Virginia State University Trade Programs

Virginia State University is a public institution situated in Petersburg, Virginia. Petersburg is considered a suburb and offers tranquility and safety near the excitement of a city center.

Where Is Virginia State University?

Contact details for Virginia State are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone:	804-524-5000
Website:	www.vsu.edu

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Can I Afford Virginia State?

In a recent term, part-time Virginia State students paid $405 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $939 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

	In State	Out of State
Tuition	$5,540	$17,038
Fees	$4,215	$4,968
Books and Supplies	$1,300	$1,300
On Campus Room and Board	$12,966	$12,966
On Campus Other Expenses	$3,640	$3,640

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Virginia State, approximately 92% of students took out student loans averaging $7,066 a year. That adds up to $28,264 over four years for those students.

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Virginia State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 3,659 undergraduate students at Virginia State, with 3,507 being full-time and 152 being part-time.

There are also 361 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 3,507 full-time undergraduates at Virginia State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	13
Black or African American	3,324
Hispanic or Latino	0
White	87
International Students	25
Other Races/Ethnicities	58

Geographic Diversity

Virginia students aren't the only ones who study at Virginia State University. At this time, 26 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 12 countries are represented at Virginia State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Saudi Arabia, Nigeria, and India.

Online Learning at Virginia State University

In 2022-2023, 48 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Virginia State has changed over the last few years.

Virginia State University Trade School Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	TOTAL
Mechanical Engineering Related Technologies, Other	16	16
Industrial Technology	11	11
Other Electrical & Electronic Engineering Technologies	8	8
TOTAL	35	35

Virginia State University Trades

In a recent academic period, Virginia State University awarded 105 undergraduate degrees. The table below shows the number of awards by award type for each trade program. Basic certificates are awards that are completed in less than a year, and undergraduate certificates are those awards that take between one and four years.

Major	Basic Certificates	Undergrad Certificates	Associate’s	Bachelor’s
Electronics Engineering Technology	0	0	0	8
Industrial Production Technology	0	0	0	11
Mechanical Engineering Technology	0	0	0	16
Total	0	0	0	105

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Kevin Coles under License

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