West Virginia Public Two-Year Colleges

Junior Colleges, Technical Institutes, and Schools

The State of West Virginia administers its own system of higher education which operate at least two tiers of public colleges. One being the community colleges in West Virginia, sometimes called West Virginia junior colleges, or West Virginia technical institutes, and so-called "four-year" West Virginia colleges which award bachelor's and master's degrees. The "two-year" community educational institutions provide post-secondary education and lower-level tertiary education, granting certificates, diplomas, and associate's degrees in West Virginia. The name, "community colleges" derives from the fact that "two-year" colleges primarily accept, and attract, students from the West Virginia local community

The history of two-year colleges in West Virginia goes back more than a century to the creation of a two-year preparatory branch of West Virginia University in 1885. Over the years, most terminal two-year degree programs in West Virginia have been based at four-year campuses. In 1961, the legislature approved the establishment of two-year branch campuses at the state's universities that would provide transfer, occupational and continuing education programs. The legislature later passed legislation authorizing the Board of Regents to convert branch campuses of universities to community colleges as part of a move to establish a comprehensive community college system. The state now has a mix of 11 two-year institutions, with two stand-alone comprehensive community colleges, three regional campuses affiliated with West Virginia university, and six institutions that are divisions of other regional four-year state institutions.

West Virginia College Degrees, Certificates, & Diplomas

West Virginia Community Colleges and Two Year Colleges

Community & Technical College at West Virginia University Institute of Technology (Montgomery, WV)
Potomac State College (Keyser, WV)
Shepherd College-South Branch (2-year campus) (Petersburg, WV)
Southern West Virginia Community College
- Danville, WV
- Mount Gay, WV
- Williamson, WV
- Pineville, WV
West Virginia Northern Community College

West Virginia Colleges

Colleges and universities in West Virginia tend to have wider course offerings than other campuses across the country. This is largely due to the unique topographical features of West Virginia. Disciplines such as mining, metallurgy, and forestry are harder to find in places that don't have mountain ranges and abundant nature.

DeVry University

AIU Online

WV Online Degrees

A college degree is any of a wide range of status levels conferred by West Virginia institutions of higher education, such as colleges or universities, normally as the result of successfully completing a program of study.

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