

RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE

  • RATE-QUIET 0.57/1k
  • RANK-UPPER #383/2,072
  • ST-MID #36 in state
  • ABOVE-PEER Concordia University-Wisconsin · +0.38
  • ZERO-NONE Scored
  • TREND-UP ↑ trend
  • CAT-LEAD Burglary
  • ENR-MID 5,263
  • FIRE-NONE No res filing

Nearest enrollment peer: Concordia University-Wisconsin (-0.38/1k)

Piedmont Virginia Community College sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE · peer Concordia University-Wisconsin. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.

Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-UPPER · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-UP · CAT-LEAD · ENR-MID · FIRE-NONE. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is Concordia University-Wisconsin (-0.38/1k). National rank #383 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.

Piedmont Virginia Community College reports 0.57 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 12% below Emerson College. Similar-enrollment scored peers: Emerson College (1.71/1k); Concordia University-Wisconsin (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Temple College (1.33/1k); Herzing University-Madison (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); New River Community College (0.00/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k); Virginia Peninsula Community College (0.00/1k); Blue Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); Central Virginia Community College (0.29/1k); Southside Virginia Community College (0.30/1k); Rappahannock Community College (0.00/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Burglary.

Peer-rate neighbourhood around Piedmont Virginia Community

Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest Piedmont on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.

per 1,000 students

What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around Piedmont Virginia Community College's 0.57/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.

Source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey (Clery Act) As of 2024

Reporting-period change

What changed in 2024

+2 reported incidents

Piedmont Virginia Community College increased from 1 to 3 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.

This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.

See national reporting-year changes

Signature insight · size does not equal danger

Campus size vs reported safety rate

Among 37 VA 2-year peers in this comparison, Piedmont Virginia Community College is larger than 83% and safer-reporting than 6% - the larger, higher-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.

Smaller · Safer-reportingLarger · Safer-reportingSmaller · Higher-reportingLarger · Higher-reporting026.352.578.8105013.126.339.452.5Enrollment size, percentile in sampleSafer-reporting percentile (lower rate)Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 86 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 81 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 89 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 11Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 92 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 78 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 75 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 17Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 72 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 14Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 69 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 67 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 3Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 64 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 61 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 58 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 56 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 53 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 94 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 50 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 8Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 97 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 19Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 47 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 100 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 44 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 42 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 39 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 36 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 33 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 31 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 28 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 25 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 22 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 19 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 17 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 14 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 8 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 6 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 3 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 22Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 0 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 0Piedmont Virginia Communit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample: 83 · Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate): 6
Enrollment vs Clery incidents per 1,000 (inverted to safety percentile), 2024 reporting year
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  • Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
  • Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
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  • Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
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  • Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
  • Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
  • Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
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  • Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
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  • Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
  • Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
  • Piedmont Virginia Communit…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
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CampusEnrollmentRate / 1kSize pctSafety pct
Sovah School of Health Professions3033.3300
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical Imaging350.00322
Chester Career College790.00622
Southside College of Health Sciences1510.00822
Columbia College1510.00822
Centura College-Norfolk1630.001422
Eastern Virginia Career College1770.001722
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Norfolk2700.001922
Aviation Institute of Maintenance-Manassas2720.002222
Galen Health Institutes-Roanoke3150.002522
Fortis College-Norfolk3990.002822
Piedmont Virginia Community College (this campus)5,2630.57836

Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.

What changed between 2023 and 2024

Reported on-campus incidents at Piedmont Virginia Community College rose from 1 to 3 (+200%). The increase shows up in Burglary (1 to 3).

This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.

What actually gets reported at Piedmont Virginia Community College

Across 3 reporting years, the only Clery Act category with a recorded on-campus incident here is Burglary.

The remaining 10 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Aggravated Assault, Arson, Fondling and Incest. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.

Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.

Crime Statistics by Year

11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus only

Piedmont Virginia Community College: Criminal Offenses by year

Rising

01234 202220232024 On-campus incidents, 2022: 0On-campus incidents, 2023: 1On-campus incidents, 2024: 3 0 3 ▲ +0.0%
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Period On-campus incidents
2022 0
2023 1
2024 3
Crime Type 202420232022
Burglary 310
Aggravated Assault 000
Arson 000
Fondling 000
Incest 000
Motor Vehicle Theft 000
Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter 000
Negligent Manslaughter 000
Rape 000
Robbery 000
Statutory Rape 000

Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate

Arrests & Disciplinary Actions

45 category-year records
Disposition26%47%27%ArrestsDisciplinary referralsNo action
45 reported records
Category Year Arrests Discipline
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Drugs 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Liquor 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Weapons 2024 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0
Drugs 2023 0 0

Piedmont Virginia Community College vs peer institutions

Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment

Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).

Selected

VA

Piedmont Virginia Community College

0.57 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#383
Enrollment
5,263
Data year
2024

MA

Emerson College

1.71 incidents / 1,000 students
National rank
#934
Enrollment
5,263
Data year
2024

Cost context

Where Piedmont Virginia Community College sits on price and outcomes

See Virginia's cost ranking

At $5,963, Piedmont Virginia Community College's reported average net price is cheaper than 12% among 107 Virginia colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $19,096.

$5,963
average net price
$19,096
Virginia median
3.9×
six-year earnings to median debt
$6,963
reported income-bracket spread

Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $5,491, while those above $110,000 record $12,454 - roughly 2.3 times as much. A published average of $5,963 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.

Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $34,000 - about 5.7 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly. Only 37% complete within six years. Most students here do not finish, which is the single most important number on this page for anyone weighing the cost.

Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.

Academic & Financial Profile

Tuition & Costs

In-State Tuition
$5,072
Out-of-State Tuition
$11,510
Avg Net Price
$5,963
Median Debt
$8,750
Pell Grant Recipients
25%
How does this cost rank in VA? →

Outcomes

Median Earnings (6yr)
$34,000
Median Earnings (10yr)
$40,752
Loan Repayment (3yr)
59%

Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.

Similar Institutions

Showing 5 of 1,073 similar institutions by enrollment size.

Emerson College
Boston, MA · 5,263 enrolled
Safety Score 1.71
Concordia University-Wisconsin
Mequon, WI · 5,253 enrolled
Safety Score 0.19
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY · 5,274 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00
Temple College
Temple, TX · 5,274 enrolled
Safety Score 1.33
Herzing University-Madison
Madison, WI · 5,274 enrolled
Safety Score 0.00

Closest by National Rank

Piedmont Virginia Community College (national rank #383) sits near Santa Barbara City College (#382) and Southwest Tennessee Community College (#384) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.

Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA
National Rank #382
Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN
National Rank #384
The Catholic University of America
Washington, DC
National Rank #385
Oregon Institute of Technology
Klamath Falls, OR
National Rank #381
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, OH
National Rank #380

Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate

Two Clery-derived peer sets for Piedmont Virginia Community College, both outside VA so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).

Similar enrollment (nationwide)

Temple College
Temple, TX · 5,274 enrolled
Safety score 1.33
West Kentucky Community and Technical College
Paducah, KY · 5,274 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
Linn-Benton Community College
Albany, OR · 5,242 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Compton College
Compton, CA · 5,225 enrolled
Safety score 2.49
Rowan College of South Jersey-Gloucester Campus
Sewell, NJ · 5,218 enrolled
Safety score 0.38
Eastern Arizona College
Thatcher, AZ · 5,213 enrolled
Safety score 0.38
Gateway Community and Technical College
Florence, KY · 5,320 enrolled
Safety score 0.19
Rochester Community and Technical College
Rochester, MN · 5,205 enrolled
Safety score 0.19

Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)

Southwest Tennessee Community College
Memphis, TN · 7,004 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara, CA · 12,334 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Georgia State University-Perimeter College
Atlanta, GA · 17,437 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Volunteer State Community College
Gallatin, TN · 6,963 enrolled
Safety score 0.57
Clovis Community College
Fresno, CA · 10,358 enrolled
Safety score 0.58
College of Lake County
Grayslake, IL · 12,530 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
Flint Hills Technical College
Emporia, KS · 1,794 enrolled
Safety score 0.56
South Georgia Technical College
Americus, GA · 1,795 enrolled
Safety score 0.56

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Piedmont Virginia Community College safe?
Piedmont Virginia Community College has a safety score of 0.57 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #383 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: Emerson College (1.71/1k). Same-state same-level set: Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); New River Community College (0.00/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k); Virginia Peninsula Community College (0.00/1k); Blue Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); Central Virginia Community College (0.29/1k); Southside Virginia Community College (0.30/1k); Rappahannock Community College (0.00/1k).
What crimes are reported at Piedmont Virginia Community College?
For calendar year 2024, Piedmont Virginia Community College reported Burglary (3) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does Piedmont Virginia Community College compare to similar schools?
Piedmont Virginia Community College reports 12% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than Emerson College. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: Emerson College (1.71/1k); Concordia University-Wisconsin (0.19/1k); West Kentucky Community and Technical College (0.00/1k); Temple College (1.33/1k); Herzing University-Madison (0.00/1k). Same-state same-level set: Laurel Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); New River Community College (0.00/1k); Virginia Western Community College (0.47/1k); Virginia Peninsula Community College (0.00/1k); Blue Ridge Community College (0.00/1k); Central Virginia Community College (0.29/1k); Southside Virginia Community College (0.30/1k); Rappahannock Community College (0.00/1k).
Does Piedmont Virginia Community College have fire safety data?
Piedmont Virginia Community College has no on-campus residential fire filing in this Clery release.

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