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West Virginia Northern Community College

School Overview:

School Notes:

• West Virginia Northern Community College is a public, multi-campus comprehensive community college which serves the six counties of Ohio, Brooke, Hancock, Marshall, Wetzel and Tyler.
• On May 9, 1972, the West Virginia Board of Regents created a dual-campus community college out of what were formerly the Hancock County Branch and the Wheeling Campus of West Liberty State College. The Board specified that the newly created institution was to be a comprehensive community college responsible for educational programs of two years or less duration for high school graduates and adults. Responding to local community requests, the College began offering courses in New Martinsville in 1973 and established a campus there in 1975.
• As a comprehensive community college, Northern offers a wide variety of programs and courses in the arts and sciences, career-technical education, developmental studies and community service. Under an open-door enrollment policy, the College admits all adults desiring postsecondary education. High school students recommended by their schools for early entrance are also admitted. Graduates receive Associate in Arts degrees, Associate in Science degrees, Associate in Applied Science degrees and Certificates.
• West Virginia Northern Community College has two primary locations in Wheeling. The B&O Building, located at 1704 Market Street at the southern end of the business district, received its name from its original use as the main terminal of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in the Ohio Valley. It contains the administrative offices of the College, counseling and student services, the College Bookstore, Business Office, Learning Resources Center, Children's Activity Center, classrooms, laboratories, faculty offices and student and faculty/staff lounges. The Hazel-Atlas Building, at Fifteenth and Jacob streets, was the original location of the College. The building continues to be used for classroom and laboratory instruction and houses the College Computer Center, Culinary Arts dining room, faculty offices, student and faculty/staff lounges.
• West Virginia Northern Community College is accredited by the North Central Association of Colleges and Schools.
• Profile last updated: 08/22/2008.

In the News:

• First ‘H1N1 College Clinic’ Set at WLU (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
  posted on November 17, 2009 at 05:28:36 am
  Ohio County's public health officials are preparing to vaccinate a local university's students against the swine flu.
• Second Dose Flu Clinics Set (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
  posted on November 16, 2009 at 05:13:43 am
  Second dose swine flu vaccination clinics and clinics for three local colleges are coming up in Ohio County. The second dose clinics are for students and children 9 years old to 6 months old who already received their first dose of the H1N1 vaccine during past Ohio County clinics.
• "Bella Sera del Vino" (The Charleston State Journal)
  posted on November 11, 2009 at 11:32:56 pm
  A night of gourmet Italian food and wine that will create lasting memories all for a good cause.
• ACLU Claims Figures Point To Racial Profiling in W.Va. (The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register)
  posted on November 6, 2009 at 05:11:11 am
  WHEELING - A 2009 study shows that African-Americans in West Virginia are more likely to be stopped by police than are white drivers. Statistics on racial profiling in the state were presented Thursday as part of a "Know Your Rights" forum at West Virginia Northern Community College.
• Economy sending more students to community college (Charleston Daily Mail)
  posted on November 3, 2009 at 05:33:25 am
  CHARLESTON, W.Va.--West Virginias community and technical colleges are benefiting from enrollment bumps as students seek shelter from a shaky economy."Typically when the economy dips, community college enrollment increases," said Jim Skidmore, ch...

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