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Virginia Western Community College is a public institution located in Roanoke, Virginia. Roanoke is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

1,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
$4,818 Avg In-State Tuition

Where Is Virginia Western Community College?

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Contact details for Virginia Western Community College are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 3094 Colonial Ave, Roanoke, VA 24015
Phone: 540-857-8922
Website: virginiawestern.edu

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Can I Afford Virginia Western Community College?

$4,818 In-State Tuition
5% Take Out Loans
In a recent term, part-time Virginia Western Community College students paid $161 per credit hour if they lived in-state. Out-of-state students paid $337 per credit hour. The costs for full-time students are given in the table below.

In State Out of State
Tuition $4,818 $10,116
Fees $438 $1,143
Books and Supplies $1,500 $1,500

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 Virginia Western Community College, approximately 5% of students took out student loans averaging $4,361 a year. That adds up to $17,444 over four years for those students.

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Virginia Western Community College Undergraduate Student Diversity

1,654 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
21% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 5,738 undergraduate students at Virginia Western Community College, with 1,654 being full-time and 4,084 being part-time.

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Gender Diversity

Of the 1,654 full-time undergraduates at Virginia Western Community College, 42% are male and 58% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Virginia Western Community College students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 53
Black or African American 137
Hispanic or Latino 81
White 1,279
International Students 3
Other Races/Ethnicities 101

Over 13 countries are represented at Virginia Western Community College. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Vietnam, India, and United Kingdom.

Online Learning at Virginia Western Community College

1,412 Took All Classes Online
2,907 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 2,907 students took at least one online class at the school.

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

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Virginia Western Community College Trade School Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s Undergraduate Certificate TOTAL
Other Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions 44 20 0 64
Electrical, Electronic & Communications Engineering Technology 60 0 0 60
Health Information/Medical Records Technology/Technician 39 0 0 39
Laboratory Technician 28 10 0 38
Welding Technology/Welder 33 0 0 33
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 4 25 0 29
Licensed Practical/Vocational Nurse Training 6 0 23 29
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration Maintenance Technology/Technician 27 0 0 27
General Cooking & Related Culinary Arts 15 11 0 26
Radiologic Technology 7 18 0 25
Electrician 24 0 0 24
Manufacturing Engineering Technology 1 18 0 19
Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapy 1 18 0 19
Other Health & Medical Administrative Services 15 0 0 15
General Construction Trades 11 0 0 11
Automobile/Automotive Mechanics Technology/Technician 10 0 0 10
Emergency Medical Technology/Technician (EMT Paramedic) 5 0 0 5
Industrial Technology 0 4 0 4
Physical Therapy Assistant 2 0 0 2
CAD/CADD Drafting &/or Design Technology 0 0 0 0
Occupational Therapist Assistant 0 0 0 0
Other Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions 0 0 0 0
Surgical Technology 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 332 124 23 479

Virginia Western Community College Trades

In a recent academic period, Virginia Western Community College awarded 1,172 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
Allied Health & Medical Assisting Services 2 0 0 0
Allied Health Professions 13 0 36 0
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 28 0 10 0
Construction 11 0 0 0
Culinary Arts 15 0 11 0
Dental Support Services 4 0 25 0
Electrical & Power Transmission Installers 24 0 0 0
Electronics Engineering Technology 60 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 54 0 0 0
Heating, Air Conditioning, Ventilation & Refrigeration 27 0 0 0
Industrial Production Technology 1 0 22 0
Mental & Social Health Services 44 0 20 0
Practical Nursing & Nursing Assistants 6 23 0 0
Precision Metal Working 33 0 0 0
Vehicle Maintenance & Repair 10 0 0 0
Total 845 46 281 0

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.

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