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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 one research university, 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][3][4]Marshall University and West Liberty University were both established in 1837, but as private subscription schools.[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] With an enrollment of 1,549 students, Wheeling Jesuit 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.[7] 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.[7]
West Virginia has two land-grant universities: West Virginia State University and West Virginia University.[8] West Virginia University is also the state's sole participant university in the National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program.[9] In addition, West Virginia has two historically black colleges and universities that are members of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund: Bluefield State College and West Virginia State University.[10][11]
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.[12] The majority (thirty-three) of West Virginia's post-secondary institutions are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC).[13] Most are accredited by multiple agencies, such as the Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing (ACEN), the American Physical Therapy Association (APTA), the Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education (CCNE), and the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE).
Contents
1 Institutions
2 Defunct institutions
3 See also
4 References
5 Bibliography
6 External links
Institutions
School | Location[note 1] | Control[note 2] | Type[note 3] | Enrollment[7] (spring 2013) | Founded | Accreditation[7] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alderson Broaddus University | Philippi | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 870 | 1871[14][15][note 4] | ACEN, HLC, NCATE, TEAC |
American Public University System | Charles Town | Private for-profit | Master's university | 31,331 | 1991[16][17] | CCNE, HLC |
Appalachian Bible College | Mount Hope | Private not-for-profit | Special-focus institution | 302 | 1950[2][18] | ABHE, HLC |
Bethany College | Bethany | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 842 | 1840[2][3][4] | NCATE, HLC |
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College | Martinsburg | Public | Associate's college | 4,360 | 1974[19] | ACEN, HLC |
Bluefield State College | Bluefield | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,935 | 1895[20][21] | ACEN, CCNE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC |
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–Montgomery | Montgomery | Public | Associate's college | 1,070 | 1966[22][23] | ADA, HLC |
BridgeValley Community and Technical College–South Charleston | South Charleston | Public | Associate's college | 1,578 | 1953[23] | ACEN, HLC |
University of Charleston | Charleston | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,427 | 1888[24][25] | ACEN, ACPE, JRCERT, NCATE, HLC, TEAC |
Concord University | Athens | Public | Baccalaureate college | 2,834 | 1872[20][26] | NCATE, HLC |
Davis & Elkins College | Elkins | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 818 | 1904[24][27] | ACEN, NAST, HLC, TEAC |
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Moorefield | Public | Associate's college | 822 | 1999[22][28] | HLC |
Everest Institute–Cross Lanes | Cross Lanes | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 292 | 1968[29] | ACCSC |
Fairmont State University | Fairmont | Public | Master's university | 4,451 | 1865[30][31] | ACEN, CCNE, NCATE, HLC |
Future Generations University | Franklin | Private not-for-profit | Special focus institution | 40 | 2003[32] | HLC |
Glenville State College | Glenville | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,898 | 1872[30][33] | NCATE, HLC |
Huntington Junior College | Huntington | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 802 | 1936[34] | HLC |
ITT Technical Institute–Huntington | Huntington | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 348 | 1969[35] | ACICS |
Marshall University | Huntington | Public | Master's university | 13,708 | 1837[5][30] | ACEN, ADA, APTA, APA, ASHA, LCME, NASM, NCATE, HLC |
Mountain State College | Parkersburg | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 153 | 1888[36] | ACICS |
Mountwest Community and Technical College | Huntington | Public | Associate's college | 2,608 | 1975[37][38] | APTA, HLC |
New River Community and Technical College | Beckley | Public | Associate's college | 2,857 | 2003[39][40] | HLC |
Ohio Valley University | Vienna | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 478 | 1958[41][42] | HLC |
Pierpont Community and Technical College | Fairmont | Public | Associate's college | 2,925 | 1974[39][43] | APTA, HLC |
Potomac State College of West Virginia University | Keyser | Public | Associate's college | 1,781 | 1901[44][45] | HLC |
Salem University | Salem | Private for-profit | Master's university | 850 | 1888[46][47] | HLC, NCATE |
Shepherd University | Shepherdstown | Public | Master's university | 4,326 | 1871[44][48] | CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC |
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College | Mount Gay | Public | Associate's college | 2,178 | 1971[49][50] | ACEN, ADA, JRCERT, HLC |
Valley College–Beckley | Beckley | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 163 | 1983[51] | ACICS |
Valley College–Martinsburg | Martinsburg | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 77 | 1983[51] | ACICS |
Valley College–Princeton | Princeton | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 72 | 1983[51] | ACICS |
West Liberty University | West Liberty | Public | Baccalaureate college | 2,804 | 1837[6][52] | ACEN, ADA, CCNE, NASM, NCATE, HLC |
West Virginia Business College–Wheeling | Wheeling | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 93 | 1881[53] | ACICS |
West Virginia Junior College–Bridgeport | Bridgeport | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 229 | 1922[54] | ACICS |
West Virginia Junior College–Charleston | Charleston | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 206 | 1892[55] | ACICS |
West Virginia Junior College–Morgantown | Morgantown | Private for-profit | Associate's college | 226 | 1922[54] | ACICS |
West Virginia Northern Community College | Wheeling | Public | Associate's college | 2,505 | 1972[49][56] | ACEN, JRCERT, HLC |
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine | Lewisburg | Public | Special-focus institution | 837 | 1972[52][57] | AOA, HLC |
West Virginia State University | Institute | Public | Master's university | 2,644 | 1891[58][59] | NCATE, HLC |
West Virginia University | Morgantown | Public | Research university | 29,707 | 1867[58][60] | ACPE, ABA, ADA, ADA, AOTA, APTA, APA, ASHA, CCNE, CEPH, LCME, NASAD, NASM, NAST, NCATE, HLC |
West Virginia University at Parkersburg | Parkersburg | Public | Baccalaureate college | 3,824 | 1961[61][62] | ACEN, NCATE, HLC |
West Virginia University Institute of Technology | Beckley | Public | Baccalaureate college | 1,107 | 1895[63][64] | HLC |
West Virginia Wesleyan College | Buckhannon | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,394 | 1890[46][65] | ACEN, NASM, NCATE, HLC |
Wheeling Jesuit University | Wheeling | Private not-for-profit | Baccalaureate college | 1,549 | 1954[16][66] | APTA, CCNE, HLC, TEAC |
Abbreviation | Accrediting agency |
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ABA | American Bar Association |
ACEN | Accreditation Commission for Education in Nursing |
ACCSC | Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges |
ADA | American Dietetic Association |
AOA | American Osteopathic Association |
ACICS | Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools |
ACPE | Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education |
ADA | American Dental Association |
AOTA | American Occupational Therapy Association |
APTA | American Physical Therapy Association |
APA | American Psychological Association |
ASHA | American Speech–Language–Hearing Association |
ABHE | Association for Biblical Higher Education |
CCNE | Commission on Collegiate Nursing Education |
CEPH | Council on Education for Public Health |
JRCERT | Joint Review Committee on Education in Radiologic Technology |
LCME | Liaison Committee on Medical Education |
NASAD | National Association of Schools of Art and Design |
NASM | National Association of Schools of Music |
NAST | National Association of Schools of Theatre |
HLC | Higher Learning Commission |
NCATE | National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education |
TEAC | Teacher Education Accreditation Council |
Defunct institutions
School | Location | Control | Founded | Closed | Ref(s) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mountain State University | Beckley | Private not-for-profit | 1933 | 2013 | [67][68] |
Storer College | Harpers Ferry | Public | 1867 | 1955 | [69][70] |
See also
- Higher education in the United States
- List of recognized higher education accreditation organizations
- Lists of American institutions of higher education
References
Explanatory notes
^ School location is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[1]
^ School control is based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[1]
^ School types are based on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.[1]
^ Alderson Academy and Junior College and Broaddus University merged to form Alderson Broaddus University in 1932. Broaddus University, the older of the two institutions, was established in Winchester, Virginia in 1871, and relocated to Clarksburg in 1876, and finally moved to Philippi in 1901. Alderson Academy and Junior College was founded in Alderson in 1901.[15]
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^ ab Rice 1993, p. 73.
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^ ab "Marshall University Official History". Marshall University. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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^ "White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities". United States Department of Education. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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^ ab West Virginia Legislature 2012, p. 479.
^ "About the American Public University System: History". American Public University System. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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^ ab West Virginia Legislature 2012, p. 463.
^ "History". Bluefield State College. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^ ab West Virginia Legislature 2012, p. 469.
^ ab "History". BridgeValley Community and Technical College. Archived from the original on October 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
^ ab West Virginia Legislature 2012, p. 476.
^ "Our History". University of Charleston. Archived from the original on October 7, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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^ "About WVU Tech". West Virginia University Institute of Technology. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2015.
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Whitehill, Alexander Reid (1902). History of Education in West Virginia. Washington, D.C.: United States Government Printing Office. OCLC 2860098 – via Google Books.
External links
- United States Department of Education listing of accredited institutions in West Virginia