West Virginia colleges: career services and alumni support

40 colleges in West 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 West Virginia job market

4.1%
unemployment, Aug 2026
Source: BLS Local Area Unemployment Statistics, counties summed
40
colleges listed
Source: IPEDS and the College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education

West Virginia workforce boards · West Virginia by county and city

Colleges in West Virginia

Colleges in West Virginia
College	City	Type	Students	Claim
American Public University System	Charles Town	Private for-profit 4-year	40,074	Claim page
Appalachian Bible College	Mount Hope	Private nonprofit 4-year	193	Claim page
Bethany College	Bethany	Private nonprofit 4-year	614	Claim page
Blue Ridge Community and Technical College	Martinsburg	Public 2-year	1,661	Claim page
Bluefield State University	Bluefield	Public 4-year	1,042	Claim page
BridgeValley Community & Technical College	South Charleston	Public 2-year	1,854	Claim page
Catholic Distance University	Charles Town	Private nonprofit 4-year	116	Claim page
Concord University	Athens	Public 4-year	1,504	Claim page
Davis & Elkins College	Elkins	Private nonprofit 4-year	661	Claim page
Eastern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Moorefield	Public 2-year	225	Claim page
Fairmont State University	Fairmont	Public 4-year	2,590	Claim page
Future Generations University	Franklin	Private nonprofit 4-year		Claim page
Glenville State University	Glenville	Public 4-year	1,096	Claim page
Huntington Junior College	Huntington	Private nonprofit 2-year	181	Claim page
Marshall University	Huntington	Public 4-year	7,266	Claim page
Martinsburg College	Martinsburg	Private for-profit 4-year	2,491	Claim page
Mountain State College	Parkersburg	Private for-profit 2-year		Claim page
Mountwest Community and Technical College	Huntington	Public 2-year	1,160	Claim page
New River Community and Technical College	Beaver	Public 2-year	770	Claim page
Pierpont Community and Technical College	Fairmont	Public 2-year	959	Claim page
Potomac State College of West Virginia University	Keyser	Public 4-year	853	Claim page
Salem University	Salem	Private for-profit 4-year	892	Claim page
Shepherd University	Shepherdstown	Public 4-year	2,344	Claim page
Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College	Logan	Public 2-year	1,064	Claim page
Strayer University-West Virginia	Scott Depot	Private for-profit 4-year	234	Claim page
University of Charleston	Charleston	Private nonprofit 4-year	2,259	Claim page
Valley College-Beckley	Beckley	Private for-profit 2-year	165	Claim page
Valley College-Martinsburg	Martinsburg	Private for-profit 4-year	765	Claim page
West Liberty University	West Liberty	Public 4-year	1,511	Claim page
West Virginia Junior College-Bridgeport	Bridgeport	Private for-profit 2-year	146	Claim page
West Virginia Junior College-Charleston	Cross Lanes	Private for-profit 2-year	394	Claim page
West Virginia Junior College-Morgantown	Morgantown	Private for-profit 4-year	673	Claim page
West Virginia Northern Community College	Wheeling	Public 2-year	1,014	Claim page
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine	Lewisburg	Public 4-year		Claim page
West Virginia State University	Institute	Public 4-year	1,321	Claim page
West Virginia University	Morgantown	Public 4-year	17,385	Claim page
West Virginia University at Parkersburg	Parkersburg	Public 4-year	1,868	Claim page
West Virginia University Institute of Technology	Beckley	Public 4-year	981	Claim page
West Virginia Wesleyan College	Buckhannon	Private nonprofit 4-year	954	Claim page
Wheeling University	Wheeling	Private nonprofit 4-year	589	Claim page

College career fairs and employer events in West Virginia

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

Starting a businessOct 28, 2026 · Charleston, WV
WVSU Economic Development Center Fall Open House
College: West Virginia State University
Small-business counselingNov 10, 2026 · Fairmont, WV · Free
#NVSBW Federal Contracting for Veteran Owned Small Businesses
SBDC / SBA partner: SBA - WVDO
Small-business counselingNov 18, 2026 · Athens, WV
8th Annual Business Plan Competition
College: Concord University
Career workshopMar 8, 2027 · Elkins, WV
Classes Resume (2027SP)
College: Davis & Elkins College

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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. West Virginia unemployment benefits.

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