Virginia Western Community College is a public community college located in Roanoke, VA. It offers 68 programs for degree/certificate. (Of that, the distance learning opportunity (online degrees/courses) is given to 11 programs).
It is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Commission on Colleges.
The 2025 tuition & fees of Virginia Western Community College is $5,400 for Virginia residents and $11,838 for out-of-state students. Its tuition & fees is cheaper than that of Virginia public community colleges' average ($11,758).
The school has 6,332 students, which is higher than Virginia community collleges' average (3,603). In addition, 1,354 students have enrolled online exclusively. The students to faculty ratio is 23 to 1, which is higher than the average ratio (18 to 1) of Virginia community colleges.
2025 Tuition & Fees
The following table shows the 2024-2025 tuition & fees, books & supplies, and living costs at Virginia Western Community College. Then, we compare its costs to Virginia community colleges and all U.S. community colleges.
In addition, the chart shows tuition trends over the last 5 years. You can check more comprehensive tuition information on the cost of attendance page.
Offered Degrees/Programs By Area of Study
Virginia Western Community College offers Certificate and Associate's programs. The following table summarizes the number of offered programs by degree types.
Offered Programs and Online Availability
| Certificate | Associate's | Bachelor's |
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| Online Programs | 2 | 9 | NOT OFFERED |
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| Total Programs | 40 | 28 | NOT OFFERED |
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The following tables list each major program along with offered degrees and online availability. The number in each column indicates the number of awarded degrees and/or certificates of the program. It includes completers through on-campus classes, partially online classes, and only online classes.
| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Engineering | NOT OFFERED |
31 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Social Sciences | NOT OFFERED |
56 completers
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NOT OFFERED |
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| Certificate | Associate | Bachelor |
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| Electrician | NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
NOT OFFERED |
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Student Population
There are 6,332 students at Virginia Western Community College including both full-time and part-time students. By gender, 2,708 male students and 3,462 female students are attending the school.
The following table shows the total number of students by gender and attending status at the school. You can check more enrollment information of the school.
Student Population
| Total | Full-Time | Part-time |
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| Total | 6,170 | 1,606 | 4,564 |
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| Male Students | 2,708 | 756 | 1,952 |
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| Female Students | 3,462 | 850 | 2,612 |
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Distance Learning (Online Degree/Program) Enrollment
Of the 6,332 total students, 2,894 students enrolled through distance learning (1,354 students enrolled exclusively and 1,540 enrolled in some online courses).
Distance Learning Enrollment Distribution
| Total Enrollment | 6,332 | |
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| Enrolled Exclusively in Online Courses | 1,354 |
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| Enrolled in Some But Not All Online Courses | 1,540 |
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| Not Enrolled In Any Online Courses | 3,438 |
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School Profile and Academic Overview
The following table shows directory information and summarizes important academic and admission characteristics for Virginia Western Community College.