Virginia Western Community College academics
Roanoke, Virginia · Public · 6,170 undergrads
Virginia Western Community College has 6,170 undergraduates. The most degrees go to Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other.
The short answers
6,170
undergraduates.
44%
of students with federal aid are the first in their family to go to college.
Who studies here
UndergraduatesIPEDS, fall 2023
6,170
Undergraduates who are womenCollege Scorecard
58%
First in their family to go to collegeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
44%
Typical age when startingCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
24.1 years
Median family incomeCollege Scorecard, students with federal aid
$31,292
Undergraduates by race and ethnicity
WhiteCollege Scorecard
66%
BlackCollege Scorecard
13%
Hispanic or LatinoCollege Scorecard
7.8%
Two or more racesCollege Scorecard
5.4%
AsianCollege Scorecard
3.5%
UnknownCollege Scorecard
2.1%
InternationalCollege Scorecard
1.1%
American Indian or Alaska NativeCollege Scorecard
0.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific IslanderCollege Scorecard
0.1%
Degrees awarded in a year
Associate degreesIPEDS, 2023
585
CertificatesIPEDS, 2023
123
Most popular fieldIPEDS, 2023
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities, Other
Programs offered, each degree level counted onceIPEDS, 2023
26
How it works
School yearIPEDS, 2023
Semester
Online classesIPEDS, 2023
Offered
Highest degree offeredCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Associate
Type of collegeCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Professions-focused Associate Large/Medium
Who gets in and what they earn laterCarnegie Classifications, 2025
Higher Access, Medium Earnings
Where these numbers come from
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard (checked May 7, 2026)
Updated May 8, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers