Best West Virginia Community Colleges (2021)
For the 2021 school year, there are 23 community colleges serving 27,291 students in West Virginia (14 public colleges and 9 private colleges).
For West Virginia community colleges, the average tuition is approximately $3,610 per year for in-state students and $8,321 for out-of-state students. For private community colleges, the average yearly tuition is approximately $11,594 per year (view national tuition costs).
West Virginia community colleges have a diversity score of 0.30, which is lower than the national average of 0.73 (view national diversity statistics).
Minority enrollment is 17% (majority Black) and the student:teacher ratio is 22:1.
Student by Ethnicity
(WV) School Average
Asian
1%
Hispanic
2%
Black
6%
White
83%
Two or more races
2%
Non Resident
2%
Unknown
4%
Top West Virginia Community Colleges (2021)
- College Location Students
- Martinsburg CollegePrivate for-profit341 Aikens Center
Martinsburg, WV 25404
(304) 945-0656 1,203 students - 101 Fort Ave
Keyser, WV 26726
(304) 788-6820 1,340 students - Valley College-MartinsburgPrivate for-profit287 Aikens Ctr Edwin Miller Blvd
Martinsburg, WV 25404
(304) 263-0979 516 students - West Virginia Junior College-BridgeportPrivate for-profit176 Thompson Dr.
Bridgeport, WV 26330
(304) 842-4007 108 students - 300 Campus Drive
Parkersburg, WV 26104
(304) 424-8000 2,403 students - 13650 Apple Harvest Drive
Martinsburg, WV 25403
(304) 260-4380 6,273 students - 619 2nd Avenue
Montgomery, WV 25136
(304) 734-6601 1,162 students - 2001 Union Carbide Dr
South Charleston, WV 25136
(304) 734-6600 1,689 students - 316 Eastern Drive
Moorefield, WV 26836
(304) 434-8000 539 students - Huntington Junior CollegePrivate for-profit900 Fifth Ave
Huntington, WV 25701
(304) 697-7550 315 students - 2001 Union Carbide Drive
South Charleston, WV 25303
(304) 205-6600 1,573 students - Mountain State CollegePrivate for-profit1508 Spring St
Parkersburg, WV 26101
(304) 485-5487 23 students - One Mountwest Way
Huntington, WV 25701
(866) 710-3140 1,873 students - 280 University Drive
Beaver, WV 25813
(304) 929-5450 1,169 students - 1201 Locust Ave
Fairmont, WV 26554
(304) 367-4907 1,828 students - Dempsey Branch Road
Mount Gay, WV 25637
(304) 896-7098 1,458 students - Valley College-BeckleyPrivate for-profit120 New River Town Center
Beckley, WV 25801
(304) 252-9547 117 students - Valley College-PrincetonPrivate for-profit617 Mercer Street
Princeton, WV 24740
(304) 425-2323 50 students - West Virginia Junior College-CharlestonPrivate for-profit1000 Virginia St E
Charleston, WV 25301
(304) 345-2820 126 students - West Virginia Junior College-MorgantownPrivate for-profit148 Willey St
Morgantown, WV 26505
(304) 296-8282 540 students - 1704 Market St.
Wheeling, WV 26003
(304) 233-5900 1,541 students
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