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

155 Undergraduate Degrees

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Virginia Western Community College Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Virginia Western Community College.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#31 Most Popular Business Support & Assistance Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#165 Most Popular Business Administration & Management Associate Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

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/

How Do I Get Into Virginia Western Community College?

You can apply to Virginia Western Community College online at: https://apply.vccs.edu/oa/launch.action

Virginia Western Community College has an open admissions policy. This means that the school accepts all applicants assuming that they meet very basic requirements, such as having a high school diploma or equivalent.

Can I Afford Virginia Western Community College?

13% Take Out Loans
10.5% Loan Default Rate

Student Loan Debt

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Virginia Western Community College, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $4,489 a year. That adds up to $17,956 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Virginia Western Community College is 10.5%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

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

2,448 Took All Classes Online
3,768 Took At Least One Class Online
65.1% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2019-2020, 3,768 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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Online Growth Rankings of Virginia Western Community College

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Virginia Western Community College was 65.1%. This is the #471 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Virginia Western Community College regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Virginia Western Community College ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Virginia Western Community College.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Interior Design Management #34
General Business Administration and Management #252
Business Administration & Management #330

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Virginia Western Community College Business Concentrations

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

Major Basic Certificate Associate’s TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management 0 72 72
Other Business Operations Support and Secretarial Services 18 19 37
Interior Design Management 6 23 29
Other Accounting and Related Services 0 12 12
General Hospitality Administration/Management 5 0 5
TOTAL 29 126 155

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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