Associate degree · Public health concentration within a broader degree
Health Sciences - Major in Public Health (AS)
Virginia Highlands Community College · Abingdon, Virginia, United States
- Award
- Health Sciences - Major in Public Health - Associate of Science
- Format
- On campus
- GRE
- GRE policy not published
- Tuition
- Not published
Public health concentration within a broader degree
About this program
Health Sciences associate degree with a Public Health major providing introductory core education for transfer into a four-year public health program.
- Institution
- Virginia Highlands Community College
- School or department
- Not published
- Subject
- General public healthRecorded only where the official page names a specialization or formal concentration, not for individual electives.
Accreditation
Specialized public health accreditation covers the named school or program only. It is separate from the institution’s regional or national accreditation, and it does not apply to every degree at a university.
Specialized accreditation not confirmed for this program
A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license. Awarded by a degree-granting institution. A public health degree does not by itself grant a clinical or professional license.
Structure and format
- Qualification
- Associate degree
- Exact award
- Health Sciences - Major in Public Health - Associate of Science
- Duration
- Not published
- Credits
- Not published
- Delivery
- On campusTaught at the listed campus.
- Study intensity
- Not published
- Campus
- Virginia Highlands Community College100 VHCC Drive
Applied practice, fieldwork and capstone
Practicum, internship and field placements are kept separate from required campus attendance. As published by the institution; none of this guarantees employment.
Practicum and capstone requirements are not confirmed on the pages we checked. Many accredited public health programs include an applied practice experience: ask the program.
Admissions
GRE policy not published
No GRE statement was found on the official pages checked. This is not the same as not required.
- Minimum GPA
- Not published
- SOPHAS
- Not confirmed
- International applicants
- Not confirmed
- Deadlines
- Not published
Tuition and fees
USD, as published. Each figure keeps its billing basis (per credit, per term, per year or whole program), its residency category and the academic year it applies to. Annual, per-credit and total-program figures are never mixed.
Tuition is not published on the pages we checked. That does not mean the program is free: ask the institution for current tuition, mandatory fees and refund terms.
Sources and verification
Not published on the program’s source pages: tuition, GRE policy, duration, application deadline, practicum requirement.
Sources and how this was checked
Last checked November 1, 2026. Each fact carries a verbatim quote that is re-checked against the live page. Research methodology.
Sources (checked November 1, 2026)