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Southwest Virginia Community College

Cedar Bluff, VA

Overview

  • Type
    2-year • Public
  • Campus Life
    Small • Rural
  • Average Per Year After Aid
    $9K
  • SAT Range
    Not available
  • Graduation Rate
    Not available

Southwest Virginia Community College is a small, 2-year, public community college. This coed college is located in a rural community in a rural setting and is primarily a commuter campus. It offers certificate and associate degrees.

From the Institution

Southwest Virginia Community College (SWCC) is one of 23 comprehensive community colleges in the Virginia Community College System (VCCS). SWCC's mission is to provide quality educational and cultural enrichment opportunities for lifelong learners, workforce and community. Established in 1967 with the appointment of its first local College Board, the college's first class began in the fall of 1968. SWCC serves the counties of Buchanan, Tazewell, Russell and part of Dickenson. As its vision statement reflects, "SWCC transforms lives, strengthens communities and inspires excellence." Its core values are student-centered learning, student success, and excellence in educational rigor as well as inclusiveness and collaboration with the community partners it serves. In Academic Year (AY) 2020-2021, SWCC had a total headcount of 2,996 students, and a total of 1,640 full-time equivalent students (FTES; Annual 30 Credits). Southwest Virginia Community College's enrollment has increased over the last two years due to a forward thinking president and the addition of an athletic program. Of the students attending Virginia higher education institutions in SWCC's service area, approximately sixty percent (60%) attend SWCC. SWCC's AY 2020-2021 student profile program classification reveals approximately 26% were enrolled in transfer-oriented degree programs, 20% were enrolled in career/technical degree programs, 15% were enrolled in certificate and diploma programs, 9% were enrolled in career studies certificates and 30% were noncurricular students in credit classes. Twenty-nine percent were fulltime students and 71% were part-time. Sixty-five percent of SWCC students were under the age of 22. Thirty-four percent were male and 66% were female. Eighty-nine percent of the students who were program-placed received some form of financial assistance.

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College Board Code
5659
Application Types Accepted
  • Online through college's own website
Fee Waiver Info
Application fee waivers not offered.

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