65.51% White, 10.26% Afraican-American, and 2.09% Asian Students in West Virginia Colleges

A total of 135,922 students are enrolled in West Virginia colleges including 4-year colleges, community colleges, and trade schools.

By race, there are 514 native american or Alaska native students (0.38%), 2,841 asian students (2.09%), 13,945 african-american students (10.26%), 12,751 hispanic students (9.38%), 576 native hawaiian or other pacific islander students (0.42%), and 89,036 white students (65.51%).

For West Virginia colleges, Roane-Jackson Technical Center has the highest rate of white students (0.00% and Future Generations University has the lowest rate of white students (0.31%.

For Afraican-american students, International Beauty School has the highest rate of black students (0.36% and Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College has the lowest rate of black students (0.01% among West Virginia colleges.

For Asian students, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine has the highest rate of asian students (0.20% and Bethany College has the lowest rate of asian students (0.00% among West Virginia colleges.

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Student Population by Race for West Virginia Colleges

In West Virginia 4-year colleges and universites, there are 2,717 asian students (2.29%), 13,052 african-american students (10.99%), 12,195 hispanic students (10.26%), and 74,542 white students (62.74%).

In West Virginia community colleges, there are 821 african-american students (5.02%), 537 hispanic students (3.28%), and 13,863 white students (84.73%).

In West Virginia trade schools, there are 72 african-american students (9.49%), 19 hispanic students (2.50%), and 631 white students (83.14%).

Summary Table of Student Population by Race and School Level for West Virginia Colleges
School LevelTotal Enrollment American Indian / Native AmericanAsianAfrican-AmericanHispanic Native Hawaiian / Pacific IslanderWhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
All Levels135,922 514
(0.38%)		 2,841
(2.09%)		 13,945
(10.26%)		 12,751
(9.38%)		 576
(0.42%)		 89,036
(65.51%)		 5,802
(4.27%)		 7,445
(5.48%)
4-year Colleges118,802 450
(0.38%)		 2,717
(2.29%)		 13,052
(10.99%)		 12,195
(10.26%)		 556
(0.47%)		 74,542
(62.74%)		 5,239
(4.41%)		 7,064
(5.95%)
Community Colleges16,361 63
(0.39%)		 121
(0.74%)		 821
(5.02%)		 537
(3.28%)		 19
(0.12%)		 13,863
(84.73%)		 537
(3.28%)		 375
(2.29%)
Trade Schools759 1
(0.13%)		 3
(0.40%)		 72
(9.49%)		 19
(2.50%)		 1
(0.13%)		 631
(83.14%)		 26
(3.43%)		 6
(0.79%)

Student Population Comparison By Race for All West Virginia Colleges

The following table compares student population by race between West Virginia colleges. A total of 135,922 students have enrolled in West Virginia colleges including both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Student Population Comparison by Race between West Virginia Colleges
SchoolTotal EnrollmentAmerican Indian / Native American AsianAfrican-AmericanHispanicNative Hawaiian / Pacific Islander WhiteTwo or More RaceRace Unknown
Appalachian Bible CollegePrivate, 4-year2231
(0.4%)		 3
(1.3%)		 6
(2.7%)		 3
(1.3%)		 - 200
(89.7%)		 1
(0.4%)		 2
(0.9%)
B M Spurr School of Practical NursingPrivate, Less than 2-year17- - - - - 15
(88.2%)		 2
(11.8%)		 -
Ben Franklin Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year78- - 8
(10.3%)		 - - 65
(83.3%)		 5
(6.4%)		 -
Bethany CollegePrivate, 4-year6404
(0.6%)		 1
(0.2%)		 101
(15.8%)		 34
(5.3%)		 2
(0.3%)		 289
(45.2%)		 17
(2.7%)		 144
(22.5%)
Bluefield State UniversityPublic, 4-year1,1411
(0.1%)		 5
(0.4%)		 244
(21.4%)		 56
(4.9%)		 2
(0.2%)		 767
(67.2%)		 52
(4.6%)		 12
(1.1%)
Cabell County Career Technology CenterPublic, Less than 2-year511
(2.0%)		 - 2
(3.9%)		 2
(3.9%)		 - 46
(90.2%)		 - -
Charleston School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year46- - 8
(17.4%)		 - - 33
(71.7%)		 5
(10.9%)		 -
University of CharlestonPrivate, 4-year3,0629
(0.3%)		 46
(1.5%)		 304
(9.9%)		 270
(8.8%)		 10
(0.3%)		 1,953
(63.8%)		 128
(4.2%)		 132
(4.3%)
Clarksburg Beauty Academy and School of Massage TherapyPrivate, 2-4 year47- - 2
(4.3%)		 - - 42
(89.4%)		 3
(6.4%)		 -
Concord UniversityPublic, 4-year1,9436
(0.3%)		 9
(0.5%)		 192
(9.9%)		 8
(0.4%)		 2
(0.1%)		 1,516
(78.0%)		 72
(3.7%)		 61
(3.1%)
Davis & Elkins CollegePrivate, 4-year6616
(0.9%)		 4
(0.6%)		 43
(6.5%)		 42
(6.4%)		 6
(0.9%)		 396
(59.9%)		 5
(0.8%)		 63
(9.5%)
Fairmont State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,30513
(0.4%)		 25
(0.8%)		 175
(5.3%)		 8
(0.2%)		 1
(0.0%)		 2,877
(87.0%)		 138
(4.2%)		 30
(0.9%)
Glenville State UniversityPublic, 4-year1,76512
(0.7%)		 9
(0.5%)		 127
(7.2%)		 58
(3.3%)		 - 1,444
(81.8%)		 36
(2.0%)		 26
(1.5%)
Ameritas CollegePrivate, 2-4 year182- - 24
(13.2%)		 5
(2.7%)		 3
(1.6%)		 144
(79.1%)		 5
(2.7%)		 1
(0.5%)
James Rumsey Technical InstitutePublic, Less than 2-year99- 1
(1.0%)		 12
(12.1%)		 11
(11.1%)		 - 73
(73.7%)		 2
(2.0%)		 -
Ralph R Willis Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year18- - 1
(5.6%)		 - - 17
(94.4%)		 - -
Marshall UniversityPublic, 4-year11,95837
(0.3%)		 173
(1.4%)		 575
(4.8%)		 315
(2.6%)		 6
(0.1%)		 8,918
(74.6%)		 460
(3.8%)		 1,273
(10.6%)
Mercer County Technical Education CenterPublic, 2-4 year1201
(0.8%)		 - 14
(11.7%)		 1
(0.8%)		 1
(0.8%)		 103
(85.8%)		 - -
Monongalia County Technical Education CenterPublic, Less than 2-year43- 1
(2.3%)		 7
(16.3%)		 2
(4.7%)		 - 33
(76.7%)		 - -
Morgantown Beauty College IncPrivate, 2-4 year68- 2
(2.9%)		 5
(7.4%)		 2
(2.9%)		 - 55
(80.9%)		 4
(5.9%)		 -
West Virginia University at ParkersburgPublic, 4-year2,7286
(0.2%)		 14
(0.5%)		 37
(1.4%)		 51
(1.9%)		 - 2,520
(92.4%)		 83
(3.0%)		 3
(0.1%)
Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year1,0773
(0.3%)		 7
(0.6%)		 55
(5.1%)		 47
(4.4%)		 - 908
(84.3%)		 39
(3.6%)		 6
(0.6%)
Academy of Careers and TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year168- - 22
(13.1%)		 - - 145
(86.3%)		 1
(0.6%)		 -
Salem UniversityPrivate, 4-year1,0833
(0.3%)		 5
(0.5%)		 136
(12.6%)		 41
(3.8%)		 3
(0.3%)		 644
(59.5%)		 3
(0.3%)		 134
(12.4%)
Shepherd UniversityPublic, 4-year3,33914
(0.4%)		 55
(1.6%)		 244
(7.3%)		 271
(8.1%)		 6
(0.2%)		 2,434
(72.9%)		 191
(5.7%)		 98
(2.9%)
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,4821
(0.1%)		 4
(0.3%)		 12
(0.8%)		 27
(1.8%)		 - 1,412
(95.3%)		 26
(1.8%)		 -
Fred W Eberle Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year109- - 2
(1.8%)		 2
(1.8%)		 - 105
(96.3%)		 - -
West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicinePublic, 4-year835- 169
(20.2%)		 21
(2.5%)		 21
(2.5%)		 - 577
(69.1%)		 32
(3.8%)		 15
(1.8%)
West Virginia State UniversityPublic, 4-year3,2464
(0.1%)		 42
(1.3%)		 326
(10.0%)		 69
(2.1%)		 5
(0.2%)		 2,371
(73.0%)		 92
(2.8%)		 245
(7.5%)
West Virginia University Hospital Departments of Rad Tech and NutritionPrivate, 4-year64- 1
(1.6%)		 1
(1.6%)		 - - 62
(96.9%)		 - -
West Liberty UniversityPublic, 4-year2,2995
(0.2%)		 21
(0.9%)		 119
(5.2%)		 5
(0.2%)		 8
(0.3%)		 1,728
(75.2%)		 138
(6.0%)		 206
(9.0%)
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyPublic, 4-year1,2783
(0.2%)		 16
(1.3%)		 42
(3.3%)		 40
(3.1%)		 - 1,005
(78.6%)		 43
(3.4%)		 26
(2.0%)
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegePrivate, 4-year1,0555
(0.5%)		 11
(1.0%)		 129
(12.2%)		 56
(5.3%)		 4
(0.4%)		 709
(67.2%)		 34
(3.2%)		 17
(1.6%)
West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonPrivate, 2-4 year3942
(0.5%)		 - 20
(5.1%)		 - 1
(0.3%)		 354
(89.8%)		 16
(4.1%)		 1
(0.3%)
West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownPrivate, 4-year6731
(0.1%)		 5
(0.7%)		 40
(5.9%)		 12
(1.8%)		 - 594
(88.3%)		 18
(2.7%)		 3
(0.4%)
International Beauty SchoolPrivate, 2-4 year86- 2
(2.3%)		 31
(36.0%)		 22
(25.6%)		 - 31
(36.0%)		 - -
West Virginia Northern Community CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5253
(0.2%)		 15
(1.0%)		 64
(4.2%)		 31
(2.0%)		 1
(0.1%)		 1,339
(87.8%)		 47
(3.1%)		 16
(1.0%)
West Virginia UniversityPublic, 4-year23,64336
(0.2%)		 496
(2.1%)		 797
(3.4%)		 1,058
(4.5%)		 9
(0.0%)		 18,667
(79.0%)		 1,213
(5.1%)		 383
(1.6%)
Wheeling UniversityPrivate, 4-year7743
(0.4%)		 9
(1.2%)		 140
(18.1%)		 27
(3.5%)		 5
(0.6%)		 404
(52.2%)		 9
(1.2%)		 44
(5.7%)
Wood County Technical Center-Practical NursingPublic, Less than 2-year31- 1
(3.2%)		 2
(6.5%)		 1
(3.2%)		 - 27
(87.1%)		 - -
Roane-Jackson Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year28- - - - - 28
(100.0%)		 - -
Mineral County Vocational Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year14- - - - - 13
(92.9%)		 1
(7.1%)		 -
Valley College-BeckleyPrivate, 2-4 year165- - 14
(8.5%)		 - - 138
(83.6%)		 4
(2.4%)		 9
(5.5%)
Valley College-MartinsburgPrivate, 4-year7651
(0.1%)		 2
(0.3%)		 204
(26.7%)		 29
(3.8%)		 - 402
(52.5%)		 49
(6.4%)		 78
(10.2%)
Fayette Institute of TechnologyPublic, Less than 2-year32- - - - - 32
(100.0%)		 - -
United Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year10- - - - - 10
(100.0%)		 - -
Putnam Career and Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year27- - 1
(3.7%)		 - - 26
(96.3%)		 - -
Carver Career CenterPublic, 2-4 year169- 1
(0.6%)		 8
(4.7%)		 1
(0.6%)		 - 159
(94.1%)		 - -
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4651
(0.2%)		 2
(0.4%)		 7
(1.5%)		 4
(0.9%)		 - 406
(87.3%)		 17
(3.7%)		 28
(6.0%)
West Virginia Junior College-BridgeportPrivate, 2-4 year146- 2
(1.4%)		 11
(7.5%)		 4
(2.7%)		 - 122
(83.6%)		 3
(2.1%)		 4
(2.7%)
Pierpont Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,93813
(0.7%)		 17
(0.9%)		 55
(2.8%)		 17
(0.9%)		 1
(0.1%)		 1,685
(86.9%)		 100
(5.2%)		 50
(2.6%)
Mountwest Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,5205
(0.3%)		 3
(0.2%)		 61
(4.0%)		 28
(1.8%)		 - 1,225
(80.6%)		 71
(4.7%)		 125
(8.2%)
John D Rockefeller IV Career CenterPublic, Less than 2-year20- - 2
(10.0%)		 - - 18
(90.0%)		 - -
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year4,20310
(0.2%)		 51
(1.2%)		 309
(7.4%)		 362
(8.6%)		 9
(0.2%)		 3,177
(75.6%)		 178
(4.2%)		 93
(2.2%)
New River Community and Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,57111
(0.7%)		 7
(0.4%)		 61
(3.9%)		 5
(0.3%)		 3
(0.2%)		 1,424
(90.6%)		 55
(3.5%)		 5
(0.3%)
Mountain State School of MassagePrivate, Less than 2-year32- - - - - 32
(100.0%)		 - -
American Public University SystemPrivate, 4-year50,715277
(0.5%)		 1,581
(3.1%)		 8,959
(17.7%)		 9,605
(18.9%)		 486
(1.0%)		 22,816
(45.0%)		 2,365
(4.7%)		 4,020
(7.9%)
Strayer University-West VirginiaPrivate, 4-year252- 2
(0.8%)		 29
(11.5%)		 9
(3.6%)		 - 191
(75.8%)		 18
(7.1%)		 3
(1.2%)
Catholic International UniversityPrivate, 4-year230- 6
(2.6%)		 4
(1.7%)		 60
(26.1%)		 - 135
(58.7%)		 3
(1.3%)		 10
(4.3%)
Ross College-MorgantownPrivate, Less than 2-year30- - 5
(16.7%)		 3
(10.0%)		 1
(3.3%)		 16
(53.3%)		 1
(3.3%)		 4
(13.3%)
Future Generations UniversityPrivate, 4-year48- - 2
(4.2%)		 - 1
(2.1%)		 15
(31.3%)		 - 30
(62.5%)
Ross Medical Education Center-CharlestonPrivate, Less than 2-year65- - 10
(15.4%)		 - - 40
(61.5%)		 13
(20.0%)		 2
(3.1%)
BridgeValley Community & Technical CollegePublic, 2-4 year1,92714
(0.7%)		 13
(0.7%)		 103
(5.3%)		 25
(1.3%)		 - 1,729
(89.7%)		 - 43
(2.2%)
Mingo Extended Learning CenterPublic, Less than 2-year9- - - - - 9
(100.0%)		 - -
Randolph Technical CenterPublic, Less than 2-year15- - - - - 14
(93.3%)		 1
(6.7%)		 -
Huntington School of Beauty CulturePrivate, 2-4 year1112
(1.8%)		 2
(1.8%)		 10
(9.0%)		 1
(0.9%)		 - 93
(83.8%)		 3
(2.7%)		 -
Boone Career and Technical CenterPublic, 2-4 year59- - - - - 59
(100.0%)		 - -
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