List of colleges and universities in West Virginia explained

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]

West Virginia's oldest surviving post-secondary institution is Bethany College, founded on March 2, 1840 by Alexander Campbell.[2] Marshall University and West Liberty University were both established in 1837, but as private subscription schools.[3] [4] 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.[5] Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College is the state's smallest, with an enrollment of 822.[5] 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.[5] 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.[5] 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.[6] West Virginia University is also the state's sole participant university in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.[7] 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.[8] [9]

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.[10] The majority (thirty-three) of West Virginia's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).[11] 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
SchoolLocationControlTypeEnrollment
(Fall 2022)		FoundedAccreditation
American Public University SystemCharles TownPrivate for-profitMaster's university48,6681991[12] CCNE, HLC
Appalachian Bible CollegeMount HopePrivate not-for-profitSpecial-focus institution2321950[13] ABHE, HLC
Bethany CollegeBethanyPrivate not-for-profitBaccalaureate college6231840NCATE, HLC
Blue Ridge Community and Technical CollegeMartinsburgPublicAssociate's college4,2471974[14] ACEN, HLC
Bluefield State UniversityBluefieldPublicBaccalaureate college1,3061895[15] ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–MontgomeryMontgomeryPublicAssociate's college1,0701966[16] ADA, HLC
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–South CharlestonSouth CharlestonPublicAssociate's college1,6341953ACEN, HLC
Catholic Distance UniversityCharles TownPrivate not-for-profitMaster's university1681983DEAC, HLC, ATS
University of CharlestonCharlestonPrivate not-for-profitBaccalaureate college3,0591888[17] ACEN, ACPE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC, TEAC
Concord UniversityAthensPublicBaccalaureate college1,7481872[18] NCATE, HLC
Davis & Elkins CollegeElkinsPrivate not-for-profitBaccalaureate college6501904[19] ACEN, NAST, HLC, TEAC
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMoorefieldPublicAssociate's college3761999[20] HLC
Fairmont State UniversityFairmontPublicMaster's university3,4981865[21] ACEN, CCNE, NCATE, HLC
Future Generations UniversityFranklinPrivate not-for-profitSpecial focus institution422003[22] HLC
Glenville State UniversityGlenvillePublicBaccalaureate college1,6301872[23] NCATE, HLC
Huntington Junior CollegeHuntingtonPrivate for-profitAssociate's college1471936[24] HLC
Marshall UniversityHuntingtonPublicResearch university10,6911837ACEN, ADA, APTA, APA, ASHA, LCME, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Mountwest Community and Technical CollegeHuntingtonPublicAssociate's college1,2731975[25] APTA, HLC
New River Community and Technical CollegeBeckleyPublicAssociate's college1,0072003[26] HLC
Pierpont Community and Technical CollegeFairmontPublicAssociate's college1,4601974[27] APTA, HLC
Potomac State College of West Virginia UniversityKeyserPublicAssociate's college1,1451901[28] HLC
Salem UniversitySalemPrivate for-profitMaster's university9841888[29] HLC, NCATE
Shepherd UniversityShepherdstownPublicMaster's university3,2351871[30] CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical CollegeMount GayPublicAssociate's college1,3651971[31] ACEN, ADA, JRCERT, HLC
Valley College–BeckleyBeckleyPrivate for-profitAssociate's college1521983ACICS
Valley College–MartinsburgMartinsburgPrivate for-profitAssociate's college6151983ACICS
Valley College–PrincetonPrincetonPrivate for-profitAssociate's college721983ACICS
West Liberty UniversityWest LibertyPublicBaccalaureate college2,3151837ACEN, ADA, CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia Junior College–BridgeportBridgeportPrivate for-profitAssociate's college1461922ACICS
West Virginia Junior College–CharlestonCross LanesPrivate for-profitAssociate's college2251892[32] ACICS
West Virginia Junior College–MorgantownMorgantownPrivate for-profitAssociate's college5251922ACICS
West Virginia Northern Community CollegeWheelingPublicAssociate's college1,2221972[33] ACEN, JRCERT, HLC
West Virginia School of Osteopathic MedicineLewisburgPublicSpecial-focus institution7931972[34] AOA, HLC
West Virginia State UniversityInstitutePublicMaster's university3,7851891[35] NCATE, HLC
West Virginia UniversityMorgantownPublicResearch university24,7411867[36] ACPE, ABA, ADA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia University at ParkersburgParkersburgPublicBaccalaureate college2,2881961[37] ACEN, NCATE, HLC
West Virginia University Institute of TechnologyBeckleyPublicBaccalaureate college1,4811895[38] HLC
West Virginia Wesleyan CollegeBuckhannonPrivate not-for-profitBaccalaureate college9511890[39] ACEN, NASM, NCATE, HLC
Wheeling UniversityWheelingPrivate not-for-profitBaccalaureate college7491954[40] APTA, CCNE, HLC, TEAC
Key
AbbreviationAccrediting agency
ABAAmerican Bar Association
ACENAccreditation Commission for Education in Nursing
ACCSCAccrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges
ADAAmerican Dietetic Association
AOAAmerican Osteopathic Association
ACICSAccrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools
ACPEAccreditation Council for Pharmacy Education
ADAAmerican Dental Association
AOTAAmerican Occupational Therapy Association
APTAAmerican Physical Therapy Association
APAAmerican Psychological Association
ASHAAmerican Speech–Language–Hearing Association
ABHEAssociation for Biblical Higher Education
CCNECommission on Collegiate Nursing Education
CEPHCouncil on Education for Public Health
JRCERTJoint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology
LCMELiaison Committee on Medical Education
NASADNational Association of Schools of Art and Design
NASMNational Association of Schools of Music
NASTNational Association of Schools of Theatre
HLCHigher Learning Commission
NCATENational Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education
TEACTeacher Education Accreditation Council

Defunct institutions

+ List of defunct institutions in West Virginia
SchoolLocationControlFoundedClosedRef(s)
Alderson Broaddus UniversityPhilippiPrivate not-for-profit1871[41] 2023[42]
Everest Institute-Cross LanesCross LanesPrivate for-profit19682014[43]
Greenbrier CollegeLewisburgPrivate18121972[44]
Greenbrier Military SchoolLewisburgPrivate18121972[45]
Mountain State UniversityBeckleyPrivate not-for-profit19332013[46] [47]
Ohio Valley UniversityViennaPrivate not-for-profit1958[48] 2021[49]
Storer CollegeHarpers FerryChurch affiliated, not-for-profit; limited state support18671955[50]
West Virginia Business College–WheelingWheelingPrivate for-profit1881[51] 2017[52]

See also

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education: Institution Lookup . . October 5, 2015 . dead . https://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20140511101546/http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org//lookup_listings//institution.php . May 11, 2014 .
  2. Web site: About Bethany . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005210303/http://www.bethanywv.edu/about-bethany . October 5, 2015.
  3. Web site: Marshall University Official History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005210352/http://www.marshall.edu/muhistory/ . October 5, 2015.
  4. Web site: About West Liberty University . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005210435/http://westliberty.edu/about/ . October 5, 2015.
  5. Web site: College Navigator . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005210717/http://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?s=WV . October 5, 2015 . August 4, 2023 . United States Department of Education Institute of Education Sciences.
  6. Web site: Map of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities . United States Department of Agriculture, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20091008072807/http://www.nifa.usda.gov/qlinks/partners/partners_map.pdf . October 8, 2009.
  7. Web site: NASA West Virginia Space Grant Consortium . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150219064834/http://www.wvspacegrant.org/about/wvsgc/ . February 19, 2015.
  8. Web site: White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005211025/http://sites.ed.gov/whhbcu/. October 5, 2015.
  9. Web site: Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Member Schools . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005211121/http://tmcf.org/about-us/our-schools/member-schools . October 5, 2015.
  10. Web site: ABA-Approved Law Schools by Year . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215018/http://www.americanbar.org/groups/legal_education/resources/aba_approved_law_schools/by_year_approved.html . October 5, 2015.
  11. Web site: The Higher Learning Commission of the North Central Association . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215057/https://www.hlcommission.org/component/com_directory/Itemid%2C/form_submitted%2CTRUE/institution%2C/showquery%2C/siteOrg%2Cnone/state%2CWV/submit%2CSearch/ . October 5, 2015 . dead .
  12. Web site: About the American Public University System: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215347/http://www.apus.edu/about-us/history.htm . October 5, 2015.
  13. Web site: Appalachian Bible College: About Us . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215422/http://www.abc.edu/about-abc/ . October 5, 2015.
  14. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215510/http://www.blueridgectc.edu/about-blue-ridge/history/ . October 5, 2015.
  15. Web site: History . Bluefield State College . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215540/http://bluefieldstate.edu/about/history . October 5, 2015.
  16. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220018/http://www.bridgevalley.edu/history . October 5, 2015.
  17. Web site: Our History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151007213648/http://www.ucwv.edu/AboutUC/History.aspx . October 7, 2015 . dead .
  18. Web site: History & Goals . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220202/http://www.concord.edu/about-concord/history-goals . October 5, 2015.
  19. Web site: D&E History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220321/http://www.dewv.edu/de-info/de-history . October 5, 2015.
  20. Web site: Commencement Draws 300 At Eastern As WV's First Lady Keynotes . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220545/http://www.easternwv.edu/About-Eastern/Communications-Marketing/News-and-Events/Commencement-Draws-300-At-Eastern-As-Wv%E2%80%99s-First-La.aspx . October 5, 2015.
  21. Web site: About Fairmont State: The Story . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220732/http://www.fairmontstate.edu/aboutfsu/story . October 5, 2015.
  22. Web site: About Us. Future Generations Graduate School. May 16, 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20100525192525/http://www.future.edu/about-us. May 25, 2010.
  23. Web site: About Us . Glenville State College . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005220855/http://www.glenville.edu/about/ . October 5, 2015.
  24. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005221217/http://www.huntingtonjuniorcollege.edu/About/History.aspx . October 5, 2015.
  25. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005224919/http://www.mctc.edu/about-us/history/ . October 5, 2015.
  26. Web site: College History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005224955/http://www.newriver.edu/college-history . October 5, 2015.
  27. Web site: History & Quick Facts . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005225340/http://www.pierpont.edu/about/history-quick-facts . October 5, 2015.
  28. Web site: A Century of Excellence . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150326080408/http://www.potomacstatecollege.edu/about/a_century_of_excellence.html . March 26, 2015.
  29. Web site: SIU History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150319190735/http://www.salemu.edu/about-siu/history/ . March 19, 2015.
  30. Web site: History of the University . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140825030916/http://www.shepherd.edu/university/about/history.html . August 25, 2014.
  31. Web site: History of Southern . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150926042248/http://www.southernwv.edu/?q=about%2Fhistory-southern . September 26, 2015 . dead . January 8, 2013 .
  32. Web site: About WVJC . April 2, 2013 . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150910010911/http://www.wvjc.edu/about-wvjc/ . September 10, 2015.
  33. Web site: About: College Snapshot . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203073844/http://www.wvncc.edu/about/college-snapshot/32 . December 3, 2014.
  34. Web site: About Us: A Medical School in Rural Appalachia . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20141203114618/http://www.wvsom.edu/AboutWVSOM/History . December 3, 2014.
  35. Web site: History and Traditions: Our History Runs Deep . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905100229/http://www.wvstateu.edu/About-WVSU/History-and-Traditions.aspx . September 5, 2015.
  36. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150617164100/http://about.wvu.edu/history . June 17, 2015.
  37. Web site: History: West Virginia University at Parkersburg Timeline . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150918232549/http://www.wvup.edu/about/about-wvu-parkersburg/historyprofile/ . September 18, 2015.
  38. Web site: About WVU Tech . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905054042/http://www.wvutech.edu/about_tech . September 5, 2015.
  39. Web site: About Wesleyan . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905065210/http://wvwc.edu/about . September 5, 2015.
  40. Web site: History of WJU . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150909202830/http://www.wju.edu/about/history/ . September 9, 2015.
  41. Web site: About ABU . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005215302/http://ab.edu/about-abu/ . October 5, 2015.
  42. News: Ferrell Knisely . Amelia . 2023-09-01 . Alderson Broaddus files for bankruptcy and will liquidate its assets . West Virginia Watch . 2023-09-06. none.
  43. News: Suntrup . Jack . July 8, 2014 . College campus in Cross Lanes to close . .
  44. Web site: HISTORY . 2023-03-02 . carnegiehallwv . en.
  45. Web site: The History of Greenbrier Military School - [PDF Document] ]. 2023-03-02 . documents.pub . en.
  46. Web site: MSU Website . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150905052646/http://mountainstate.edu/ . September 5, 2015.
  47. Web site: History . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140201165554/http://webarchive.mountainstate.edu/about-msu/history.aspx . February 1, 2014.
  48. Web site: Our History: A Living Vision . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151005225205/http://www.ovu.edu/about-ovu/our-history.html . October 5, 2015.
  49. Web site: Following decision to close, Ohio Valley University loses ability to confer degrees .
  50. Web site: Storer College . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150215071917/http://www.nps.gov/hafe/historyculture/storer-college.htm . February 15, 2015.
  51. Web site: About Us . . October 5, 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150703142701/http://www.wvbc.edu/about-us/ . July 3, 2015.
  52. News: Junkins . Casey . 2017-07-11 . West Virginia Business College Is Officially Closed . The Intelligencer . 2023-09-12. none.

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