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Virginia Western Community College

Virginia Western Community College is a Public, 2-4 years school located in Roanoke, VA. The 2023 average tuition & fees is $11,259 over its programs in average.
The school has a total enrollment of 5,860 and it offers 48 programs(6 online programs).
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2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs

The average undergraduate tuition & fees at Virginia Western Community College is $11,259 for academic year 2022-2023. The amount is the average costs over all degree programs and the vocational program tuition may be lower than the average cost.
Virginia Western Community College offers the alternative tuition plans .
44% of enrolled students have received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of received financial aid is $6,198 (exclude student loans).
Virginia Western CC 2023 Tuition & Fees, Living Costs
Tuition & Fees$11,259
Average Financial Amount$6,198

Offered Career / Vocational Programs and Completers

Virginia Western Community College offers 48 vocational programs for Less than 1-Year Certificate and 1-2 Years Certificate programs. The following table lists number of programs by offered type and online availability along with number of completers.
Last year, 1,133 students have completed their career programs.
Offered Career Programs at Virginia Western Community College
Award LevelTotal Number of ProgramsAvailable Online ClassNumber of Completers
Less than 1 Year Certificate400428
2 Years Certificate8036
Total4801,133

Programs by Award Level

The following table summarizes the number of completers by program and award level.
  • 428 students have earned/completed Less than 1 Year Certificate program.
  • 36 students have earned/completed 1-2 Years Certificate program.
  • 669 students have earned/completed Associate's program.
Less than 1 Year Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Agriculture [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Applied Horticulture/Horticulture Operations✕1-
Natural Resources and Conservation [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Natural Resources/Conservation✕0-
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 28 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕25-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕3-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕15-
Engineering [+] ✕ 2 completers-
Engineering✕2-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 63 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕57-
Industrial Technology/Technician✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕2-
CAD/CADD Drafting and/or Design Technology/Technician✕4-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕15-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 15 completers$22,900
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕15-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Natural Sciences✕0-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Science Technologies/Technicians [+] ✕ 1 completers-
Biology Technician/Biotechnology Laboratory Technician✕1-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 4 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕4-
Construction Trades [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Electrician✕22-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 59 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕52-
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician✕7-
Precision Production Trades [+] ✕ 41 completers-
Welding Technology/Welder✕41-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Interior Design✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 125 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕3-
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician✕33-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕23-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic)✕23-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕1-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕0-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕12-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕20-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✕5-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕4-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕1-
Business [+] ✕ 29 completers-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕6-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕0-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕18-
Hospitality Administration/Management✕5-
Total428
1-2 Years Certificate Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Engineering [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Surveying Engineering✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕0-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 18 completers$16,100
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕18-
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Health and Physical Education/Fitness✕0-
Mechanics and Repairers [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation and Refrigeration Maintenance Technology✕0-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 18 completers-
Health and Medical Administrative Services (other)✕0-
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training✕18-
Business [+] ✕ 0 completers-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕0-
Total36
Associate's Programs and Number of Completers
ProgramAvailable OnlineNumber of CompletersAverage Earning after graduation
Computer and Information Sciences [+] ✕ 25 completers-
Computer and Information Sciences✕25-
Computer Programming/Programmer✕0-
Computer Science✕0-
Web Page, Digital/Multimedia and Information Resources Design✕0-
Network and System Administration/Administrator✕0-
Personal and Culinary Services [+] ✕ 19 completers-
Cooking and Related Culinary Arts✕19-
Engineering [+] ✕ 23 completers-
Engineering✕23-
Engineering Technology [+] ✕ 22 completers-
Electrical, Electronic and Communications Engineering Technology/Technician✕0-
Industrial Technology/Technician✕0-
Manufacturing Engineering Technology/Technician✕22-
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies/Technicians (other)✕0-
Work and Family Studies [+] ✕ 13 completers-
Child Care Provider/Assistant✕13-
Legal Studies [+] ✕ 10 completers-
Legal Assistant/Paralegal✕10-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, Humanities [+] ✕ 101 completers-
General Studies✕88-
Humanities/Humanistic Studies✕13-
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities (other)✕0-
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies [+] ✕ 87 completers-
Biological and Physical Sciences✕87-
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, and Firefighting [+] ✕ 11 completers-
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration✕11-
Social Sciences [+] ✕ 64 completers-
Social Sciences✕64-
Visual and Performing Arts [+] ✕ 15 completers-
Design and Visual Communications✕15-
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences [+] ✕ 153 completers-
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist✕25-
Physical Therapy Technician/Assistant✕0-
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist✕18-
Surgical Technology/Technologist✕0-
Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiographer✕18-
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Technician✕8-
Psychiatric/Mental Health Services Technician✕0-
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions (other)✕33-
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse✕51-
Business [+] ✕ 126 completers-
Business Administration and Management✕72-
Business Administration, Management and Operations (other)✕23-
Accounting and Related Services (other)✕12-
Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services (other)✕19-
Total669

Admission, Enrollment, and Graduation

Total 5,860 students are attending at Virginia Western Community College. There are 78 full-time faculty (instructional/teaching staffs) and 184 part-time faculty teaching for the school.
The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1 (4.35%). The number of non-teaching staffs is 227 (full-time) and 280 (part-time).
The graduation rate of Virginia Western Community College is 32% and transfer-out rate is 13%. The retention rate is 67% at the school.
Virginia Western CC 2023 Key Statistics
Student Population5,860
Graduation Rate32%
Number of Faculty262
Student to Faculty Ratio23 to 1

Student Population at Virginia Western CC

For the academic year 2021-2022, total 5,625 students enrolled into Virginia Western Community College. By gender, 2,365 male and 3,260 female students are attending the school.
The following table summarizes the student population by gender and attending status for Virginia Western Community College.
Student Population By Gender
Virginia Western Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,6252,3653,260
Full-time1,633672961
Part-tme3,9921,6932,299
There are 4,104 White (72.96%), 583 Black/African American (10.36%), 322 Hispanic (5.72%), 211 Asian (3.75%), and 724 students with other races attending Virginia Western Community College. 21 students are enrolled with non-resident alien status.
Student Population By Race/ethnicity at Virginia Western Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,6252,3653,260
American Indian/Native American17116
Asian21192119
Black/African American583210373
Hispanic322126196
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander312
White4,1041,7692,335
Two More22169152
Un-Known1437766
Non-resident Alien211011
Virginia Western Community College offers the distance learning opportunities (online classes) for career programs.
1,534 students (27.27% of total students) are enrolled online exclusively and 1,581 students (28.11% of total students) are enrolled some online courses. The following table summarizes the online student population for Virginia Western Community College.
Distance Learning Student Population at Virginia Western Community College
Number of Students
Total5,625
Enrolled Online Exclusively1,534
Enrolled Some Online Courses1,581
Not in Online Courses2,510
By age range, at Virginia Western Community College, 1,158 students are aged 20 to 24 (20.59% of total students), 3,165 students are aged below 20 (56.27%), 142 students are aged above 50 (4.52%).
Graduate Student Population By Age at Virginia Western Community College
TotalMaleFemale
Total5,6252,3653,260
Under 181,8047591,045
Age 18-191,361602759
Age 20-21688319369
Age 22-24470199271
Age 25-29416161255
Age 30-34330112218
Age 35-3919367126
Age 40-4922186135
Age 50-641275374
Over 641578

Directory and Accreditation Information

Virginia Western Community College is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges (1/1/1969 - Current).
The following list shows the contact and directory information of Virginia Western Community College.
3094 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA
540-857-8922
School Website
Admission Page
Financial Aid Information

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