List of colleges and universities in West Virginia

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There are forty-four colleges and universities in the U.S. state of West Virginia that are listed under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. These institutions include two research universities, five master's universities, and fourteen baccalaureate colleges, as well as twenty-one associate's colleges. In addition, there are three institutions classified as special-focus institutions. [1]

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West Virginia's oldest surviving post-secondary institution is Bethany College, founded on March 2, 1840 by Alexander Campbell. [2] [3] [4] Marshall University and West Liberty University were both established in 1837, but as private subscription schools. [5] [6] Founded in 1867, West Virginia University is the state's largest public institution of higher learning in terms of enrollment, as it had 29,707 students as of spring 2013. [7] Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is the state's smallest, with an enrollment of 822. [7] With an enrollment of 1,549 students, Wheeling University is West Virginia's largest traditional private post-secondary institution, while Valley College–Princeton is the state's smallest, with an enrollment of 72. [7] The American Public University System, a private for-profit, distance education institution based in Charles Town, has the largest enrollment of any post-secondary institution in West Virginia, with 31,331 students. [7] Catholic Distance University, a fully online non-profit university in Charles Town, educates undergraduate students in Liberal Arts and theology and graduate students in theology and educational ministry.

West Virginia has two land-grant universities: West Virginia State University and West Virginia University. [8] West Virginia University is also the state's sole participant university in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program. [9] In addition, West Virginia has two historically black colleges and universities that are members of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Bluefield State University and West Virginia State University. [10] [11]

West Virginia has three medical schools: Marshall University Joan C. Edwards School of Medicine, West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine, and West Virginia University School of Medicine. It has one law school, West Virginia University College of Law, which is accredited by the American Bar Association. [12] The majority (thirty-three) of West Virginia's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC). [13] Most are accredited by multiple agencies or have specific programs or units accredited by agency, including as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).

Institutions

List of active institutions
SchoolLocation [note 1] Control [note 2] Type [note 3] Enrollment [7]
(Fall 2022)		FoundedAccreditation [7]
American Public University System Charles Town Private for-profit Master's university 48,6681991 [14] [15] CCNE, HLC
Appalachian Bible College Mount Hope Private not-for-profit Special-focus institution 2321950 [2] [16] ABHE, HLC
Bethany College Bethany Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 6231840 [2] [3] [4] NCATE, HLC
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College Martinsburg Public Associate's college 4,2471974 [17] ACEN, HLC
Bluefield State University Bluefield Public Baccalaureate college 1,3061895 [18] [19] ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–Montgomery Montgomery Public Associate's college 1,0701966 [20] [21] ADA, HLC
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–South Charleston South Charleston Public Associate's college 1,6341953 [21] ACEN, HLC
Catholic Distance University Charles Town Private not-for-profit Master's university 168 1983 DEAC, HLC, ATS
University of Charleston Charleston Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 3,0591888 [22] [23] ACEN, ACPE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC, TEAC
Concord University Athens Public Baccalaureate college 1,7481872 [18] [24] NCATE, HLC
Davis & Elkins College Elkins Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 6501904 [22] [25] ACEN, NAST, HLC, TEAC
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College Moorefield Public Associate's college 3761999 [20] [26] HLC
Fairmont State University Fairmont Public Master's university 3,4981865 [27] [28] ACEN, CCNE, NCATE, HLC
Future Generations University Franklin Private not-for-profit Special focus institution 422003 [29] HLC
Glenville State University Glenville Public Baccalaureate college 1,6301872 [27] [30] NCATE, HLC
Huntington Junior College Huntington Private for-profit Associate's college 1471936 [31] HLC
Marshall University Huntington Public Research university 10,6911837 [5] [27] ACEN, ADA, APTA, APA, ASHA, LCME, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Mountwest Community and Technical College Huntington Public Associate's college 1,2731975 [32] [33] APTA, HLC
New River Community and Technical College Beckley Public Associate's college 1,0072003 [34] [35] HLC
Pierpont Community and Technical College Fairmont Public Associate's college 1,4601974 [34] [36] APTA, HLC
Potomac State College of West Virginia University Keyser Public Associate's college 1,1451901 [37] [38] HLC
Salem University Salem Private for-profit Master's university 9841888 [39] [40] HLC, NCATE
Shepherd University Shepherdstown Public Master's university 3,2351871 [37] [41] CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College Mount Gay Public Associate's college 1,3651971 [42] [43] ACEN, ADA, JRCERT, HLC
Valley College–Beckley Beckley Private for-profit Associate's college 1521983 [44] ACICS
Valley College–Martinsburg Martinsburg Private for-profit Associate's college 6151983 [44] ACICS
Valley College–Princeton Princeton Private for-profit Associate's college 721983 [44] ACICS
West Liberty University West Liberty Public Baccalaureate college 2,3151837 [6] [45] ACEN, ADA, CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia Junior College–Bridgeport Bridgeport Private for-profit Associate's college 1461922 [46] ACICS
West Virginia Junior College–Charleston Cross Lanes Private for-profit Associate's college 2251892 [47] ACICS
West Virginia Junior College–Morgantown Morgantown Private for-profit Associate's college 5251922 [46] ACICS
West Virginia Northern Community College Wheeling Public Associate's college 1,2221972 [42] [48] ACEN, JRCERT, HLC
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine Lewisburg Public Special-focus institution 7931972 [45] [49] AOA, HLC
West Virginia State University Institute Public Master's university 3,7851891 [50] [51] NCATE, HLC
West Virginia University Morgantown Public Research university 24,7411867 [50] [52] ACPE, ABA, ADA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia University at Parkersburg Parkersburg Public Baccalaureate college 2,2881961 [53] [54] ACEN, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia University Institute of Technology Beckley Public Baccalaureate college 1,4811895 [55] [56] HLC
West Virginia Wesleyan College Buckhannon Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 9511890 [39] [57] ACEN, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Wheeling University Wheeling Private not-for-profit Baccalaureate college 7491954 [14] [58] APTA, CCNE, HLC, TEAC
Key
AbbreviationAccrediting agency
ABA American Bar Association
ACEN Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
ACCSC Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
ADA American Dietetic Association
AOA American Osteopathic Association
ACICS Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
ACPE Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ADA American Dental Association
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association
APTA American Physical Therapy Association
APA American Psychological Association
ASHA American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
ABHE Association for Biblical Higher Education
CCNE Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CEPH Council on Education for Public Health
JRCERT Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
LCME Liaison Committee on Medical Education
NASAD National Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASM National Association of Schools of Music
NAST National Association of Schools of Theatre
HLC Higher Learning Commission
NCATE National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
TEAC Teacher Education Accreditation Council

Defunct institutions

List of defunct institutions in West Virginia
SchoolLocationControlFoundedClosedRef(s)
Alderson Broaddus University Philippi Private not-for-profit1871 [59] [60] [note 4] 2023 [61]
Everest Institute-Cross Lanes Cross Lanes Private for-profit19682014 [62]
Greenbrier College Lewisburg Private18121972 [63]
Greenbrier Military School Lewisburg Private18121972 [64]
Mountain State University Beckley Private not-for-profit19332013 [65] [66]
Ohio Valley University Vienna Private not-for-profit1958 [67] [68] 2021 [69]
Storer College Harpers Ferry Church affiliated, not-for-profit; limited state support18671955 [70] [71]
West Virginia Business College–Wheeling Wheeling Private for-profit1881 [72] 2017 [73]

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference</span> U.S. collegiate conference

The West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WVIAC) was a collegiate athletic conference which historically operated exclusively in the state of West Virginia, but briefly had one Kentucky member in its early years, and expanded into Pennsylvania in its final years. It participated in the Division II ranks of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), originally affiliated in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics (NAIA) until 1994, but held its final athletic competitions in spring 2013, and officially disbanded on September 1 of that year. Its football-playing members announced in June 2012 that they planned to withdraw to form a new Division II conference at the end of the 2012–13 season; this led to a chain of conference moves that saw all but one of the WVIAC's members find new conference homes.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Philippi, West Virginia</span> City in West Virginia

Philippi ('FILL-uh-pea') is a city in and the county seat of Barbour County, West Virginia, United States, along the Tygart Valley River. The population was 2,929 at the 2020 census. In 1861, the city was the site of the Battle of Philippi, known as the "Philippi Races". Although a minor skirmish, this is considered the earliest notable land action of the American Civil War. It is also known as the home of Alderson Broaddus University, a college affiliated with the American Baptist Churches. The city has a weekly newspaper, The Barbour Democrat.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Alderson Broaddus University</span> Private university in Philippi, West Virginia, U.S.

Alderson Broaddus University (AB) was a private Baptist university in Philippi, West Virginia. It was founded in 1871 and suspended its operations on August 31, 2023.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">West Virginia University at Parkersburg</span> Public college in Parkersburg, West Virginia, U.S.

West Virginia University at Parkersburg is a public community college in Parkersburg, West Virginia. Although it was originally part of West Virginia University, it is now an independent public institution with its own board of governors and degree-granting authority. Conceived as a community college to serve seven counties in west central West Virginia, it now offers baccalaureate programs. It is the largest community college in West Virginia and the state's fifth largest public college with over 3,900 students.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Mountain East Conference</span> U.S. college athletic conference

The Mountain East Conference (MEC) is a college athletic conference affiliated with the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) at the Division II level and officially began competition on September 1, 2013. It consists of 11 schools, mostly in West Virginia with other members in Maryland and Ohio.

Huntington Junior College (HJC) is a private for-profit junior college in Huntington, West Virginia. It was founded in 1936 and its campus is currently located in the former Cabell County Public Library building. The college offers six associate degree programs as well as stackable certificates and micro-credentials. It is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

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Explanatory notes

  1. ↑ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. [1]
  2. ↑ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. [1]
  3. ↑ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. [1]
  4. ↑ Alderson Academy and Junior College and Broaddus University merged to form Alderson Broaddus University in 1932. Broaddus University, the older of the two institutions, was established in Winchester, Virginia in 1871, and relocated to Clarksburg in 1876, and finally moved to Philippi in 1901. Alderson Academy and Junior College was founded in Alderson in 1901. [60]

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