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Virginia Colleges Summary

There are more than 150 colleges and career schools in Virginia, and almost 450,000 students attending those schools. Northern Virginia Community College is the largest college with more than 35,000 students. There are six other colleges with more than 20,000 students. These are: George Mason University, Virginia Commonwealth University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, University of Virginia, Tidewater Community College, and Old Dominion University.

Other notable colleges with more than 10,000 students include: James Madison University, Liberty University, and J Sargeant Reynolds Community College. There are a number of smaller schools as well, nearly 20 of them have less than 100 students.

There are more than 20 community colleges in Virginia. The two largest are mentioned above. The next five largest community colleges, each with more than 5,000 students, are: Thomas Nelson Community College, Virginia Western Community College, John Tyler Community College, Lord Fairfax Community College, and Germanna Community College.

The mailing address and web site address for the Virginia Department of Education is as follows:

P. O. Box 2120
Richmond, VA 23218
Website: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/

Virginia Colleges and Career Schools

SchoolCityStudentsDormsOpen AdmissionTypical SAT Range
Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia Beach  Yes 
Ana Visage AcademyGreat Falls18 Yes 
Appalachian School of LawGrundy340 No 
Argosy UniversityArlington  Yes 
Averett UniversityDanville865522NoV: 420-510
M: 410-490
Aviation Institute of Maintenance ManassasManassas130 Yes 
Aviation Institute of Maintenance Virginia BeachChesapeake189 Yes 
Baptist Theological Seminary at RichmondRichmond13357No 
Bar Palma Beauty Careers AcademyRoanoke60 Yes 
Beta TechRichmond186 Yes 
Beta TechRichmond80 Yes 
Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers Cave4,084 Yes 
Bluefield CollegeBluefield793218NoV: 420-530
M: 420-500
Bon Secours Memorial School of NursingRichmond394 NoV: 380-540
M: 450-470
W: 410-720
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewater1,5411,337NoV: 450-560
M: 460-570
Bryant and Stratton College RichmondRichmond516 Yes 
Bryant and Stratton College Virginia BeachVirginia Beach499 Yes 
Career Training SolutionsFredericksburg185 Yes 
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburg4,926 Yes 
CET AlexandriaAlexandria140 Yes 
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport News4,8842,893NoV: 550-630
M: 540-620
College of William and MaryWilliamsburg7,7954,543NoV: 630-740
M: 620-710
W: 620-710
Colonial Heights Beauty AcademyColonial Heights59 Yes 
Culinary Institute of VirginiaNorfolk  Yes 
Culpeper Cosmetology Training CenterCulpeper20 Yes 
Dabney S Lancaster Community CollegeClifton Forge1,295 Yes 
Danville Community CollegeDanville4,016 Yes 
Danville Regional Medical Center School of Health ProfessionsDanville111 No 
DeVry UniversityChesapeake, Manassas, McLean  Yes 
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburg1,234688NoV: 450-600
M: 470-600
Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfa907 Yes 
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolk725 No 
ECPI College of TechnologyGlen Allen, Manassas, Newport News, Richmond, Roanoke, Virginia Beach  Yes 
Edward Via Virginia College of Osteopathic MedicineBlacksburg645 No 
Emory and Henry CollegeEmory1,026757NoV: 460-575
M: 450-550
Empire Beauty SchoolsMidlothian, Richmond  Yes 
Everest CollegeArlington, Chesapeake, McLean, Newport News  Yes 
Ferrum CollegeFerrum1,2331,067NoV: 400-490
M: 400-490
W: 390-480
George Mason UniversityFairfax30,2764,400NoV: 510-600
M: 520-610
Germanna Community CollegeLocust Grove5,899 Yes 
Graham Webb International Academy of HairArlington180 Yes 
Hampden Sydney CollegeHampden-Sydney1,1221,122NoV: 510-600
M: 515-630
W: 480-540
Hampton UniversityHampton5,6583,117NoV: 465-620
M: 472-578
Henrico County Saint Marys Hospital School of Practical NursingHighland Springs89 No 
Heritage InstituteManassas255 Yes 
Hollins UniversityRoanoke1,0491,000NoV: 520-650
M: 470-580
Institute for the Psychological SciencesArlington43 No 
ITT Technical InstituteChantilly, Norfolk, Richmond, Springfield  Yes 
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmond12,557 Yes 
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburg17,9185,568NoV: 520-610
M: 530-620
W: 520-610
Jefferson College of Health SciencesRoanoke971150NoV: 400-503
M: 410-503
W: 390-485
John Tyler Community CollegeChester8,082 Yes 
Keller Graduate School of Management of DeVry UniversityArlington, Chesapeake, Manassas  Yes 
Legends InstituteLynchburg39 Yes 
Longwood UniversityFarmville4,7272,900NoV: 500-580
M: 490-570
Lord Fairfax Community CollegeMiddletown5,655 Yes 
Lynchburg CollegeLynchburg2,490 NoV: 460-570
M: 450-560
W: 460-560
Lynchburg General Hospital School of NursingLynchburg175 NoV: 440-590
M: 400-500
W: 400-500
Mary Baldwin CollegeStaunton1,685722NoV: 470-580
M: 440-550
W: 460-570
Marymount UniversityArlington3,609695NoV: 450-560
M: 450-550
W: 450-550
Medical Careers InstituteManassas, Newport News, Richmond, Virginia Beach  Yes 
Miller-Motte Technical CollegeLynchburg  Yes 
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone Gap3,017 Yes 
National CollegeBluefield, Charlottesville, Danville, Harrisonburg, Lynchburg, Martinsville, Salem  Yes 
National Massage Therapy InstituteFalls Church  Yes 
New River Community CollegeDublin4,586 Yes 
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolk6,1552,356NoV: 400-470
M: 390-470
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandale41,266 Yes 
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolk22,2873,784NoV: 480-570
M: 480-580
W: 470-560
Patrick Henry Community CollegeMartinsville2,948 Yes 
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklin1,544 Yes 
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesville4,674 Yes 
Potomac CollegeHerndon  Yes 
Radford UniversityRadford9,1223,150NoV: 450-550
M: 460-550
W: 450-540
Randolph CollegeLynchburg656670NoV: 510-640
M: 490-610
Randolph Macon CollegeAshland1,1761,032NoV: 490-580
M: 500-590
W: 485-570
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlenns3,206 Yes 
Regent UniversityVirginia Beach4,115550NoV: 485-620
M: 445-550
Richard Bland College of the College of William and MaryPetersburg1,402 No 
Richmond School of Health and TechnologyRichmond358 Yes 
Riverside School of Health CareersNewport News286 No 
Roanoke CollegeSalem2,0061,240NoV: 500-600
M: 500-590
W: 480-570
Rudy & Kelly Academy of Hair and NailsVirginia Beach178 Yes 
Saint Pauls CollegeLawrenceville700400NoV: 315-405
M: 321-410
W: 310-400
Sanford-Brown CollegeVienna  Yes 
Sentara School of Health ProfessionsChesapeake345 No 
Shenandoah UniversityWinchester3,393781NoV: 440-560
M: 440-560
W: 440-550
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena Vista701482NoM: 440-580
W: 440-590
Southside Regional Medical CenterPetersburg172 No 
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlberta5,255 Yes 
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeRichlands3,716 Yes 
Springfield Beauty AcademyAnnandale113 Yes 
Staunton School of CosmetologyStaunton36 Yes 
Stratford UniversityFalls Church860 Yes 
Strayer UniversityAlexandria, Arlington, Ashburn, Chesapeake, Fredericksburg, Glen Allen, Manassas, Midlothian, Newport News, Virginia Beach, Woodbridge  Yes 
Suffolk Beauty AcademySuffolk50 Yes 
Suffolk Public Schools Sentara Obici Hospital School of Practical NursingSuffolk17 No 
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet Briar815615NoV: 510-620
M: 480-590
Tap This Valley Works CETRoanoke20 Yes 
The Art InstitutesArlington  Yes 
The University of Virginia's College at WiseWise1,803664NoV: 420-530
M: 428-530
W: 420-510
Thomas Nelson Community CollegeHampton9,368 Yes 
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolk25,857 Yes 
Tidewater TechVirginia Beach1,423 Yes 
Tidewater TechNewport News224 Yes 
Tidewater TechNorfolk283 Yes 
Tidewater TechChesapeake290 Yes 
Tidewater Tech TradesNorfolk157 Yes 
Union Theological Seminary & Presbyterian School of Christian EducationRichmond370121No 
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburg5,0012,459NoV: 560-660
M: 530-630
W: 550-650
University of PhoenixReston, Richmond  Yes 
University of RichmondRichmond4,3242,680NoV: 583-688
M: 610-690
W: 590-690
University of Virginia Main CampusCharlottesville24,2577,069NoV: 590-700
M: 610-720
W: 600-700
Virginia Beach City Public Schools School of Practical NursingVirginia Beach23 No 
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmond31,7004,855NoV: 480-580
M: 480-580
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdon2,580 Yes 
Virginia Intermont CollegeBristol224 NoV: 430-550
M: 410-510
W: 200-400
Virginia Military InstituteLexington1,3781,389NoV: 510-610
M: 520-620
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburg29,8989,125NoV: 530-630
M: 570-670
W: 530-630
Virginia School of Hair DesignHampton105 Yes 
Virginia School of MassageCharlottesville  Yes 
Virginia State UniversityPetersburg4,7202,624NoV: 410-480
M: 400-480
Virginia Union UniversityRichmond1,535699Yes 
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburg21740Yes 
Virginia Wesleyan CollegeNorfolk1,433805NoV: 430-540
M: 430-540
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanoke8,653 Yes 
Wards Corner Beauty AcademyNorfolk79 No 
Wards Corner Beauty Academy Virginia BeachVirginia Beach74 No 
Washington and Lee UniversityLexington2,1811,254NoV: 660-740
M: 650-720
W: 650-730
Washington County Adult Skill CenterAbingdon110 Yes 
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation CenterFishersville280392Yes 
Wytheville Community CollegeWytheville3,072 Yes 
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