Higher Education
Within a 60-mile radius of the City of Roanoke, you will find 25 institutions of higher education, including two-year community colleges and four-year public and private institutions. Combined, these institutions enroll nearly 87,000 undergrad, 15,300 graduate, and 1,700 professional students representing fields as diverse as medicine, engineering, sciences, biotechnology, and information technology.
Public Four-Year Institutions
Private Four-Year Institutions
- American National University
- Edward Via College of Osteopathetic Medicine
- Ferrum College
- Hollins University
- Jefferson College of Health Sciences*
- Liberty University
- University of Lynchburg
- Randolph College
- Roanoke College
- ECPI University*
- Southern Virginia University
- Sweet Briar College
- Virginia Tech Carilion School of Medicine*
- Virginia University of Lynchburg
- Washington & Lee University
*Denotes institutes of higher education located within the City of Roanoke
Roanoke Higher Education Center
Located in downtown Roanoke and featuring over 200 programs of study, The Roanoke Higher Education Center provides job training, undergraduate, and graduate programs from a number of institutes of higher learning, including Averett University, Bluefield College, James Madison University, Hollins University, Mary Baldwin College, Old Dominion Univeristy, Radford University, Roanoke College, The University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, and Virginia Western Community College, as well as job training programs from TAP-This Valley Works. The Higher Education Center also provides event space for workshops, special meetings, and conferences.