Why choose Virginia Western?

Tuition

Virginia Western students spend on average $9,079 less in annual tuition than 4-year college students.

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Transfer

Over 30 public and private colleges in Virginia have guaranteed admissions agreements with the VCCS.

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Employment

86% of reporting VWCC graduates are employed full time, with an average annual salary of $43,744.

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Did you Know?

February is Black History Month!

“We say easily, for instance, ‘The ignorant ought not to vote.’ We would say, ‘No civilized state should have citizens too ignorant to participate in government,’ and this statement is but a step to the fact: that no state is civilized which has citizens too ignorant to help rule it.” – W.E.B. Du Bois, The Ruling of Men (1920)

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VWCC News

RSS News from Virginia Western

  • Virginia Western students take advocacy to halls of General Assembly February 11, 2025
    Early each year, Virginia legislators convene in Richmond to make decisions on behalf of their constituents. Helping to give a face to the many people being represented, five Virginia Western students met with members of the General Assembly on Monday, Jan. 27, at the Virginia State Capitol. Those students spoke to their experiences in an… […]
  • Virginia Western seeks nominations for 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award  January 23, 2025
    The Virginia Western Educational Foundation and the Virginia Western Alumni Association are calling for nominations for the 2025 Distinguished Alumni Award.  The annual recipient or recipients will receive the award at a special Scholarship Awards Ceremony in the spring, and a plaque will be placed on the Virginia Western Distinguished Alumni Wall outside Whitman Theatre. … […]

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My experience at VA Western was excellent. The flexibility of the classes made it possible for me to earn an Associate’s degree over the course of two pregnancies. Additionally, once I finished my degree I was able to seamlessly transfer to a four-year institution where I went on to complete a Bachelor’s degree. My time at VA Western gave me the confidence and education I needed to make that goal possible. I will always think back fondly on those years!

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