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Virginia colleges: career services and alumni support

109 colleges in Virginia, and the job market their graduates enter. A career services or alumni staff member can claim their college’s page and set up a free workspace.

The Virginia job market

  • 3.6%

    unemployment, Aug 2026

    Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed

  • 109

    colleges listed

    Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

Virginia workforce boards · Virginia by county and city

Colleges in Virginia

Colleges in Virginia
CollegeCityTypeStudentsClaim
Advanced Technology InstituteVirginia BeachPrivate for-profit 2-year415Claim page
Agora UniversityBurkePrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
American National UniversitySalemPrivate for-profit 4-year630Claim page
Appalachian College of PharmacyOakwoodPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Appalachian School of LawGrundyPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Arizona College of Nursing - ChesapeakeChesapeakePrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Arizona College of Nursing-Falls ChurchFalls ChurchPrivate for-profit 4-year348Claim page
Ascent CollegeGainesvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year82Claim page
Averett UniversityDanvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year1,231Claim page
Blue Ridge Community CollegeWeyers CavePublic 2-year2,730Claim page
Bluefield UniversityBluefieldPrivate nonprofit 4-year614Claim page
Bon Secours Memorial College of NursingRichmondPrivate nonprofit 4-year591Claim page
Bon Secours St Mary's Hospital School of Medical ImagingRichmondPrivate nonprofit 2-year35Claim page
Bridgewater CollegeBridgewaterPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,400Claim page
Brightpoint Community CollegeChesterPublic 2-year5,792Claim page
Bryant & Stratton College-Virginia BeachVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,709Claim page
Centra CollegeLynchburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year219Claim page
Central Virginia Community CollegeLynchburgPublic 2-year2,249Claim page
Centura College-ChesapeakeChesapeakePrivate for-profit 4-yearClaim page
Centura College-NorfolkNorfolkPrivate for-profit 2-year163Claim page
Centura College-Virginia BeachVirginia BeachPrivate for-profit 2-yearClaim page
Chamberlain University-VirginiaViennaPrivate for-profit 4-year557Claim page
Chester Career CollegeCHESTERPrivate for-profit 2-year79Claim page
Christopher Newport UniversityNewport NewsPublic 4-year4,365Claim page
Columbia CollegeViennaPrivate for-profit 2-year151Claim page
Danville Community CollegeDanvillePublic 2-year1,306Claim page
DeVry University-VirginiaArlingtonPrivate for-profit 4-year13Claim page
Divine Mercy UniversitySterlingPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Eastern Mennonite UniversityHarrisonburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year754Claim page
Eastern Shore Community CollegeMelfaPublic 2-year495Claim page
Eastern Virginia Career CollegeFredericksburgPrivate for-profit 2-year177Claim page
Eastern Virginia Medical SchoolNorfolkPublic 4-yearClaim page
ECPI UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate for-profit 4-year12,090Claim page
Edward Via College of Osteopathic MedicineBlacksburgPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Emory & Henry UniversityEmoryPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,078Claim page
Fairfax University of AmericaFairfaxPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Ferrum CollegeFerrumPrivate nonprofit 4-year699Claim page
Fortis College-NorfolkNorfolkPrivate for-profit 2-year399Claim page
Fortis College-RichmondRichmondPrivate for-profit 2-year502Claim page
Galen Health Institutes-RichmondRichmondPrivate for-profit 2-year454Claim page
Galen Health Institutes-RoanokeRoanokePrivate for-profit 2-year315Claim page
George Mason UniversityFairfaxPublic 4-year27,752Claim page
Germanna Community CollegeLocust GrovePublic 2-year5,508Claim page
Hampden-Sydney CollegeHampden-SydneyPrivate nonprofit 4-year946Claim page
Hampton UniversityHamptonPrivate nonprofit 4-year3,727Claim page
Hollins UniversityRoanokePrivate nonprofit 4-year665Claim page
J Sargeant Reynolds Community CollegeRichmondPublic 2-year5,586Claim page
James Madison UniversityHarrisonburgPublic 4-year20,888Claim page
Laurel Ridge Community CollegeMiddletownPublic 2-year3,195Claim page
Liberty UniversityLynchburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year50,012Claim page
Longwood UniversityFarmvillePublic 4-year3,015Claim page
Lotus Professional CollegeRichmondPrivate for-profit 4-year171Claim page
Mary Baldwin UniversityStauntonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,090Claim page
Marymount UniversityArlingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,810Claim page
Mountain Empire Community CollegeBig Stone GapPublic 2-year1,282Claim page
Mountain Gateway Community CollegeClifton ForgePublic 2-year425Claim page
New River Community CollegeDublinPublic 2-year1,965Claim page
Norfolk State UniversityNorfolkPublic 4-year5,392Claim page
Northern Virginia Community CollegeAnnandalePublic 2-year33,048Claim page
Old Dominion UniversityNorfolkPublic 4-year17,514Claim page
Patrick & Henry Community CollegeMartinsvillePublic 2-year1,350Claim page
Patrick Henry CollegePurcellvillePrivate nonprofit 4-year395Claim page
Paul D Camp Community CollegeFranklinPublic 2-year613Claim page
Piedmont Virginia Community CollegeCharlottesvillePublic 2-year3,045Claim page
Radford UniversityRadfordPublic 4-year6,038Claim page
Randolph CollegeLynchburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year658Claim page
Randolph-Macon CollegeAshlandPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,639Claim page
Rappahannock Community CollegeGlennsPublic 2-year1,367Claim page
Regent UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit 4-year4,729Claim page
Richard Bland CollegeSouth Prince GeorgePublic 2-year894Claim page
Riverside College of Health CareersNewport NewsPrivate nonprofit 4-year350Claim page
Roanoke CollegeSalemPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,767Claim page
Sentara College of Health SciencesChesapeakePrivate nonprofit 4-year242Claim page
Shenandoah UniversityWinchesterPrivate nonprofit 4-year2,116Claim page
South University-RichmondGlen AllenPrivate for-profit 4-year232Claim page
South University-Virginia BeachVirginia BeachPrivate for-profit 4-year240Claim page
Southern Virginia UniversityBuena VistaPrivate nonprofit 4-year936Claim page
Southside College of Health SciencesColonial HeightsPrivate nonprofit 2-year151Claim page
Southside Virginia Community CollegeAlbertaPublic 2-year1,807Claim page
Southwest Virginia Community CollegeCedar BluffPublic 2-year1,651Claim page
Sovah School of Health ProfessionsDanvillePrivate for-profit 2-year30Claim page
Standard Healthcare Services-College of NursingFalls ChurchPrivate for-profit 2-year730Claim page
Strayer University-VirginiaArlingtonPrivate for-profit 4-year1,668Claim page
Sweet Briar CollegeSweet BriarPrivate nonprofit 4-year443Claim page
Tidewater Community CollegeNorfolkPublic 2-year12,082Claim page
Union Presbyterian SeminaryRichmondPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
University of LynchburgLynchburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,577Claim page
University of Management and TechnologyArlingtonPrivate for-profit 4-year294Claim page
University of Mary WashingtonFredericksburgPublic 4-year3,566Claim page
University of RichmondUniversity of RichmondPrivate nonprofit 4-year2,980Claim page
University of the Potomac-VA CampusFALLS CHURCHPrivate for-profit 4-year157Claim page
University of Virginia-Main CampusCharlottesvillePublic 4-year17,597Claim page
University of Virginia's College at WiseWisePublic 4-year1,101Claim page
Virginia Beach Theological SeminaryVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit 4-year1Claim page
Virginia Commonwealth UniversityRichmondPublic 4-year20,753Claim page
Virginia Highlands Community CollegeAbingdonPublic 2-year1,349Claim page
Virginia Military InstituteLexingtonPublic 4-year1,527Claim page
Virginia Peninsula Community CollegeHamptonPublic 2-year3,941Claim page
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State UniversityBlacksburgPublic 4-year30,923Claim page
Virginia State UniversityPetersburgPublic 4-year5,074Claim page
Virginia Union UniversityRichmondPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,203Claim page
Virginia University of Integrative MedicineViennaPrivate nonprofit 4-yearClaim page
Virginia University of LynchburgLynchburgPrivate nonprofit 4-year125Claim page
Virginia Wesleyan UniversityVirginia BeachPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,256Claim page
Virginia Western Community CollegeRoanokePublic 2-year3,898Claim page
Washington and Lee UniversityLexingtonPrivate nonprofit 4-year1,881Claim page
Washington University of Science and TechnologyViennaPrivate for-profit 4-year400Claim page
William & MaryWilliamsburgPublic 4-year7,055Claim page
Wytheville Community CollegeWythevillePublic 2-year1,255Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in Virginia

Career fairs and employer events at colleges, plus hiring and business events nearby.

Higher education conferences in Virginia

Conferences for college and university staff held in Virginia: admissions, student affairs, advancement, institutional leadership. 1 with dates announced.

  • NACADA Region Conferences

    Mar 16 to Mar 18, 2027 · Norfolk, VA

    Paid ticket, price not listed

    Open call for speakers · deadline Nov 3, 2026

All conferences

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Sources: college directory from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), 2-year and 4-year public, private nonprofit and for-profit institutions; unemployment from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Virginia unemployment benefits.