Virginia Highlands Community College
100 Vhcc Drive, Abingdon, VA, 24212 - View a map of this school Map
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Virginia Highlands Community College promotes lifelong learning by providing quality, affordable higher education including workforce training programs that enable community members to succeed in today’s world.


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  Virginia Highlands Community College Community College Avg.
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County Washington County, VA -
Title IV Eligible Yes Yes
Carnegie Classification Associate of Arts Colleges Associate of Arts Colleges
Institution Level At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs At least 2 yrs but < 4 yrs
Institution Control Public Public
Full-Time Undergraduate 986 students 1,000 students
Part-Time Undergraduate 1,439 students 1,410 students
Total Enrollment 2,425 students 2,175 students
% Students Receiving Some Financial Aid 79% 78%
% Students Receiving Federal Grants 59% 47%
Avg. Amount Of Federal Grants Received $2,525 $2,810
% Students Receiving State/Local Grants 50% 28%
Avg. Amount Of State/Local Grants Received $747 $1,211
% Students Receiving Institutional Grants 8% 11%
Avg. Amount Of Institutional Grants Received $796 $1,117
School Notes:
  • Virginia Highlands Community College was established on November 30, 1967 by action of the State Board for Community Colleges, and assigned a service region of Washington County, the western portion of Smyth County, and the city of Bristol, Virginia. Today it is one of 23 community colleges within the Virginia Community College System.
  • During its first academic year, 1969-1970, VHCC began delivering the occupational-technical programs that formerly were offered by the Washington County Technical School. More than 300 students enrolled in the first Virginia Highlands classes, which were offered at night in the technical school’s facilities.
  • The College moved to its permanent 100-acre campus during the summer of 1970 and, in response to the community’s needs, expanded its course offerings to include both occupational-technical programs and baccalaureate-transfer programs.
  • The college buildings are located on a 100 acre campus occupied for the first time in the 1970 summer session. These modern buildings include laboratories, shops, classrooms, offices and a library. In the fall of 1986 the college opened a new 40,000 square feet Learning Resources Center/Business Technologies Building which added dramatically to the educational services available to the region. In the summer of 1994, students, faculty, staff, and administration began using a new 22,000 square feet Occupational\Technical Center building. There are labs for the air conditioning, heating, general engineering technologies and police science curricula plus a number of offices for faculty and administrators.
  • Virginia Highlands Community College is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools to award the Associate Degree.
  • Profile last updated:02/23/2008.
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