Community colleges
Community Colleges in Virginia
CampusPin lists 24 public community colleges among Virginia's 102 colleges, about 23.5% of the state's institutions. Community colleges are the most affordable on-ramp to higher education, with a median published in-state tuition of $4,938 in this snapshot.
Virginia community colleges by the numbers
- Community colleges
- 24
- Share of state colleges
- 23.5%
- Median published in-state tuition
- $4,938
- National public 2-year median
- $4,288
- Lowest published tuition
- Patrick & Henry Community College ($4,858)
Counts and shares come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution snapshot; the tuition median is the published in-state figure from the tuition-by-state snapshot. Those cover every community college in the state. Here a community college means a public two-year college; private two-year and career schools are not counted. The list below covers all 24 of them. Published prices are before financial aid, net price is typically lower, and lower tuition is not a measure of quality.
What work without a bachelor's degree pays in Virginia
64% of jobs in Virginia are in occupations the federal government reports as typically entered with an associate degree, a certificate, some college, a high-school diploma, or no formal credential. 25% of that employment pays more than $55,690, the median wage across all occupations there.
- Jobs not typically needing a bachelor's
- 64%
- Of those, paying above the local median
- 25%
- Virginia median wage, all occupations
- $55,690
- Best-paid such occupation in Virginia
- Air traffic controllers ($191,820) — typically entered with an associate's degree
These figures describe occupations, not graduates. They do not measure what community-college students in Virginia earn, and they are not evidence that any credential caused the pay. Typical entry education is a national assignment describing what people entering an occupation usually hold, not a requirement and not a guarantee that a particular employer accepts it. A median describes everyone working in an occupation, experienced and new alike, so it is not a starting salary, and wages are not adjusted for cost of living.
All community colleges in Virginia
- Blue Ridge Community College, Weyers Cave · $5,646 published in-state tuition
- Brightpoint Community College, Chester · $5,082 published in-state tuition
- Central Virginia Community College, Lynchburg · $5,157 published in-state tuition
- Danville Community College, Danville · $4,992 published in-state tuition
- Eastern Shore Community College, Melfa · $5,082 published in-state tuition
- Germanna Community College, Locust Grove · $5,257 published in-state tuition
- J. Sargeant Reynolds Community College, Richmond · $5,280 published in-state tuition
- Laurel Ridge Community College, Middletown · $5,072 published in-state tuition
- Mountain Empire Community College, Big Stone Gap · $5,007 published in-state tuition
- Mountain Gateway Community College, Clifton Forge · $5,022 published in-state tuition
- New River Community College, Dublin · $4,979 published in-state tuition
- Northern Virginia Community College, Annandale · $5,891 published in-state tuition
- Patrick & Henry Community College, Martinsville · $4,858 published in-state tuition
- Paul D. Camp Community College, Franklin · $5,012 published in-state tuition
- Piedmont Virginia Community College, Charlottesville · $5,072 published in-state tuition
- Rappahannock Community College, Glenns · $5,102 published in-state tuition
- Richard Bland College, South Prince George · $9,090 published in-state tuition
- Southside Virginia Community College, Alberta · $5,007 published in-state tuition
- Southwest Virginia Community College, Cedar Bluff · $5,075 published in-state tuition
- Tidewater Community College, Norfolk · $5,588 published in-state tuition
- Virginia Highlands Community College, Abingdon · $5,022 published in-state tuition
- Virginia Peninsula Community College, Hampton · $5,088 published in-state tuition
- Virginia Western Community College, Roanoke · $5,400 published in-state tuition
- Wytheville Community College, Wytheville · $5,007 published in-state tuition
Why start at a Virginia community college?
Community colleges typically offer open or less-selective admission, the lowest published tuition of any sector, and transfer pathways that let students complete lower-division coursework before moving to a four-year university. They also serve working and returning students with part-time, evening, and online options. Confirm transfer-credit and articulation agreements with each college and your target university. Because two-year colleges anchor the low-cost end of every state's mix, our cost and outcomes by state research puts that affordability in context against each state's overall medians.
Community colleges in nearby states
Data sources & methodology
Community-college counts and shares for Virginia come from CampusPin's committed institution-distribution and tuition-by-state snapshots; the college list is compiled live from each institution's record.
Sources used across this page
Not every source informs every figure. Each data point draws on the source appropriate to it see the relevant section and the data dictionary for field-level provenance.
IPEDS / NCES College Navigator
Federal enrollment, admissions, tuition, retention, and program data. Released annually with a 1–2 year lag.
U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard
Net price by income band, post-graduation earnings, and federal aid context.
Institutional websites
Each school's official admissions, registrar, and financial-aid pages are the authoritative source for current details.
Where a value is unavailable it is shown as unavailable, never as 0, free, or a negative judgment. Always confirm final details with the institution before applying.
Suggested citation
CampusPin. Community Colleges in Virginia. Retrieved from https://campuspin.com/community-colleges-in/virginia