There are 40 community colleges (2-4 year colleges) in Virginia - 24 public and 16 private schools.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of Virginia community colleges is $7,540 for Virginia residents and $14,178 for out-of-state students. The average financial aid amounts including grants and/or scholarships is $5,643. A total of 164,686 students enrolled in Virginia community colleges (4,223 in average).
Virginia Community Colleges Average Statistics
32 Virginia community colleges have the open admission policy with some application requirements such as high school diploma and certificate of attendance. The average acceptance rate of schools having competitive admission is 66.68% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 66.83%.
31 schools offer online degree/programs and 1,661 students enrolled online exclusively.
The average graduation rate is 47.50% and the transfer-out rate is 47.50%. The average students to faculty ratio is 19 to 1 at Virginia community colleges.
The following table shows the 2025 average academic statistics for Virginia community colleges.
Virginia Community Colleges Comparison - Ranking and Key Facts
Northern Virginia Community College is ranked first among Virginia community colleges and Piedmont Virginia Community College and Tidewater Community College are second and third position in the ranking.
The 2025 average tuition & fees of the schools are $7,540 for Virginia residents and $14,178 for out-of-state students. The following table compares the Virginia community colleges with key statistics by ranking.