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The system tries to define the programmatic distinctions between the community college and the state universities, and the geographic service area of each community college. The system consists of: Blue Ridge Community and Technical College, commonly called "Blue Ridge", based in Martinsburg, formerly the community college of Shepherd ...
[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]
The South Charleston campus, formerly Kanawha Valley Community and Technical College (KVCTC), was established in 1953 as a community college component of what was then West Virginia State College (now University). In 2003, it was accredited as West Virginia State Community and Technical College, but remained administratively linked to WVSU.
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. [dubious – discuss] WVU Parkersburg is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. [3]
The college was independently accredited in 2005 by the Higher Learning Commission. [1] Although newly founded and named, the college's origins span more than one hundred thirty years of service to West Virginia through its two parent institutions, Bluefield State College and Glenville State College.
West Virginia Northern Community College (WVNCC) is a public community college with its main campus in downtown Wheeling, West Virginia. Established in 1972, WVNCC serves all six counties in West Virginia's Northern Panhandle. It is part of the West Virginia Community and Technical College System.
The "branch college", as it was often called, sported basketball teams at each of its two campuses. In 1970, the two branches were merged and became a stand-alone community college. The college's jurisdiction was expanded to include Boone County and Wyoming County. Classes in these counties were held in leased locations until 1971, when a ...
In 1974, a community college component was founded. This became independently accredited as Fairmont State Community and Technical College in 2003. In 2006, Fairmont State was given direction by the State of West Virginia to split with the community and technical college, which then became known as Pierpont Community and Technical College.